Logo of the Kansas State Wildcats, who are a member of the Big 12 Conference. This logo was used by the school from 1975 until 1985, when the conference they played in was the Big Eight, and featured “Willie The Wildcat”, a character designed by art department students in the 1950s. K-State’s football program is … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1968 Topps football card of one of the National Football League’s all-time greats, the late John Mackey. Along with contemporary Mike Ditka, he revolutionized the tight end position in the early 1960s, transforming it from being an extra blocker for the run game into a downfield pass-catching threat. Mackey played 9 of his 10 seasons … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The annual series between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots has become eerily similar to what went on between the Bills and Miami Dolphins in the 1970s, when Don Shula’s rock-solid franchise dominated Buffalo completely, posting a perfect 20-0 record against the Bills for the decade. Watching the Bills try to compete with New … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football program that plays in the Big Ten conference, the Wisconsin Badgers. This logo was in use from 1967 until 1990, and features school mascot Buckingham U. Badger, AKA Bucky Badger. The Badgers play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth oldest stadium in college football. The program has … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1972 Topps football card of former wide receiver J.D. Hill, who played 7 seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He was a member of the Bills during the O.J. Simpson era, when the Bills rarely passed and relied on Simpson’s running abilities. Still, the colorful Hill put together some … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ Mid-Season Report Card
The Buffalo Bills’ mid-season report card this year is certainly not going to be as positive as it was at the halfway point of 2011, when the team was 5-3 and in a 3-way tie for the lead in the AFC East, and the future appeared to be bright. Unfortunately, the Bills won only one more game … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football program that has been a powerhouse for a long time, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. This logo is from the 1950s and ’60s, an era that saw the beginning of the long-time coaching career of the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant, who won 6 national championships. Also during this era, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1984 Topps football card of former Buffalo Bills’ safety Steve Freeman. Freeman, after being cut by the Patriots, was plucked off the waiver wire by the Bills, and turned out to be a pretty good scrap heap find for the Bills, spending 12 years with the franchise as a mainstay in the defensive secondary. He wound … Read More
NFL – Week Ten Predictions
After picking 12 winners out of the 14 NFL games played in week 9, my record for the season now shows 69 correct and 34 wrong, which calculates to a .710 winning percentage. A lot of NFL head coaches would like to have a winning percentage like that. Here are my week 10 picks: Indianapolis at Jacksonville … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of another top college football program, the Arkansas Razorbacks. This logo was used from 1955 until 1963, a time frame that saw the beginning of the Frank Broyles coaching era, which lasted 19 years and was one of the most successful in school history. The Razorbacks played in the old, now defunct Southwest Conference at the … Read More