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RBR Reading Room: America's Quarterback
The Alabama Legends video that precedes every Crimson Tide contest in Bryant-Denny Stadium contains no game clips of Bart Starr. Despite being recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks at the pro level, his legacy at the University of Alabama is all but overlooked due to the unfortunate...
A Solution to College Football's Kickoff Conundrum
As you know, MaconDawg was at yesterday’s Peach State Pigskin Preview, where Mark Richt endorsed the idea of eliminating kickoffs in college football, though Coach Richt’s proposal differed somewhat from the suggestion offered by Greg Schiano, who favored giving the scoring team a fourth and 15 at...
SBN Wisconsin Hall of Fame Nomination #6 - Vince Lombardi
When I initially posted the results, I mentioned that some names on the ballot were selected on nearly every one. And it's probably no surprise that Vince Lombardi was one of those names. The only ballots he missed was when someone made just one selection instead of picking a top 10. He's arguably...
UK Football & Basketball: The Fairly Obvious Observations + Landon Slone Edition
University of Kentucky sports are entering the time of year where the hotly anticipated basketball season overlaps with football season, leaving us with much to discuss. So, in an attempt to kill four birds with one stone, here are my four topics of the day: The Failed Two-Point Conversion Like...
12/31/1967 - The Ice Bowl
(Mercein signals touchdown on the final play. All photos courtesy of AP Photos) The 1967 NFL Championship Game is considered one of, if not the greatest football games of all time. It pitted Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys against Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. On that winter day, Lambeau Field...
1/15/1967 - Packers win Super Bowl I
(A victorious Vince Lombardi walks off the field. All photos via NFL Films) The Green Bay Packers, the best team in the NFL, faced the Kansas City Chiefs, the best team in the AFL, in the first ever meeting between the two leagues. The heavily favored Packers held their own and handily vanquished...
Training Camp Under Vince Lombardi
I was sent an advance copy of That First Season by John Eisenberg. I'm halfway through and it's a pretty good book. I'm a history nut in general, but I've got a lot to learn about the Green Bay Packers' history. The book is well timed since 2009 is the 50th anniversary of Vince Lombardi's first...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1961
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's Record: Sept. 17 Washington Redskins W: 3-35 1-0 0-1 Sept. 24 @ Green Bay Packers L: 10-30 1-1 1-1 Oct. 1 @ Detroit Lions W:...
Football Outsider Bill Barnwell talks Redskins and the NFC East
Reader(s) are well aware of my obsession with Football Outsiders and their unique NFL metric (DVOA, DPAR, etc.). The work they do is some of the most interesting and creative in the NFL internet world and is a daily read for me. The added bonus is that so many of the Outsiders, despite having...
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