Category Archives: Sports

Football, mostly, but a few others.

Pin the felony

Posted on February 5, 2012 by cbd

Pin the felony! A game for your Super Bowl party. Continue reading →

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Thanks, 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by cbd

Reviewing 2009: family, housework, research, and travel. Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Saturday

Posted on December 5, 2009 by cbd

A roundup: Thanksgiving visit from my folks, college football championship season, winter means house work ends. And I’m still not brewing. Continue reading →

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YouTube: make money fast, cbdilger!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by cbd

YouTube asks me to sign up for its “partnership” program: fair use? Monetizing? Hrm…. Continue reading →

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Missing football

Posted on February 20, 2009 by cbd

ESPN has a poll with visualization of results via Flash: who misses football across the US. Not surprisingly, the South looms large in wishing Saturdays could be spent in front of the TV again. Me? Sure, I’d like to be … Continue reading →

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Morons after McNabb

Posted on January 22, 2009 by cbd

Two stupid Arizona Cardinals fans thought it would be funny to hassle Eagles QB Donovan McNabb since the Cardinals and Eagles were playing in the NFC championship. They planted a flag in his yard. He was a good sport and … Continue reading →

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Goodbye 2008

Posted on December 31, 2008 by cbd

Let’s review: Jan 5: Madelyn starts the Big Girl sleep plan. I’m happy to say this continues; the Bee is pretty easy to put to bed now. Feb 21: I get an awful flu bug, missing classes and losing eight … Continue reading →

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Bowl budget

Posted on December 31, 2008 by cbd

This Gainesville Sun article shows Florida’s budget for the national championship game. $2.4M, with $900K to salaries, about $500K for travel, and another large chunk for player bonuses. Spendy.

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Croom

Posted on November 30, 2008 by cbd

Sylvester Croom is out at Mississippi State. Five years ago, passed over for a job at Alabama, he took over a sputtering program, soon to be on probation, with a huge discipline problem, terrible recruiting, and awful facilities. Arguably the … Continue reading →

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Request: 81

Posted on October 25, 2008 by cbd

Penn St 10 Ohio St 6 Penn State is undefeated. Joe Paterno is 81 years old. He’s got me beat by 40+. If I should be so lucky to hit 81, can I please be 1% as amazing as Joe? … Continue reading →

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