THE FIVE BIGGEST CREEPS IN SPORTS
This past 365 days were loaded with reminders of just why so many figures in the sports world, individually or collectively, are considered absolute creeps. Without further ado let’s take a look at the...
View ArticleHOT NEW GAME! WHICH ONE’S AL DAVIS?
One of these figures is Al Davis, the owner of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. The other one is Captain Christopher Pike from the famous two- part Star Trek story The Menagerie. Can you tell which one’s...
View ArticleIF TIM TEBOW WAS A MUSLIM, WOULD PEOPLE STILL CONSIDER IT “OKAY” TO MOCK HIS...
Pictured: An act you won't get beheaded over. Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know that I consider all religions to be mythology and I often make jokes that demonstrate my lack of reverence for...
View Article41 NAIA, D2 AND D3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO THE NFL FOR 2012
The NAIA’s William Penn University Statesmen (logo at right) were among the teams covered by Balladeer’s Blog who had players move on to the NFL this year in the draft and through free agent signings....
View ArticleA LOOK AT THE PAST AND NEAR FUTURE OF THE PATRIOTS
Some first impressions and second takes about the Patriots in the first week reveal a lot about where they may go in the second week. Cincinnati and Seattle came out on top, delivering last-minute...
View ArticleLOTT AND PEETE COULD KEEP RAIDERS IN OAKLAND
Every Raiders fan that is determined to keep the team from moving to Las Vegas must now look to Ronnie Lott and Rodney Peete because these retired National Football League Players just might have what...
View ArticleJORDAN REED AND JOSH NORMAN MIGHT NOT MAKE IT TO LONDON
The Redskins and the Bengals have a game on Sunday. What makes the game especially interesting is the fact that it will be situated in London; and that matters because Redskins players Jordan Reed and...
View ArticleNAIA AND OTHER DIVISION PLAYERS TO THE NFL IN 2017
Balladeer’s Blog presents its annual breakdown of the college football players who have moved on to the NFL from the various divisions covered here. This includes drafted players as well as undrafted...
View ArticleROGER GOODELL: THE BALLADEER’S BLOG INTERVIEW
A HEAVILY NARCOTIZED ROGER GOODELL RECENTLY SAT DOWN TO TALK WITH BALLADEER’S BLOG. BALLADEER’S BLOG: Can I call you “Commish?” ROGER GOODELL: I’d rather you call me what NFL players call me. BB: The...
View ArticleASK BALLADEER: CORPORATE FASCISM
For obvious reasons given recent events, overseas readers have been asking me how America has fallen victim to so much Corporate Fascism. As always, I’m humbled by the way some of them point to my...
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