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By Eric Emery
What a great week of NFL action! Wow! I was on the edge of my seat!
Or I would have been had the words “anniversary,” “sequestered”, and “north” not intersected last weekend. Much like my wife, Northern Wisconsin knows nothing of NFL Sunday Ticket.
Here, though, is what I think happened:
Posted on October 31, 2006
By Eric Emery
Let’s review.
Overrated: Reading a column whose author picks games correctly – as opposed to reading this column. Last Week: 0-4. Overall: 9-29-2. Let’s face it: People who are always right are annoying. Can I get an Amen?
Underrated: Mute button for Pink’s “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” otherwise known as “That crappy new song before Sunday Night Football that was ripped off from Joan Jett.”
Posted on October 25, 2006
By Eric Emery
Let me beg to differ: That Monday night game was not about the Bears. It was about the Cardinals. The Cardinals. If my team trailed the Cardinals by 20 points late in the third quarter, I expect them to rally. Why? Because it’s the Cardinals.
Posted on October 19, 2006
By Eric Emery
Let’s take stock of the first quarter of the season. Which teams are paying dividends for their fans? Which team is Jim Cramer yelling at you to sell? Which team dies before going to prison? Here are the first quarter results.
Posted on October 12, 2006
By Eric Emery
There is a battle between good and evil going on. When the Jets lost last week, for example, Chicagoans cheered. New York is evil, and we Chicagoans enjoy watching them suffer. On the other hand, both New York teams making the baseball playoffs was enough to make Chicago baseball fans question – again – the existence of of good (and God) itself. Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Satan. Rooting for Satan has its benefits, since you do start out with an edge and he’s pretty good against the spread. Clearly, my Christian God still holds a seat at His table, since my record this week isn’t much better than usual (2-4). Grace be to God. If there was a God, the Packers score from the 1-yard line late to hit the over.
Talking about the battle between good and evil, last week on football Sunday, CBS teased us with promises of Condi’s humanity, and this week Bob Woodward’s interview showed her in a different light.
Posted on October 4, 2006
