Les Barnhart In light of the recent on (and off) field altercations the subject of fans interaction with players has come under the microscope but perhaps at this point, it is like the farmer who shuts the barn door after the horse gets out. The sports world has grown from a subculture to a culture all of … Read more
Football and sex. These days, the two seem to be more closely linked than beer and wings. The two have always seemed to find themselves in the same bed (yes, pun intended). Sure, you hear stories about the wild lives led by pro athletes in other sports like the ones that former Major League pitcher … Read more
The Pennsylvania State University is actually located in University Park, Pennsylvania. It is also commonly known as Happy Valley. Happy Valley? Obviously that name was not obtained by the recent performance of the university’s once crown jewel; the football team. The teams struggles may have reached a level that neither the fans nor the all … Read more
A loud voice has been calling for a change in our nation’s capitol. You may have heard it. You may also have heard another voice saying that no change should be made. The voices have debated about who should be running the show and who the best man for the job is. Both men feel … Read more
It is no secret that I am a lover of football. Yes, I truly love football. No matter what level, where it is being played, when they are playing or even who is playing. It would be a stretch to include the Canadian Football League but in a pinch it would probably do. Of the … Read more
This is the sixth installment of TheHogs.net 2004 NFL season simulation using the NFL2K5 title on the Playstation 2 video game system. Washington Redskins (1-4) at Chicago Bears (3-1) (Chicago) The Redskins came into the game with renewed optimism after the team jettisoned the high priced QB Mark Brunell in a trade with the Bills … Read more
Anyone seen Billy Kilmer? Joe Theismann? How about Doug Williams? Heck, how about someone with a pulse and an arm that is capable of breaking a pane of glass with a thrown football? I believe our current signal caller could break a pane of glass but could he if I draped a Redskin jersey over … Read more
This is the fifth installment of TheHogs.net 2004 NFL season simulation using the NFL 2K5 title for the Playstation 2 system. Baltimore Ravens (1-3) at Washington Redskins (1-3) The match-up couldn’t be bigger as the battle for Maryland supremacy takes center stage for a Sunday night tilt in front of a packed house at FedEx … Read more
(built by The Home Depot) I thought it would be later in the season (or perhaps never) that I would become so disgusted with my fellow Redskin “fans”. You know the ones I am talking about. The ones you had not heard from in years, who came out in droves after the announcement that Coach … Read more
When I think of sports rivalries, I think of two teams that hate each other and subsequently beat each other up when they play and their fans share that passion. Some of the great rivalries that jump to my mind are the Redskins-Cowboys, Steelers-Browns, Dolphins-Bills, Penn State-Pitt, Florida State-Miami, Georgia-Florida, Cubs-Cardinals, Yankees-Red Sox and Duke-Kentucky. … Read more