Tag Archives: football

Thursday Pickin IX, (mid-season twist edition)

Quote of the Day     “Games lubricate the body and mind.”     —Ben Franklin As I try to extend the reach of this humble blog, the last thing I want to do is win the Thursday Pickin Grand Exalted … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin VIII

Quote of the Day     “Turn out the lights; the party’s over; they say that all; good things must end; call it a night; the pa-arty’s o-ver; and tomorrow starts; the whole thing, over, again.”     –as crooned … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin VII

Quote of the Day     “Play it now. Play it now. Play it now, my baby. Cracklin Rosie, make me smile.”     –Neil Diamond You all know by now that Travellinbaen’s scoring system is arbitrary, by design. But if … Continue reading

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The Golden Age of Sports

Quote of the Day     “The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.”    –Howard … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round Six

Quote of the Day     “Wanna tell you a story, ‘Bout a woman I know, When it comes to Thursday pickin, She steals the show”     –AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie, except for a couple of words I changed Four … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round V

Quote of the Day       “Most loathsome events become humorous tales with the passage of time.”     —Jimmy Buffett, from “Tales From Margaritaville” TB is off to a really good start on his picks this year. Unfortunately, my … Continue reading

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Saturday Football Live Bloggin

TB’s back in Oxford this weekend and getting ready for about ten games on Direct TV. Of course, with luck I’ll only be watching one for a few hours. My damn Dogs are getting ready to play Georgia Tech. I … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round IV

Quote of the Day     “Horse sense is the thing a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.”     –W.C. Fields Welcome to the Premier Pick’em Game on the Worldwide Web. You may be asking yourself, “why … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round 3

Ahhhhh, sweet redemption.  TB knocked it out of the park last weekend boys and girls. Four and one in my regular picks and a sweet “lose-but-cover” pick of the week by my Ole Miss Rebels (sorry Rebel fans, if my … Continue reading

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Sittinathomebaen Football Bloggin

Quote of the Day     “It only takes one.”     Rusty Lachaussee, during the 1993 Sugar Bowl Anybody else taking in a college game or twelve today?  Since TB can’t sit in Waldo’s 1980’s parlor, or Scoop’s 1990’s starter … Continue reading

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