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Fall Practice for College Football Fans: NFL Preseason Thursday Game Night Open Comment Thread
My thanks go out to MaconDawg for calling the community’s attention to the news that the SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store, at no cost to you. For the record, no, we won’t be boycotting the app just because Apple is now run by an Auburn alumnus; it’s Auburna delenda est!, not...
Giants Preseason Game 1, Review: Three Good Numbers, Three Bad Numbers
Let's try a little something different in reviewing Saturday's 20-10 preseason loss to the Carolina Panthers by the New York Giants. We have done our recap, and our traditonal 'Kudos & Wet Willies. Let's try a 'three good numbers, three bad numbers' and see where it goes. Hey, its preseason for...
49ers @ Saints: Players to Watch
The Saints are taking on the San Francisco 49ers tonight in their first preseason game of the 2011 NFL season. Sean Payton said we can expect the Saints starters to play only 14-16 snaps tonight, with the second teamers playing a majority of the game and the third string closing things out late....
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME (preseason) FOOTBALL?
Are you ready for one set of downs by the starters?Are you ready to watch a bunch of guys who will be selling used cars in October?Are you ready for 4 hour preseason pregame radio shows?Are you ready for season-ending injuries?Are you ready to hold a clipboard?Are you ready to hear even more about...
Alumni Association: The Final Countdown
Now that the NFL preseason is over, the final roster cuts have been made. Since the final preseason game is a bit of a joke for most teams, I'll focus instead on the Vols who were drafted. JEROD MAYO, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Obviously, Mayo made the roster cuts. Not only was he the #10 overall...
A 17-game regular season would be challenging to implement
When Roger Goodell visited the Bengals training camp earlier in the month, he made it clear that he thinks preseason "is not up to NFL standards and that we should address that." He said the league is "stuck" on 20-game schedule, and talked about floating the idea of changing...
Alumni Association: Vols in the NFL
Keeping up with the NFL preseason, there are 3 Vols who were drafted and are battling for roster spots. In draft order, let's take a look at their progress: Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots If you happened to keep up with NFL draft day, you'll remember that most prognosticators thought that the...
Tracking the New NFL Players: Insomnia Has its Benefits
With plenty of non-sleep this evening, I figured I would take a look at the UT players who were drafted this last year and see how their prospects look. With one preseason game under each of their belts, we have the first chance to see if the teams and fans have begun forming opinions of...
Ravens Defeat Patriots!!!
The Baltimore Ravens went into Foxboro, Massachusetts and defeated the NewEngland Patriots 16-15 last night, when the Pats failed to make the decisive two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. Wait, what? This is preseason? Oh, nevermind. The first game of the exhibition season went okay...




