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There is something I've noticed in regard to media types, both print and electronic. They will refer to "African Americans" or "Native Americans" in exalted fashion. Then they will practically spit out "whites," as if it refers to some lesser breed.

Ten years ago, at Super Bowl XXX, they had the past MVP's for a pre-game ceremony. Terry Bradshaw wasn't present for that one, either. About that time, I saw Bradshaw interviewed on a TV talk show. He said that he didn't show up because of less than positive feelings toward the Steeler...

Mark Kram, who was Sports Illustrated's Boxing writer for most of Ali's career, wrote a book with a similar theme a few years ago. The "System" writers panned it in their reviews.

Giant QB Frank Filchock and FB Merle Hapes were approached by a group of gamblers headed by one Alvin Paris to throw the 1946 Title Game against the Bears. Chicago was a 10 point favorite. Filchock and Hapes never did agree to throw the game, but they didn't report the bribe. The plot was...

Well, why don't they fix more games for black coaches and quarterbacks? Why hasn't somebody talked? Why hasn't a fix blown up in the face of the fixers? Why do you take Bubba Smith and Irving Fryar at their word without any independent evidence? The NFL doesn't establish point spreads. The...

Some questions about whether the games are fixed: 1. Who is in charge of fixing the games? 2. Why doesn't somebody talk? 3. Where does the money or influence come from? 4. Why fix the games when you need the trust of the fans? 5. If for example, the NFL and media are fixing, why don't...

I picked the Steelers by 6+, so I was right more or less. It was a typical Super Bowl, in that the favored team won and it was a lackluster game. The officiating was below par, but just about everything else was. The Steelers were the better team and hopefully Big Ben will get another chance and...

Doug Williams with the Redskins in the 1988 Super Bowl XXII.

Jerry Kramer has been kept out for decades because "too many Packers are already in the Hall." Also, the publicity he got for the block in the 1967 NFL Title game, plus the best-selling book, Instant Replay, has worked against him.

I remember someone writing to the effect that John Madden was considered a HOF candidate due to his popularity as a TV personality. As a coach, he was considered to be a lightweight. After all, Al Davis made the major personnel decisions. It was said that Madden did have to handle a lot of "head...

Sorry, I apologize for my mistake. I haven't watched the NFL much in a few years, and for some reason I had the idea that it wasn't a dome. They might as well have stayed in the Silverdome, but political considerations triumphed.

How often are Big Ben and Terry Bradshaw compared to each other? A few months ago, Don wrote "Big Ben finds a way to win again. He played through pain in his right knee which affected his mobility and came through when it counted at the end of the game. He reminds me of Terry Bradshaw--big...

I pick the Steelers by 6+. I just looked at weather.com. It said temperatures of 31/24 with snow showers. This might result in a better game than you would have in an antiseptic indoor stadium.

Tennessee signed two kickers and two TE's. This is typical for Tennessee.

White CB, you must not have been around in the 1970's if you have to ask that question. Several months ago, Don mentioned on another thread that the 1970's featured many flaky white athletes who didn't always play with high intensity or motivation. Riggins was one of them. Except for George...

When George Allen signed Riggins for a huge contract with the Redskins in 1976, Allen moved Riggins up too close to the line of scrimmage and used Mike Thomas at TB as the primary runner. It was a puzzle to me at the time, why did Allen sign Riggins if he wasn't going to use him as his main...

Riggins was a sprinter in high school. I have seen a film of Riggins making a 69 yard run for Kansas in 1970. He just blew by the defenders with his speed, and was indeed one of the fastest runners in college football at the time. As I wrote when starting this thread, Riggins was a different...

I remember watching a pro football game on CBS around 1974. The announcers were doing a promo for an upcoming tennis match which CBS was carrying. One of the announcers remarked, "It's amazing how popular that sport has gotten," or words to that effect. Players like Connors and McEnroe were...

The media dislike of what Don calls "brilliant white athletes who are also impeccable role models," started in the late 60's. Joe Namath was the prime example of the "New Breed," as they called it then. A slovenly appearance and obnoxious behavior was considered "authenticity."

Yes, white running backs used to be the major runners on championship teams. Jim Taylor with the Packer teams of the Sixties. Larry Csonka with the Seventies Dolphins. Even Mark Van Eeghen on the Raiders.

Nothing new in Mr. Prior's wailing. You could hear this in the late 1960's.

Most Super Bowls have a similar scenario. The game is usually one-sided with one of the teams being flat, usually the underdog. How many upsets have their been? You would think that both teams would choose this time to come up with a peak effort, but one of the teams usually is sub-par on their...

I remember that picture. There were some articles about how the lawyers, judges, and the liberal press who favored busing didn't have their children anywhere near the Boston public schools. This didn't cause the "elites" any embarrasment. As always, they force integration on the white middle...

Former Ram receiver Jack Snow died of a staph infection Monday January 9. Here is a tribute from former teammate, Deacon Jones: "The guy ran the best patterns of any receiver during our period. He was one of the few guys we had that would go across the middle and catch that football. He was...

When the movie came out, I saw a letter to the editor in a magazine saying that the film's description of the white parents and students as Neanderthat racists was totally false. In fairness to Mr. Boone, quite a few white football coaches have been described in this fashion, "the players were...