Category Archives: Football

You Are Looking Live!: How The NFL Today Revolutionized Sports Broadcasting

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: * “We all realized what we had [in Phyllis],” said Mike Pearl, “when we took the show on the road for the playoffs and Super Bowl. Phyllis was the main attraction. When … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Collapses, Intubated, Critical Condition (1-3-23)

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

06:45 Elliott Blatt joins 44:00 Chris Kavanagh of Decoding the Gurus, https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/ep-67-chris-kavanagh-pt-2-differences-similarities 1:13:00 Yale philosopher Jason Stanley, https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/posts 1:22:00 Left-wing writer Owen Jones

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The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio (9-6-21)

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

Bud: “Luke, because your intro to Carl Schmitt, I no longer believe in Democracy, Human Rights or the Constitution. You should be kvelling with pride!” Perhaps a thru-line to some of what I do is to create a little more … Continue reading →

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God’s Coach – Tom Landry (3-3-21)

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Luke Ford

Skip Bayless writes in his 1990 book God’s Coach: The Hymns, Hype, and Hypocrisy of Tom Landry’s Cowboys: * Landry only wanted to study film of opponents. Landry wasn’t much of a college or even pro football fan. Landry didn’t … Continue reading →

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Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Luke Ford

Jeff Pearlman wrote in 2008: * In addition to finding the whole Talley affair uproarious, the Cowboys were encouraged that, in the heat of the action, not one Bill came to the linebacker’s defense. As he sat bloodied and humiliated … Continue reading →

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