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September 2024

Today's Tidbit... Glenn McCarthy And Houston's Giant Stadium
In the late 1940s, the NFL and AAFC competed for football talent and the nation's attention, with entrepreneurs in Buffalo and Houston seeking to…
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Today's Tidbit... Factoid Feast VIII
As discussed in Factoid Feasts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII, my searches through football history sometimes lead to topics too important to ignore but…
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Today's Tidbit... The School Of Hard Knox
Players now transfer in and out of schools, especially when the cash is greener on the other side of the fence, and it seems like college football as we…
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Stadium Size, Football Droppers, and Deemphasizers: Gonzaga
This series reviews the program history and stadiums of colleges that dropped or deemphasized football.
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Sudden Death and Tie Games
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss a 1955 New York Giants-Los Angeles Rams exhibition game that included the NFL’s first use of sudden…
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Stadium Size, Football Droppers, and Deemphasizers: Boston U
This series reviews the program history and stadiums of colleges that dropped or deemphasized football.
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Today's Tidbit: Follow The Damn Rules
I've been enjoying a fun Saturday of college football.
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Today's Tidbit... Going Deep In The End Zone
From 1906 to 1911, forward passes crossing the goal line on the fly or a bounce resulted in a turnover.
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Today's Tidbit... Managing the White Space
One of my favorite management concepts concerns managing the white space.
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Stealing Football Signs and Signals
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I cover the days long ago when some football teams not named Michigan stole their opponents’ signs—or, more…
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Stadium Size, Football Droppers, and Deemphasizers: NYU
This series reviews the program history and stadiums of colleges that dropped or deemphasized football.
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