Tag Archives: football

Book Review: Striking Gridiron

Posted on September 8, 2014 by nathanalbright

Striking Gridiron: A Town’s Pride and a Team’s Shot at Glory During the Biggest Strike in American History, by Greg Nichols [Note: This book was provided free of charge by NetGallery in exchange for an honest review.] Every once in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sidelined

Posted on July 16, 2014 by nathanalbright

Sidelined: Overcoming Odds Through Unity, Passion, and Perseverance, by Chuck Pagano with Bruce A. Tollner [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan Press in exchange for an honest review.] Although I am a Steeler’s fan [1], this … Continue reading →

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Futbol Fever

Posted on June 24, 2014 by nathanalbright

I consider myself to be a casual fan of soccer (which most of the world calls football or some variant thereof), which in the United States makes me more passionate about the sport than just about anyone else [1]. Although … Continue reading →

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Why I Want The Seattle Seahawks To Win This Year’s Super Bowl

Posted on February 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

I have long viewed sports as being a forgotten relic of ancient heathen religion [1], a way that we in the contemporary world can understand a little of the mindset of the petty states of the ancient Mediterranean world where … Continue reading →

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Walking Wounded

Posted on November 19, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the long-term scandals in the National Football League is the problem of concussions in players that has led to a rash of suicides among former football players and prolonged losses in mental functions like memory. Football players, with … Continue reading →

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Knowing How To Win

Posted on November 4, 2013 by nathanalbright

Although I am not the biggest sports fan in my family, I grew up in the Tampa Bay area and have at least some fondness for the teams of the area where I grew up even if my time in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Men Of Sunday

Posted on August 6, 2013 by nathanalbright

Men Of Sunday: How Faith Guides The Players, Coaches, And Wives of The NFL, by Curtis Eichelberger [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Booksneeze/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Given my interest in the … Continue reading →

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I’ll See You At The Big Game

Posted on February 3, 2013 by nathanalbright

So, earlier this week I made a rant about why all of these advertisers are calling the Super Bowl “The Big Game” even though it is patently obvious (or at least should be) what “big game” is being referred to. … Continue reading →

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The Strange Similarity Between Scottish Verdicts And NFL Challenges

Posted on January 21, 2013 by nathanalbright

As an author who tends to enjoy odd and curious connections between seemingly contrary phenomena [1], sometimes one recognizing similar patterns in widely different fields and then explores ways of understanding the reasons behind them. Today, let us examine the … Continue reading →

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Games Without Frontiers

Posted on December 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

For many people, rules just seem to get in the way of their enjoyment of activities, and there is little purpose seen to rules that set boundaries for what is acceptable behavior, boundaries that contain sanctions. What purpose is there … Continue reading →

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