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The 1st Annual College Football Fantasy Draft
The 1st Annual College Football Fantasy Draft
edthesportsfan.com — Yep, we're at it again. This all started on twitter, and the topic of conversation was focused... around if you had to pick one player to start your all-time college football team, who would it be and why. The debate ranged from the current "Great White Hype" that is THE Tim Tebow, to the ever ... (more) The 1st Annual College Football Fantasy Draft
Chris Johnson Is The Best Runningback in Football...
Chris Johnson Is The Best Runningback in Football...
edthesportsfan.com — ...and its not even close. Fact of the matter is, most folks would call this post blasphemy... (waiting for Kenny to strike me down with a bolt of lightning) and in part it might be. However, this post might be more to strike a comparison to another highly fabled player in our generation and to ... (more) Chris Johnson Is The Best Runningback in Football...
ETSF Thanksgiving List
ETSF Thanksgiving List
edthesportsfan.com — Ever since the first post on ETSF, the idea for this website was clear: to speak about... sports, lifestyle, culture, and everything that comprises the games we love, and do it in a unique and original way. From the first post on February 21, 2008, and since, we feel like we’ve never strayed away ... (more) ETSF Thanksgiving List
Today's Obituaries - R.I.P. To DJ Mbenga
Today's Obituaries - R.I.P. To DJ Mbenga
edthesportsfan.com — Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, commonly referred to as DJ Mbenga, 28, passed away on November 24th, 2009 after being... in critical condition from an array of facial injuries. He was born in Kinshasa, Zaire on December 30th, 1980. DJ is a Belgian professional basketball player who's currently plays for ... (more) Today's Obituaries - R.I.P. To DJ Mbenga
Behind Every Star, There's A Sidekick...
Behind Every Star, There's A Sidekick...
edthesportsfan.com — For every championship-contending team, you have a superstar. In addition to that, you have a terrific sidekick;... a Robin to your Batman, a Mike Lowry to your Marcus Burnett, you get the drift. This year has seen the usual suspects do their thing. The Lakers are smashing teams at will, Phoenix ... (more) Behind Every Star, There's A Sidekick...
Mediocre Football At Its Finest
Mediocre Football At Its Finest
edthesportsfan.com — Goodness gracious, have you ever seen a more putrid slate of football as you witnessed this past... weekend? I was so bored watching the Dallas vs. Washington game that I almost passed out. Abominable coaching decisions, player miscues, bad refereeing, even the crowds stunk on Sunday. (Did you ... (more) Mediocre Football At Its Finest
My How The Raiders Have Fallen...
My How The Raiders Have Fallen...
edthesportsfan.com — **Today's guest post is brought to you by Phillip Barnett (I'm So Hideous) of the Bakersfield Californian... . He's a great friend of ours here at ETSF and gets the platform today. Read up and enjoy!** I woke up early Thursday morning and felt better than I had felt in a long time: no, it ... (more) My How The Raiders Have Fallen...
The Dallas Cowboys Are No Longer America's Team
The Dallas Cowboys Are No Longer America's Team
edthesportsfan.com — I never thought the day would come where the words above were uttered by me, but alas,... I must say it. See, I’m a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. I ride for my team all day, every day. I’ll go to games, travel to training camp, talk crazy to the haters, everything. There’s nothing I won’t do for ... (more) The Dallas Cowboys Are No Longer America's Team
If Ed Was The GM  Of The Cleveland Browns...
If Ed Was The GM Of The Cleveland Browns...
edthesportsfan.com — Have you ever seen someone who was so inept that it really wasn't their own fault. Like... you know, they were "special" so they couldn't help it. That's how I feel about the Cleveland Browns. They are "special". Only a "special" team could be so eager to hire a coach (Eric Mangini) who was ... (more) If Ed Was The GM Of The Cleveland Browns...
They AREN’T Who We Thought They Were: The 2009 Cincinnati Bengals
They AREN’T Who We Thought They Were: The 2009 Cincinnati Bengals
edthesportsfan.com — Before the beginning of the NFL season, a large segment of the football population didn’t expect much... from the Cincinnati Bengals. They hadn’t made the playoffs since 2005, and really haven’t been worth a damn since. Last season, the wheels completely came off, so expectations were even ... (more) They AREN’T Who We Thought They Were: The 2009 ...
Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Recognizing History
Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Recognizing History
edthesportsfan.com — Unsportsmanlike Conduct is an ongoing series in which Ed The Sports Fan brings you the important events,... haps, people, and other shenanigans over the past weekend so that you can be thoroughly entertained like when you heard that Katt Williams got arrested for robbery and you weren't even ... (more) Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Recognizing History

Who Has More Firepower? Pacquiao vs. Cotto
Who Has More Firepower? Pacquiao vs. Cotto
edthesportsfan.com — A fight of epic proportions will occur tomorrow night, count on it. Do you really need to... hear any more than that? You do? Ok I got you. This is not only going to be the fight of the year, but a chance to really see history in the making with either fighter. Manny Pacquiao is going to ... (more) Who Has More Firepower? Pacquiao vs. Cotto
Dirk Nowitzki Is The Most Underappreciated Superstar in the World
Dirk Nowitzki Is The Most Underappreciated Superstar in the World
edthesportsfan.com — That’s right, I said it. In the words of Ed, feel free to send all hate mail... directly to ed@edthesportsfan.com , but I honestly believe, given what I have seen from this man over the past several years, that he is not only a superstar, not only a top-ten player, but he is the most ... (more) Dirk Nowitzki Is The Most Underappreciated Superstar in ...
ETSF's NFL Mid-Season Awards (Don't Be Mad At Me)
ETSF's NFL Mid-Season Awards (Don't Be Mad At Me)
edthesportsfan.com — This much is clear when we talk about the 2009 NFL season. There are the "have's" and... the "have-not's". The pundits will tell us that there are some truly exceptional teams and there are some really crappy teams. Things have changed so much from what we thought we knew at the beginning of the ... (more) ETSF's NFL Mid-Season Awards (Don't Be Mad At Me)

Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
edthesportsfan.com — I recently decided to read Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way, by Chad... Ochocinco. He’s always been one of my favorite players in all of football, and since I love to read, this was a good as time as any to kill two birds with one stone. The first thing about this book is ... (more) Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
The Year of the Storied Franchise...
The Year of the Storied Franchise...
edthesportsfan.com — This year has been a great and memorable one for fans for some of the major franchises... in sports. The beginning of the year saw the Pittsburgh Steelers win their sixth Super Bowl, the most in NFL history. After that, we saw the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team demolish ... (more) The Year of the Storied Franchise...
The Yankees Tricked And Got It...World Series Champs
The Yankees Tricked And Got It...World Series Champs
edthesportsfan.com — First off, I want to officially want to congratulate the 2009 New York Yankees for winning their... 27th World Series championship. This Yankees team has probably the greatest chemistry I've seen since the '04 Red Sox. They actually got some cool players on the squad (Sabathia, Swisher) and ... (more) The Yankees Tricked And Got It...World Series Champs
The ETSF NBA Player of the Decade - Tim Duncan
The ETSF NBA Player of the Decade - Tim Duncan
edthesportsfan.com — Ever since the uproar surrounding the ETSF All-Decade Team post we ran in June, I’ve given a... sincere amount of thought as to who has been the best player of the decade in basketball. After narrowing the list down to about three players that I could realistically make a case for, the ETSF NBA ... (more) The ETSF NBA Player of the Decade - Tim Duncan
Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Right Place, Right Time
Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Right Place, Right Time
edthesportsfan.com — Unsportsmanlike Conduct is an ongoing series in which Ed The Sports Fan brings you the important events,... haps, people, and other shenanigans over the past weekend so that you can be thoroughly entertained like if you saw Paranormal Activity and started cracking up (figuratively and ... (more) Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Right Place, Right Time