bizoffootball.com - 3/31/2008
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The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to terms with team president Bill Polian to keep him with the team through the 2011 season. Under Polian, the Colts have seen much success, as reported by USAToday.com : The Polian-led Colts have posted a 105-55 regular-season record over the past 10 seasons, reached the playoffs eight times and won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. Team owner ...
Much More Than Winning Decides Team's Value
bizoffootball.com 3/31/2008 — Fans want their team to win the Super Bowl, but fans also want what is best for their franchise. That begs the question: is winning the Super Bowl what will make the team more valuable? Well, it can’t hurt. The Washington Redskins were ranked as the most valuable franchise in the NFL last year by Forbes magazine, but they haven’t won a playoff game in almost a decade. The Dallas ...
Mississippi State's Brown and Wesley Dismissed From Team
bizoffootball.com 3/31/2008 — Left tackle Michael Brown and defensive tackle Quinton Wesley have been officially kicked off of the Mississippi State football team after they were arrested late last week. Dean of Students Mike White claimed that the incident involving two handguns was no threat to other students. It is unclear what the future will hold for these two athletes, as reported by Chris Talbott of The ...
Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader
nfl.com 3/31/2008 — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the 2008 Kickoff Weekend national primetime television schedule on Monday. For the fifth consecutive season, the defending Super Bowl champion will open the season by hosting the NFL Thursday night season ...
NFL Announces 2008 Kick-off Weekend: Lucas Oil Stadium
stampedeblue.com 3/31/2008 — Lucas Oil Stadium better be ready to go by early September, because the brand new stadium will host NBC's Football Night in America on Sunday, September 7th at 8:15pm . It's then that the Colts will host the Chicago Bears in a re-match of Super Bowl 41. The earlier Thursday night game will pit the defending champion NY Giants against the Washington Redskins , who will debut their new head ...
Kickoff Weekend primetime schedule includes Monday doubleheader
nfl.com 3/31/2008 — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the 2008 Kickoff Weekend national primetime television schedule on Monday. For the fifth consecutive season, the defending Super Bowl champion will open the season by hosting the NFL Thursday night season ...
Support for Goodell's Proposals —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 3/31/2008
PALM BEACH, Fla.--Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay says he supports NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's proposed crackdown on cheating. "You have to compete within the rules as vigorously as you can," Irsay said during a break in today's meeting. "You ...
National TV Games, Opening Weekend —
Redskins Insider 3/31/2008
As expected, the NFL has announced the national TV games for the first weekend of the season: Sept. 4, Redskins at Giants, 7 p.m. (NBC) -- Yes, we already knew this. Sept. 7, Bears at Colts, 8:15 p.m. (NBC) Sept. 8, another Monday night doubleheader: ...
Bears to open new Colts' stadium —
Chicago Sun-Times Bears 3/31/2008
PALM BEACH, Fla. The Indianapolis Colts will open Lucas Oil Stadium with a prime-time game against the Bears on the NFLs opening weekend. The Sept. 7 rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl won by the Colts will be played Sunday night in the new $700 ...
