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 NO, PLEASE FOOTBALL! NO! YOU CAN'T GO! NNNNOOOO
I don't care that the writers' strike is ending. I don't care about college basketball, baseball, hockey or the NBA. I don't care that Mario Kart is coming out for the Wii packaged with an awesome wheel interface. I kinda care about the ScarJo-Penelope Cruz love scene, but not enough to compensate for the no-football induced softie. I applaud the NFL for, unlike, other sports, saving its ... [link]

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Monday Morning Hangover
Published 2/11/2008 by Thermocaster at The Meaningful Collateral
... (Cobra Brigade) This wasn’t as bad as Clint Malarchuk…thank freakin’ God. (James Mirtle) Continued pansy-ass recruiting from top-level BCS football programs? Say it ain’t so! (The Wizard of Odds) The Christians are protesting ESPN…again. And it still has nothing to do with Skip Bayless. (Deadspin) Chris Berman…the Barry Seal of his era. (Awful Announcing) Yep. Football’s gone, son. Argh. (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

Reminder: It’s Always Football Season Somewhere
Published 2/11/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... , as teams rejigger their lineups for the 2008 season. During this time, no actual NFL football will be played. Some of my fellow football bloggers are not pleased by this. ...

Oh Yeah, The Pro Bowl Was Last Night
Published 2/11/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... game if no one watches? Viewers or no didn’t stop no-longer-a-rookie Adrian Peterson from winning MVP honors as he led the NFC to victory over the AFC by the score of 42-30. Over at Deadspin, they have a great write-up about the NFL’s answer to the NBA’s All-Star weekend, however, I don’t think they manage to pull it off with the same fanfare… maybe they could have a dunk contest using the field goal uprights. Now that the NFL season is officially over, there’s some question about whether ...

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