Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Meet the Parcells Mafia

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Published 1/17/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... article is up over at the Sporting News and I'm taking this space to make sure you click on it. Twice. I delve into last week's Divisonal game ratings and whether or not a Chargers team missing a few starters can bring the AFC Championship game any viewers (the answer is obviously...no). NFL Playoffs See Huge Spike in Ratings (The Sporting Blog) Other goodness from SN: New Yorkers Foil BASE Jumpers Attempt (Orson from EDSBS) Meet the Parcells Mafia (Dan Shanoff) KG, Celtics Jerseys Are Top Sellers (Chris ...

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