MISTER FADED GLORY
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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Speak for yourself, Rex Grossman
The day after (media day) prompts some of the sportswriting elite to turn their cameras on a reclusive favorite of Mr. Faded Glory’s — as SI and ESPN both trot out profiles of reclusive (and thus enigmatic) Marvin Harrison, diminishing … Continue reading
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Sigh. Media day.
Wading through a cavalcade of cliched game storylines, hopeless opining over the hopelessness of manufactured public relations events, and decrying a sports spectacle simply to decry a sports spectacle — Simmons is, actually, a welcome respite. Sure, he’s aggravating, he’s … Continue reading
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Bears = Jerks
Sorry, I don’t have much for day one of Colts Super Bowl Watch. It’s the quiet before the perfect storm of hype, speculation, and hype about the incessant hype. However, some cream rises to the top. In the vein of … Continue reading
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A week later
OK, so I’ve been just a little bit missing in action. You have my apologies. It’s been a scant week since the biggest win in Colts history — well, Indianapolis Colts history, but whatever. It’s still a little surreal. The … Continue reading
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COLTSPLOSION!
Wow. Exhale. Deep breath. I’m not sure that I would say this had it turned the other way — but that was one of the best playoff — conference championship — games I’ve ever seen. And if the Colts were … Continue reading
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Two hours
Till Colts/Patriots (playoffs) III. No analysis. If the Colts play their best, they’ll win. If they make mistakes, they’ll lose. But this is what you want. As a player, a fan, a coach – you want the meaningful, deep playoff … Continue reading
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Excuse me if I’m not dancing a jig
Well, it’s with blissful smugness that we dedicated Scrubs fans read recent news surrounding our favorite show. As you’ll no doubt remember, your favorite Scrubs fan hypothesized/wondered months ago if the show’s foray into syndication would vault it from cult … Continue reading
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Hate to be petty
But this LaDainian Tomlinson vs. the classless Patriots thing isn’t going away. In fact, it’s normally a story I wouldn’t even comment on, because it’s tired, hackneyed, celebration-judging that allow middle-aged sportswriters to get their bad ties and plaid jackets … Continue reading
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Home in the Dome.
Rarely in life do you find the chance to meet karma and history head-on, and exorcise your demons completely. Just think how different it would have been if: Edgerrin James wasn’t stopped at the goal line at the end of … Continue reading
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Moving on.
That was a tense game — not sure that well-played qualifies. But in the end, the Colts got it done. They moved the chains and shifted the field position when they had to, they forced turnovers when they had to, … Continue reading
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So far so good.
Colts 9, Baltimore 3 at the half. It’s been somewhat encouraging — I had questions on the actual viability of the Baltimore defense, but it’s pretty stout. That’s not to say the Colts haven’t found their wrinkles – Addai is … Continue reading
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Big Day
I’m actually sitting here watching Ohio State play Tennessee in college basketball, and Gus Johnson is already intermittently dipping in and out of conniption fits. Actually, I’m twinged with sadness because it means Gus will not be doing the Colts … Continue reading
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Oh, yeah, the Hall.
So, opinions are flying everywhere on the Hall of Fame. And we’ve written about this ad nauseum before, taking to task nearly all writers — has-beens who don’t believe people should be in during their first year, insecure louts who … Continue reading
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Aftermath
There’s excellent coverage of the Colts’ first-round playoff win everywhere today, from the KC Star’s two larger-than-life columnists, to the Indy Star, and down through the ranks. And the reactions border on the reactionary to the dose-of-reality. Here’s what we … Continue reading
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I told you so
Knew that they had that in them. Knew it. ‘Twas actually the Jacksonville game plan. Well, game 1, anyway — load up against the run, and dare a moribund passing game (helped in no small part by a wholly inept … Continue reading
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