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Tag Archives: football
Opinion: Greed is destroying college football
With today’s (July 1, 2022) announcement of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, another nail has been hammered into the coffin of college football. Effectively, only two or three conferences (SEC, Big Ten, and ACC) … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, branding, business, colleges, commerce, culture, economics, education, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, injustice, marketing, money, opinion, politics, social equity, sports, Television
Tagged college football, education, football, geography, greed, money, sports, television
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The flailing Detroit Lions need to be renamed and rebranded!
When your NFL team is a perpetual disappointment, something drastic needs to be done to turn around that sorry trend. In the Detroit Lions case, not just coaching and personnel changes are in order. Given the Ford family doesn’t … Continue reading
The sins of suburban stadium sprawl
The following blogpost seemed timely and appropriate with the Super Bowl coming up this weekend in Glendale, Arizona, a large suburb of Phoenix. More on Glendale at the conclusion of this post. Quite often among the planning world there are debates on … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, density, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, geography, government, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, social equity, spatial design, sports, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged baseball, equity, football, geography, government, infrastructure, land use, planning, soccer, social equity, sprawl, stadiums, transportation
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Your community is a college town when…
Sofas and couches are considered roadside artwork and/or a front porch decoration. Mascot(s) seem to appear from out of nowhere at every venue. Beer consumption exceeds water consumption. The drinking age is only a guideline. The first really warm day … Continue reading
Posted in art, beer, bicycling, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, education, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, libraries, music, placemaking, planning, politics, satire, schools, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, Television, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, zoning
Tagged beer, beer pong, college, education, football, fun, land use, Lee Corso, NCAA, planning, satire, school, universities, zoning
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Team themes
In certain cities, the major league professional sport franchise nicknames can follow a common theme – either partially or entirely. The themes can range from various animals to rhyming/similar terms to historical events and legendary icons in local history. Included are teams … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Canada, cities, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, history, marketing, North America, placemaking, product design, psychology, sports
Tagged baseball, basketball, cities, football, hockey, major leagues, nicknames, soccer, sports, teams
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Reasons why English Premier League outshines the NFL
Below are my primary reasons why the English Premier League far outshines the NFL. By the way, with my father’s ancestors came to America in the mid-19th Century from Greater Manchester (Stockport and Aston-under-Lyne). Personally I am a Manchester City … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Europe, fun, sports, States, Television, U.K.
Tagged EPL, football, NFL, premier league, soccer, sports
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My favorite stadiums
Last night I watched a very interesting and entertaining program on PBS about the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park in Boston. I highly recommend the special. The show got me to thinking about what my favorite stadiums are (or were) and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Canada, Cities, entertainment, Europe, fun, land use, schools, States, Travel, U.K.
Tagged ball parks, baseball, cricket, fields, football, soccer, sports, stadiums
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“Thanks for the memories,” Peyton
That may be the title of Bob Hope’s theme song, but for those of us who lived and died with the Colts every weekend for many years, it is our farewell song to Peyton Manning. A genuine gentleman, Peyton is not … Continue reading
Posted in civility, entertainment, fun, humanity, sports
Tagged Colts, football, NFL, Peyton Manning
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The NFL’s ‘Manning” for all seasons?
With all the media hype and well-earned praise that Peyton Manning has received throughout his collegiate and professional careers, his younger brother, Eli Manning has always seemed to be living in his older brother’s shadow. Even after their Super Bowl … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli Manning, football, New York Giants, NFL, Peyton Manning, sports, super bowl
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I don’t give a flip about the BCS championship game
LSU versus Alabama. How nauseating. I refuse to watch this game and hope it gets miniscule ratings. There is no logical reason why two teams from the same conference should be playing this game when the opponents are “chosen” versus … Continue reading
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