So, I was talking to Deuce McAllister this morning and the conversation turned immediately to the Saints’ 31-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. I told Deuce I hadn’t seen anybody in a Saints uniform run like Chris Ivory did Sunday since Deuce himself. “You are not the first to mention that,” Deuce said. “I take […]
Sunday morning coffee: Don’t know about you, but I wore out my remote control Saturday. And then I dreamed about college football last night, mostly about what might happen when Manziel takes his Johnny Football show to Tuscaloosa this Saturday. Listen, I’m not counting the kid out. He is the truth. I am left with […]
Ted Williams, the great baseball slugger, once famously said: “By the time you know what to do, you’re too old to do it.” Try telling that to Natchez golfer Pete Buttross, who took up golf at age 72 when his wife bought him a set of clubs upon his retirement. One month after […]
Surely, you, as I, will be glad when next Tuesday’s election is over and all the trash-talking and cheap shots return to the football field and message boards rather than the nightly news. But you, as I, also might be surprised to learn that Tuesday’s election could well hinge on the outcome of Saturday […]
This is my first football season in 46 not working for a newspaper. So people ask me constantly: Do you miss the games? Good question — and there’s no easy answer. What I miss most, without question: Seeing my sports writing and broadcasting friends every Saturday. It is a fraternity of folks who love […]
You’ve heard of a blind spot? If not, I’ll give you a sample. Orley Hood has a blind spot. They are called the New Orleans Saints. I can’t tell you the last time Orley forecast a Saints game correctly. His heart gets in the way of his head. That blind spot is all that keeps […]
As most folks know, I graduated from Southern Miss, so, in a way, I am telling this on myself. As my friends, from all schools know, I appreciate a good joke, especially a clean one. So, a really good Ole Miss friend of mine asked me today did I know the perfect solution […]
Back in August a certain guy who has made a living watching football for more than four decades wrote this: If Hugh Freeze were to win five games, he ought to be Coach of the Year. If the Rebels win six, they should go ahead and commission a statue. Unfortunately, I think the Rebels […]
