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Super Bowl XLIV
By Ed Hickland
February 8th, 2010

Super Bowl 44, or as the NFL prefers, XLIV, returned to a site familiar to the big game. It was the former Joe Robbie/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark Stadium, now Sun Life Stadium, on the outskirts of Miami, with the New Orleans Saints in the first appearance in the team's history versus the Indianapolis Colts, winners of Super Bowl XLI held in the same stadium.

You already know the outcome, of course. Click the title to read Ed's take on the officiating.

Some Hollywood Interpretations — Part X
"Waterboy" wrap-up
By Darin Hayes
February 5th, 2010

The grand finale of our Waterboy segments is now here, "for your reading enjoyment," as they used to say in the Reader's Digest. In this edition Darin throws you three situations. You don't want to miss this one!
Super Bowl XLIII
By Ed Hickland
February 5th, 2010

Editor's note: Monday, we'll have Ed's analysis of Super Bowl XLIV. Mama is for the Colts, and I'm for the Saints. It should be an interesting Sunday evening. In the meantime, take a look at the kind of article you'll see next Monday. This repeat comes from 2 February, 2009.

Hint: TiVo the game (we're going to), then go through it after you print out Ed's piece. See if he's right in his analysis. If you have an opposite view, let us know.

At any rate, click the title to jump right in.

It's a long piece, so it's the only article posted today. We'll be back at the old stomping ground (two a day) tomorrow.

Ed Hickland again brings us his take on the Super Bowl. Around the office, we were rooting for Arizona — for personal reasons. Our editor was an English instructor at the University of Northern Iowa back in the early 70s. It was a fine game that unfortunately also dimmed the record of the Dallas Cowboys, another team closely connected to our editor.

Century of Change — Part VII
1907
By John Milstead
February 4th, 2010

From its advent to the end of his life, Pop Warner disliked the forward pass. In 1927, he said, "The forward pass, a bastard offspring of real football, has come to be a very important and popular part of the game." Warner was a proponent of a return to "foot" ball, but the pass opened up the game and spread the defenses back from the line of scrimmage. That was the most important step in reducing the levels of violence that had almost caused the game to be banned.

You know the next step: If you want to read more....

Time Served?
By Ashley Carmichael
February 3rd, 2010

You've done your time. Ankle deep in muddy youth fields, sometimes for as long as eight hours. Expletives have been cast upon you by grandmothers. Hell, you've had a box-man wearing a cowboy hat yelling: "That pass ain't catchable!" You've been verbally prodded and poked. You've called the games, attended the clinics, classes, and passed the test. You're ready, right?

Stop, for just a moment. Sign in and get Ashley's take on moving up the officiating ladder.

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