Chris Farley (SNL); Chris Serb; Ashley Wells, Sheldon S. Ananda (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly'
Monday Night Football: Bulls'itters vs. Crownings (SNL)
Larceny Games Sports Gamblin |
- Dan Fouts (Will Ferrell),
- Dennis Miller (Jimmy Fallon), and
- Eric Dickerson (Tracy Morgan)
"Football is war on a mimic scale," Walter Camp wrote. "[What was] required on the football field is demanded in the service" (Jackson County Historical Society).
War Football: WWI and the Birth of the NFL
American football is more about war preparation than sport or spectacle
The Fix Is In (Brian Tuohy) |
To raise the morale of killer servicemen, along with millions of dollars in funding for the U.S. military's war effort, each branch of the U.S. military created competitive football teams.
The Fix Is STILL In |
Anticipating April’s NFL Draft [simulating an old timey slave market] on the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, author Chris Serb delivers a timely lecture on the history of America’s favorite pastime, from the [war] front to the [sports] field.
- For more info about the National WWI Museum and Memorial, visit: theworldwar.org
I only watch to gamble and drink
Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, Thursday Night Football 9/28, Prime (amazon.com) |
Hi, I'm Brian. I write books on sports betting. It's a scam. The fix is in. They're FBI "Larceny Games." |
And it is a curious but historical fact that the man most responsible for football’s “red-meat” era...was a most refined and gentlemanly sportsman who admired and exemplified speed and skill far more than brawn and violence: Walter Camp, Yale 1880 (American Heritage).
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