Topic: Football

Understanding The Super Bowl By Comparing The Teams To Dueling Boy Bands

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Puppy Bowl IX: Let’s Pick The Players Most Likely To Win MVP

Most of the reason I find it important to know when the Super Bowl is every year is that a much cuter event happens on the same day. This Sunday, February 3, on Animal Planet, I’ll be watching Puppy Bowl IX, a meeting of cute baby dogs to wrestle, sleep in the corner, and maybe carry a toy into the end zone for a touchdown every now and then. Honestly, I get so wrapped up in the cuteness that I forget that’s even the point of the game. More »

5 Ways To Fake Like You Know What You’re Talking About At A Super Bowl Party

For the first time ever, the tricks of my trade revealed. Just in time for the Super Bowl. More »

I Don’t Feel Sorry For You: Manti Te’o For Settling For A Crappy Fake Relationship

In his first televised interview on the subject today, Manti told Katie Couric that he only lied about it starting in December, More »

I Go To School With Manti Te’o And I Believe Him

I am a student at Notre Dame, who like all students at Notre Dame follows and loves Notre Dame football. I also don’t think that Manti made up his girlfriend and here’s why. More »

A Few Cliffnotes On The Notre Dame Football Player Who Dated A Made-Up Girl

Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, Lennay Kekua, football, ESPN, sports. If you’re anything like me, none of those words meant anything to you before yesterday. But now they’re all anyone can talk about and as someone who’s always on top of the pop culture news cycle, you need to know what’s going on. More »

The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading Is My New Favorite Thing About Football

This hilarious Bad Lip Reading video about the NFL is my new favorite thing about football. Replacing my old favorite thing about football, which was snacks. More »

10 Reasons You Should Like Birthday Boy Drew Brees (Even If You Hate Football)

Drew Brees, QB for the New Orleans Saints, turns 34 years old on January 15th, 2013. Happy Birthday Breesy! That’s only four years older than me and boy oh boy has he accomplished so much, on and off the turf. Mr. Brees is pretty damn likable, even if you’re an Atlanta Falcons fan, or not a fan of football at all (what’s wrong with you?) Besides his cool (yup) name, I’m listing some reasons you should appreciate a man like Drew. It’ll be good for yah. More »

The Ultimate Thanksgiving TV Guide To Prevent You From Killing Your Family

Thanksgiving — a day to be (extra) thankful for the delicious food on your plate and your loving friends and family. If we’re being honest here (and I hope we are) it’s also a time when those same friends and family can drive you absolutely crazy. To keep you from carving away at something (or someone) other than the bird on your table, here’s your very own Thanksgiving TV guide. More »

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Fun Game: Penn State Riots Or Occupy Wall Street?

When looking at photos of last night’s Penn State riots, I was struck by how similar they looked to a very different protest currently happening all over the country, namely Occupy Wall Street. So what if one group of rioters wants the reinstatement of a football coach who mishandled a sexual abuse case, while the other wants more controls on capitalism’s ability to ruin regular people’s lives? As it turns out, those two things look quite alike in action. Can you figure out which photo belongs to which movement? (Answers at the end!) More »

Tom Brady’s Uggs Commercial Resembles A Drug Trip In A Movie

I mean, he’d have to be on some kind of serious mind-altering substance to agree to put such depressing objects on his feet, right? (I realize that substance may be money.) More »

The Crushable 25: Will Your Athletic Crush Make It On The List?

We’re working to track down the 25 Most Crushable Guys Under 25. Right now, our intrepid reporters are combing through all the talented (and hot) actors, musicians, athletes and media personalities who are 25 and under and making their mark on the world today for Crushable’s second annual list. Choosing from such a talented pool of men hasn’t been easy. (For reference, see who made last year’s list here.) But we’re determined to narrow down the competition using a number of factors (not least of which includes a contender’s unique “Crushable Quotient”).

Now, we’re stumped on which of these five insanely talented (and hot) athletes to include on our list. You can cast your vote below and the winner will be our Reader’s Write In athlete. (You’ve already helped us choose your favorite Internet sensation and favorite musician.) So will your crush make this year’s list? Tell your friends to vote, too, and make it happen. Read on to find out more about each choice.

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Prosecutor Offers No Justice For Lizzy Seeberg At Notre Dame

The case of Lizzy Seeberg, the St. Mary’s student who killed herself after an alleged sexual assault from a Notre Dame football player, will not be going to court. County prosecutors have decided not to press charges with Seeberg’s September claim, despite the 19-year-old pointing out to police the perpetrator on Facebook. More »

Should Brian Kelly, Notre Dame’s Football Coach, Be Fired?

It’s easy to make a man into a monster with a narrative like Brian Kelly: he’s a first-year football coach at a top-tiered athletic school who already has the blood of two young students on his hands. But because of his great track record leading his teams to victories, Brian has yet to reprimanded by the school, though his behavior regarding these two deaths has made more than one journalistic outlet call for his resignation and queston the school’s ethics this week. More »

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