ESPN’s Greg Garber has an excellent article on the United Football League (UFL), and its chances of success. Perhaps most interesting is Garber’s analysis of the historical success of new football ventures in the NFL era: The history books say that six different outdoor leagues have come into existence during the NFL’s long and steady [...]
A New Chapter of the Michael Oher Story
April 28, 2009 By 5 Comments
The best moment of this year’s NFL Draft was unquestionably the Baltimore Ravens’ selection of Ole Miss tackle Michael Oher wih the 23rd pick of the first round. Oher’s story – documented in Michael Lewis’ best-selling book The Blind Side – has been recounted by various outlets, but perhaps none better than the profile by [...]
UConn Football Plays Major Role in NFL Draft
April 27, 2009 By 27 Comments
When I was in law school at UConn, the bookstore sold a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan: “UConn Law: A law school the basketball team can be proud of.” After this weekend’s NFL Draft, I wonder if we’ll see a new slogan – “UConn Football: a football team the basketball team can be proud of.” Although basketball [...]
UConn’s Donald Brown Drafted in 1st Round
April 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Indianapolis Colts drafted UConn’s record-breaking running back, Donald Brown, in the first round, 27th overall in this weekend’s NFL Draft. Brown is the first player in UConn football history to be chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft. Congratulations to Brown and to UConn football, which has taken another step towards becoming a nationally-recognized [...]
NFL Draft: Michael Oher’s Incredible Success Story
April 22, 2009 By 29 Comments
Ole Miss Tackle Michael Oher is pegged to be drafted in the first half of the first round of Saturday’s NFL Draft. But to equate Oher’s draft status with success overlooks the incredible odds that Oher has been fighting since birth. Oher was the central figure in Michael Lewis’ book The Blind Side. Billed as [...]
