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Archive for October, 2007

Reggie Bush And Family Sued By Sports Marketer

A fledgling sports marketer has filed a lawsuit against former USC running back Reggie Bush and his parents that seeks to recoup nearly $300,000 in cash and gifts they allegedly accepted from him during Bush’s sophomore and junior seasons (Associated Press announced Wednesday). Someone explain why a person would admittedly state the 300,000 (in cash and gifts) was [...]

31 October 2007 at 21:00 - Comments

Flag On The Play: Holding Call Missed During 15 Lateral Play By Trinity

The amazing play by Trinity should have never happened. Don’t get me wrong. It was truly amazing and my heart goes out to all those guys that didn’t give up but….if you look at this video..at approximately 0:02, look to the left of the quarterback and tell me that no flag should have been thrown….the lineman [...]

29 October 2007 at 22:59 - Comments

Pottsville Maroons:Question and Answer:Open Thread

David Fleming (author of the Breaker Boys and Senior ESPN writer) has requested that Fumbled.org provide an open thread to create a question and answer section regarding the disgraceful acts of imbalance by the NFL against the 1925 NFL Champions; The Pottsville Maroons. Fumbled.org (and possibly David Fleming) will help answer your questions,(based on our research) to the [...]

28 October 2007 at 16:38 - Comments
Bob at 16:20 on 2 December 2007
http://bbtrout.blogspot.com/search/label/maroons

15-Laterals on Final Play Gives Trinity Historic Victory

In an unprecedented finish that had more twists and turns than the surreal Cal-Stanford ending of 1982, Trinity College executed 15 laterals before scoring a touchdown at the final gun to clinch an improbable 28-24 win over Millsaps College. See the Amazing Video!

28 October 2007 at 16:20 - Comments

StubHub Names College Football’s Top Rivals Based On Ticket Sales

The boys over at StubHub compiled this list. You may see some rivalries on the list that may surprise you. Following a week that saw some of the nation’s premier rivalry match-ups played, StubHub has released its current Top 25 Rivalry Rankings of the best selling college grudge matches. Last week provided a number of college [...]

25 October 2007 at 22:43 - Comments

Look What The NFL Did To Pottsville (Pottsville Maroons)

The Pottsville Maroons played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. The team was owned by Dr. J.G. Streigel and played at Minersville Park, now home to the King’s Village shopping plaza. The location of the King’s Village shopping plaza is 2 miles west of Pottsville, PA., across the street from where [...]

24 October 2007 at 14:59 - Comments
Jim Gillespie at 12:24 on 14 November 2007
My grandfather was Eddie Gillespie as seen in the team photograph on the extreme left.
Bob at 16:19 on 2 December 2007
Another local Pottsville blog that mentions the maroons: http://bbtrout.blogspot.com/search/label/maroons

Joe Paterno Show No Mercy Towards Austin Scott

Joe Paterno has denied to care about what really happened the night Austin Scott described as being a consentual act of kindness. Without hearing Austin Scott’s explanation about what really did happen that night; Joe Pa removed Scott from the team and told the press “He will not be coming back.” Paterno has been feed up with [...]

24 October 2007 at 12:26 - Comments

Texas Tech make’s “Vick’em” shirts for their game against A&M

A Texas Tech student made shirts for his fraternity with the theme “Vick’em” in which a football player wearing the #7 shirt is holding Reveille, the A&M dog mascot, by the neck…hahahaha… but sadly he’s been banned to sell the shirts and faces possible academic consequences read more | digg story

10 October 2007 at 12:55 - Comments

10 Most Disappointing College Football Players of ‘07 [PICS]

A look at 10 guys who were supposed to be sick this year but so far have just been disgusting… read more | digg story

10 October 2007 at 12:54 - Comments

University of Memphis football player killed on campus

Police said defensive lineman Taylor Bradford, 21, apparently was shot around 9:45 p.m. (10:45 ET) Sunday and drove a short distance in his car before crashing. Bradford was taken to Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Campus police said the preliminary investigation indicated that Bradford was targeted and not the victim of a [...]

1 October 2007 at 12:50 - Comments