I don't care what the tape says. I didn't say it.

I don't care what the tape says. I didn't say it.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else read more

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive read more

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. Louis)

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

Fans don't boo nobodies.