Category: 97.5 the Fanatic
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Being a college basketball coach is tough. The job is demanding and the stress is high. One thing a coach can't do is berate their players and start to get physical with them. Coaches are there to teach, they are there to nurture. They have been trusted by parents to ...
Posted in College Basketball | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 18th, 2013
The Eagles went through a very exhaustive coaching search this offseason as they looked for someone to fill Andy Reid's shoes. Their initial target was Chip Kelly, the No. 1 coach available this offseason. After it looked as if Kelly made the decision to return to Oregon, the Eagles expanded ...
Posted in College Football, NFL, Oregon Ducks, Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
After a disappointing 4-12 season, the Philadelphia Eagles decided it was time to make a change. The Eagles made the decision to fire Andy Reid and for the first time in 14 years Philly will have a new head coach roaming the sidelines. It's not just the coach that needs ...
Posted in NFL, Philadelphia Eagles | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Monday night's terrible call in the Packers-Seahawks game affected so many people in and around the NFL. The whole NFC playoff picture has been altered and the loss could have a lasting impact on so many different teams. Furthermore, Fantasy Football games were decided by that play. And then there ...
Posted in Golf, Green Bay Packers, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tiger Woods | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
While the Los Angeles Lakers are the team that everyone has been buzzing about this offseason, the 76ers were also part of the four-team blockbuster trade that sent Dwight Howard to Hollywood. While Philly had to part with Andre Iguodala and use its amnesty clause on Elton Brand to make ...
Posted in NBA, Philadelphia 76ers | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 1st, 2012
It's Mike Tyson. There's no sense in introducing the guy, and it's typically futile to try to set the stage because the conversation always bounces around unpredictably across a wide range of topics. The following is no different, though much of it centers around Terrell Owens and his recent fall ...
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Yesterday was the 70th birthday of the great Muhammad Ali and many people took time to reflect on his career. Full disclosure, I’m only 28-years-old so unfortunately I don’t have many as memories of Muhammad Ali as I would like. What I do know about him has been learned from ...
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Over the weekend Charles Barkley made his third appearance on Saturday Night Live and it got mixed reviews, but there's a clear reason why he keeps getting invited back even though he's not an actor. Even though he's not very good at reading off cue cards, Barkley is very opinionated, he’s ...
Posted in Media, NBA | 22 Comments »
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies were put together this season with one goal in mind. It wasn’t to have the best record in the regular season, it wasn’t to win the National League East, or just get into the playoffs either. It was to win the World Series. After making a huge ...
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Yikes. The college football landscape continues to get bulldozered by bad news. Shocking that the University of Miami program is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, is it not? Yeah, not really. Prostitutes, strippers, abortions, and of course, the usual -- cars, money, etc. All told, this ...
Posted in College Football, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners | 3 Comments »