Fantasy Football Update: Week 7

We really–really. really. don’t want to talk about the past couple weeks, guys.  Like, really.  Suffice it to say that we had lost four weeks in a row, despite last week getting more points than everyone in the darn league…except our opponent, of course.Â
This week was do or die.  Playing the league leader, we needed [...]

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It’s a Good Day to be From Minnesota

We hate to say it….but that Monday Night Football game actually lived up to the hype.
All of you who said Favre was done?  All the Jets fans–and players–who said he shoulda just stayed retired? Well, shoulda, woulda, coulda. As in, shoulda, woulda, coulda kept Favre.
There’s no super-duper analysis needed here, which is a relief, because [...]

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9:02 AM and Brett Favre’s Still a Prima Donna…

Len Berman of Huffington Post and ESPN are reporting that everyone’s favorite serial retiree may actually be semi-retired. Kind of.
Specifically, Favre has now been quoted as saying he may well “not be up for” all sixteen games this season.
Interestingly, the article under the headline on ESPN is a Favre lovefest (typical) about [...]

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Favre Fever Houston: A MNF Report

UPH managed tickets to last night’s Monday Night Football game before Brett Favre signed and made every Packers fan we know in the city of Houston sell their soul for tickets (while hating themselves for doing so, naturally.)
The turnout was pretty good, but it didn’t matter one way or another, broadcast-wise, because the closed roof [...]

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Breaking News: Brett Freakin’ Favre

We used to love Brett Favre.  (He won the first Superbowl we remember watching, after all, and we admit to growing up singing “On, Wisconsin.”)  We defended him when he went back and forth about retiring.  Again and again.  After all, we reasoned, he loved the game! He couldn’t bring himself to leave!
You know what? [...]

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