Weekend Wrap #60: Pre-Draft Edition

April 19, 2009 in Mailbag

news_wrap.jpgThis weekend was just a warm-up for one of my favorite weekends in all of sports. That weekend is NFL Draft. Call me crazy but I love everything about the NFL Draft. Trying to predict what players and positions each team will select is fun for me. Second guessing which player was a good fit for the particular team that drafted him is fun for me. Hoping and praying that a particular player I think would make a great fit for my team is still there when they draft is part of the excitement. So with that said, fire up the grills and do a little “home tailgating” this coming weekend. You know I will. On with this week’s links.


Weekend Wrap #22: Enemy of Construction Edition

July 26, 2008 in Mailbag

news_wrap.jpgThis first link in this edition of the Weekend Wrap got me to thinking. There seems to be a trend developing that construction of new stadiums or housing or whatever seems to be encroaching on our ability to tailgate. The University of Oregon is building a brand new college baseball stadium to accommodate their newly created team. The only problem is that the new baseball stadium is being constructed in a large portion of the parking lot at Autzen Stadium. This has the Oregon Football tailgaters up in arms and rightfully so. Now it seems that Iowa Football tailgaters will be losing a favorite tailgating spot due to new condo constructionin the Olive Court. When will the madness stop? As an avid tailgater, please, I implore you. Stop taking away our tailgating parking lots. Tailgating is truly the last great American neighborhood where everyone is friendly and no one locks their doors. Why would you want to kill that with yet another condo complex? Stop the insanity.

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