Basil’s Blog

The local indoor football team, the Columbus Lions, had their home opener tonight. And it turned out sour for the home team. The Erie (PA) River Rats beat the Lions, 54-48.
A small crowd … this is Columbus, Georgia, after all … turned out. But at times they made some noise for the home team.
The guy [...]

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Way back, a long time ago, pro football games used to be played on Sunday afternoons. And that was about it.
Before Monday Night Football.
Before Saturday football.
Before Sunday night football.
Before cable.
Before expansion.
The NFL and the AFL had merged. Three NFL teams (Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Cleveland) joined the 10 AFL teams to form the AFC. And the [...]

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I mentioned earlier about the ease of the drive to Athens this morning.
The drive back was not quite as easy.
Following the football game, the Little Princess took me out to supper at Weaver D’s. If you’ve been to Athens and haven’t eaten at Weaver D’s, you’ve missed some good eatin’.
Anyway, I got in the car [...]

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My daughter called last night. The Little Princess was asking about the Wife and me driving over to Athens today. Seems there’s a football game gong on. UGA is taking on Troy. Should be a blowout. But you never know.
Anyway, I could make the trip. But the Wife couldn’t. Oldest granddaughter has her 8th birthday [...]

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Because my Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) wanted me to, I’m writing about football.
She likes football. Or thinks she does. I’m not sure.
Anyway, we talked about starting the game. And we got as far as putting the ball in play.
Running
The most common football play is the run.
The quarterback, who stands behind the center, receives the snap [...]

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My great-grandparents lived in a log cabin. Ma and Pa, we called them. That’s what their children (my maternal grandmother and her sisters) called them. And that’s what their children (my maternal grandmother’s children, and all their cousins) called them.
And, that’s what the great-grandchildren (me, my sisters, and all our first, second, third, and so [...]

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Because my Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) wants to know about football, we’re talking about football.
We covered the coin flip earlier. Which determines who kicks off.
The kickoff
Used to be, everybody kicked off from the 40 yard line. High school, college, and pro. Then, in 1974, this thing called the World Football League showed up. The WFL, [...]

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Becasue my Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) wanted me to … and because I’m the perfect little brother … here’s a little bit about football.
Football isn’t football
Now, when I say “football,” I mean American football. Not soccer. Or association football. Which the rest of the world calls “football.” Well, not all the rest of the world.
The [...]

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