How many feet need to be in bounds when making a catch? This is one of those questions that has two different answers. The number of feet in bounds is different between NCAA and NFL football rules. And then there is the idea of what is a ‘foot’? How many feet need to be in […]
Hunker Down You Hairy Dawgs! Football Concept: Hunkered Down Georgia Bulldogs, that is. This battle cry will be heard across the Bulldog Nation, especially when the Dawgs are in a tough spot and need a bit of extra grit and fight to match their opponent – Hunker Down You Hairy Dawgs! To understand what it […]
Thread the Needle This is one of those football expressions taken from a much more literal setting – sewing! Have you ever tried to thread a needle to sew on a button? It’s not always that easy, no matter how many times you lick the thread! In football, the expression to thread the needle is used […]
Roll Tide (or Rolltide) What does Roll Tide mean? The rally chant for the University of Alabama. It’s said during every kickoff of every game. It is also abbreviated RTR for Roll Tide Roll. When your mascot is an elephant, who wants to say “Go Elephants, Go!” Alabama became known as the Crimson Tide after […]
Stack the Box Football Concept: Stack the Box In football, this is the saying used when the defense puts a lot of players in ‘the box’ which is the imaginary rectangle in front of the offensive line that is the width of the offensive line and about 3-5 yards deep. It means the defense likely […]
How is a football field set up? In American football, the field is called a field. It is not a pitch, a court, or a grassy area – it is a field. However, knowing the parts of the football field may take some getting used to. Below illustrates how a football field is set up […]
Watching some of the games last weekend, reminded me of playing flag football back in the day. It brought back these memories because of some of the plays teams called or strategies they used were something you do more in flag football (or any front yard pick up game) than you do in ‘real’ football. […]
It’s the first official weekend of October and Saturday is the 5th of October. So, what happened on October 5th in history? The Grand Ole Opry radio show started in 1925 Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential address in 1947 Beatles release “Love Me Do” as their first single and the first James Bond […]
Alright – so we need to talk a little strategy for you ladies who are new to playing in a football pool. The goal is to win as many points as possible each week. We play 25 games so everyone has a max number of points of 25 each week. A typical score is probably […]
What is the spread? One of the first steps in understanding how to play in a football pool is understanding the rules of the pool in which you play. There are several ways a pool can be run, but the majority of ‘real’ pools utilize what is called the spread. So, what is the spread […]
