Defensive Formations

What are the defense positions in football

What does the defense do in football? The defensive unit does not start the play with the ball, that’s the offense‘s job. The defense’s job is to stop the opposing team’s offensive unit from moving the ball down the field and scoring points. The best way to do this? Take the ball away from them. […]

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What is the offense in football?

What is the Offense in Football: The offense is the unit who starts the play with the ball. They are generally broken up into the offensive line, the backs and the receivers. However, there are several of each of these types of positions and, again, they each have specialties. For example, the offensive line has […]

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touchdown in football

How do you score in football?

There are several different ways to score points in football. It’s important to understand the basics of these primary scoring methods as this is how you win the game. If you don’t score, you can’t win.  So, how do you score in football? How do you score in football? A team gets points in one […]

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What is the point of football?

What is the point of football? In our opinion, the answer to ‘what is the point of football?’ is competition, education, and fun. Of course there is the entertainment factor too. What is the point of football: Competition Ok, so what is the point of football? Depending on your perspective, you might think there is […]

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Meaning behind Sports Logos

Have you ever wondered how sports logos came to be? Why does the Falcon of the Atlanta Falcon’s logo look so weird? Why is the O of the Oregon Duck’s logo so oblong? Well, these answers and so many more are provided in this great article. How many did you know before you saw it […]

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Super Bowl is February 2nd! Time to plan a party.

Ok, this has been a really fun season learning football with all you ladies. Now is the time to show off what you’ve learned by throwing the perfect Super Bowl Party! You have just under 2 weeks to prepare so you should order our Ultimate Football Party Planning Guide today to help you with both […]

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Early Christmas Shopping for Sports Fans!

As many of you know, Flip the Field is an affiliate with Fanatics.com. This is an amazing website that sells fan gear for all sorts of sports (not just college football) and just about every team within those sports. This is a great place to do your holiday shopping for those special sports fans in your house. […]

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Media bias isn’t just for politics

We all know the media has certain political biases. We know it. We accept it…or we watch Fox News because at least they say they are biased. That’s enough about politics for today. On to football… Media bias in college football is something I never thought I would have to deal with. There are often […]

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Take the emotion out of a pick, but keep it for the game

More football pool strategy There are games in our pool week after week that are sure to tug at your emotions. The team you want to prevail isn’t expected to win, but the team they are playing is one you just can’t cheer for in good conscious. What do you do? This happens to me […]

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Keep it classy and keep your cool – How to watch football like a lady!

I watched the Alabama/LSU game with a bunch of neighbors last weekend. A friend of mine reminded me how last year when we were watching a game together in a public location, I was getting so infuriated with obnoxious people, I left early and went home (funny…I just remembered Alabama winning!). Anyway, she told me […]

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