Inspiration, Excitement, and Toasts
The buddies banter over beers has the boys viewing international punctuality, football, inspiring speeches, sports gambling and other forays, and of course the ever-demanded fact check. Salut!
Halloween Jekyll and Hyde
The local football weekend featured the good, the bad, and the ugly, and in the case of the Chiefs, all kind of rolled into one. Keen analysis of the pro and college game, and lots of good fun!
Relationships a Keynote to High-Level Coaching Success
Motivated and focused from an early age, Kelly has been a success story as a player and coach at every level. A star quarterback at Harrisonville HS and then on to KU, he then took his leadership skills into coaching, where he has been a success at every stop.
An Ultimate Multi-Tasker From the Start
Danan Hughes has packed an awful lot into his half century on the planet, and he’s far from done. A two-sport scholarship athlete at Iowa drafted in baseball and football, he carved out a successful NFL career, and after retiring from football has kept on finding excellence in multiple fields.
Old Times, New Times, Good Times
The buddies banter session over beverages is far afield again from beer to bourbon, Kevin Bacon vs. Kurt Russel, classic cinema, old time TV vs. radio, fans team jerseys, actual football chat and a whole lot more. And….the fabulous fact check.
Sports Tries to Work Back As Society Falls Back
Restrictions return to our world after voluntary efforts
didn’t hit the mark, but leagues and conferences try to
make their structures more successful. That, and strong
voices in sports being raised with some success.
Power Plays While Hoping to Play
The weekly combination of strong opinions, spirited banter, and
some silliness, this time around dives into baseball’s bickering while other
sports take strides toward play, the government and Power Five conferences
getting together, press conference decorum, and more.
Chiefs Super Bowl Fever Temperature Only Slowly Dropping
Moving on to the next sports thing is something nobody wants to rush, but
attention does drift towards college basketball and maybe a few other things…..maybe.
One Cherished Trophy Hoisted, Another Awaits
It had been fifty years since the Chiefs reached the Super Bowl, it had been since 1984 that
the AFC title trophy was renamed after Lamar Hunt. The Chiefs took possession of the latter, and
made the former a footnote on Sunday. Analysis of an historic day, and an intriguing matchup ahead.
Serendipity and Creating Firsts
Jan Stenerud came from his native Norway to become a college ski jumper, which somehow
led to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a Super Bowl win.