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"One Favre to Live" is NFL's Newest Soap Opera

Let's transport ourselves back to an earlier day and time...the era of radio dramas known as "soap operas" because they were sponsored by the makers of cleaning products.....

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 368 reads 1 comments
My Strange and Eclectic Top 100

100) NOT Bud Selig 99) The actual season ticket holder who sells you an extra ticket for face value in the parking lot 98-86) The fat guys like the Florida Manatees who dance for our amusement ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 841 reads 13 comments
What's a Sport? Simple!

Finally, an easy question posed by the Bleacher Report Brain Trust. A simple question for a simple man—I like my beer cold, my neck red, and my homosexuals FLA-ming!* And equally simple ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 480 reads 7 comments
Not Just Players: US Soccer Needs All Kinds of Improvements

American soccer has a ways to go, we all know that. Both on and off the field. Sure, athletic talent like the Dwyane Wade's and Tom Brady’s and the Tiger Woods's would help the US national ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 573 reads 1 comments
Most Disappointing US Open Ever

Golf is boring! I can't believe I wasted three hours watching the US Open, especially when TBS was running Ocean's Eleven. They don't do that often--once a week at most :( The whole format stinks...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 380 reads 5 comments
IF Today's Umps Worked "The Natural's" Game

A transcript of the radio broadcast of the 1939 Championship Game featuring Roy Hobbs, better known as The Natural. We come in after commercial: "Good afternoon everyone, and welcome back to ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 173 reads 1 comments
PGA: an Interview with the "In the Hole" Guy

JT: So, you're the "in-the-hole" guy? Please, explain. ITHG: It's both simple and complicated. Basically, I'm the guy who yells "in the hole" at a par three, or after a crucial putt has been stroked...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 330 reads 0 comments
Tuna Over Miami: Dolphin Headquarters on Draft Day

Hell gentle readers, and welcome to Bleacher Report's Draft Day On-Site Guide to the First Pick!Bleacher Report has spared no expense, sending this Miami Beach-based sports humorist seven ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 361 reads 0 comments
NCAA Tournament Sleeper: The Miami Hurricanes

My 2008 NCAA Cinderella squad: the Miami HurricanesWhy? A) They're the local team, and b) I'm certain to be the the only one who picks them...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,021 reads 2 comments
February Sports Roundup

Hello gentle readers.If you're wondering where I've been, that's kind of a funny story. I was at the Publix Supermarket in South Miami when a large black man bumped into me."Hey, watch it buddy!" I snarled...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 706 reads 0 comments
NFL News: Atlanta Falcons Settle for 592nd Coaching Choice

The Atlanta Falcons, reputedly of the National Football League, announced Mike Smith as their Head Coach, and said they couldn't be happier with their 592nd choice...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,015 reads 4 comments
Breaking News: Tom Coughlin's Face Goes on Rampage

A nation hungry for good news had reason to smile when, shortly after Tom Coughlin coached his New York Giants over the Packers in Green Bay in the NFC Championship, his freezing face took on ...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,151 reads 0 comments
Manning Coup: Eli Snags Peyton's Endorsements

In a bloodless coup, Eli Manning seized his older brother Peyton's TV and radio commercials this weekend, striking a blow for little brothers everywhere...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,165 reads 2 comments
NFL Draft News: Darren McFadden Likes Biggs' Pianists?!?

NFL scouts were shocked and horrified to hear that the top-ranked running back in college football, Darren McFadden of the Arkansas Razorbacks, may be "into" Biggs' pianists...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,080 reads 4 comments
Head Coach Interview with Dolphins Goes Poorly

The Miami Dolphins gave a surprise interview to a little-known candidate and may have regretted it. By all accounts, things did not go well.Bill "Bud" Spencer, running backs coach at Shithead State, said "I don't think I got the job...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,335 reads 6 comments
Roger Clemens: That's My Story, and I'm Sticking to It!

Roger Clemens has revealed his strategy in responding to accusations about steroid use:He's going to lie repeatedly and emphatically until hopefully the whole thing goes away...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 841 reads 2 comments
Jeff Tydeman: In Briefs

These hee-larious observations didn't merit a whole article... BILL BELICHICK COACH OF THE YEARMust have been his dapper sense of sartorial style or general likability that put him over the top...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 722 reads 7 comments
West Virginia Got Way Too Drunk Last Night—And Hired Bill Stewart

Here's a transcript of a call this morning between old friends—West Virginia University and Pitt.Pitt: What? Who's bothering me? It's early.WVU: Pitt, it's me, West Virginia...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 2,031 reads 17 comments
Exclusive Interview: Going Global with the BCS

The following is an excerpt from my exclusive interview with Juatta Morron, the man pushing to extend BCS championship protocol beyond the realm of college football.....

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 632 reads 5 comments
Cam Cameron Upbeat About Imminent Dismissal

Soon-to-be-shitcanned Cam Cameron is looking forward to the inevitable."I think it will be a very positive termination," said the future ex-coach of the Miami Dolphins...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,566 reads 6 comments
Breaking News: Bowl Game Anticipated by All

Everybody in this friendly, historic American city is excited about the corporate-sponsored college football bowl game to be played here over the holidays...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 665 reads 6 comments
Atlanta Falcons: They Really Stink

"Hello, A-One Carpet Cleaners. How can I help you?""There's a terrible odor in my house that I was hoping you could get rid of. It's nauseating, like a cross between a meat-rendering plant and a raw sewage backup...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 1,189 reads 9 comments
Dirty Words: Sports Cliches That Have to Go

The following sports clichés need to be put to sleep faster than your grandmother's yippy, flatulent, incontinent poodle..."UNCHARTERED WATERS"You're an idiot...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 781 reads 6 comments
Cooperstown Purge: Baseball Cleans Up the Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, NY -- The Baseball Hall of Fame is empty tonight, after authorities decided that all former inductees would be judged according to current standards...

Written by jeff tydeman about about 1 year ago 799 reads 2 comments

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jeff tydeman Article Archive

"One Favre to Live" is NFL's Newest Soap Opera

My Strange and Eclectic Top 100

What's a Sport? Simple!

Not Just Players: US Soccer Needs All Kinds of Improvements

Most Disappointing US Open Ever

IF Today's Umps Worked "The Natural's" Game

PGA: an Interview with the "In the Hole" Guy

Tuna Over Miami: Dolphin Headquarters on Draft Day

NCAA Tournament Sleeper: The Miami Hurricanes

February Sports Roundup

NFL News: Atlanta Falcons Settle for 592nd Coaching Choice

Breaking News: Tom Coughlin's Face Goes on Rampage

Manning Coup: Eli Snags Peyton's Endorsements

NFL Draft News: Darren McFadden Likes Biggs' Pianists?!?

Head Coach Interview with Dolphins Goes Poorly

Roger Clemens: That's My Story, and I'm Sticking to It!

Jeff Tydeman: In Briefs

West Virginia Got Way Too Drunk Last Night—And Hired Bill Stewart

Exclusive Interview: Going Global with the BCS

Cam Cameron Upbeat About Imminent Dismissal

Breaking News: Bowl Game Anticipated by All

Atlanta Falcons: They Really Stink

Dirty Words: Sports Cliches That Have to Go

Cooperstown Purge: Baseball Cleans Up the Hall of Fame

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