Football

Ask Gary: Tampa Bay enjoyed Maddon’s victory

November 5, 2016 College Sports in Florida

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Football, Maddon, Series

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Bucs have thrown too much talent into the garbage

September 29, 2016 general

Thursday, 5 a.m. Stop me if you’ve seen this before. The athlete comes in representing hope. He says the right things. He gets the big check. And then the trouble begins. He goofs off. There isn’t sufficient leadership on the team, and so he strays. Maybe he punches a cabbie. Maybe he comes to practice […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Discards, Football, NFL

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How about the all-time Heisman football team?

August 23, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tueday, 6 a.m. We argue. That’s the point. We debate. We discuss. We shake our heads in exasperation. We measure memories. Who is the best all-time college quarterback? Is it Joe Montana? Is it Peyton Manning? John Elway? How about the best running back? Is it Jim Brown? Earl Campbell? Barry Sanders? How do you […]

Tagged as: Football, Griffin, Heisman, Tebow

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Baseball trumps football in competitive balance

January 15, 2016 Baseball

Friday, 6:00 a.m. When I was a young boy growing up in the 50’s (the 1950’s, not the 1850’s), there were 16 MLB teams and 12 NFL teams. It was reasonable for all of us young fans to assume that our favorite teams in each sport would win it all, or at least get to […]

Tagged as: Balance, baseball, Championship, Football

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