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Support For Our Troops, College Football Style
November 12th, 2009
Two universities will team up with the Wounded Warrior Project to honor our troops when they take to the football field this coming weekend.
Kudos to the University of South Carolina and the University of Maryland for the effort they have put forth in this endeavor.
Gamecocks Athletics Director, Eric Hyman, provides the details: (to view the special uniforms the teams will wear, follow the link)
Under Armour today announced its partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project, a not-for-profit organization that provides programs and services for injured service members and their families. The two have joined forces in conjunction with the University of South Carolina and University of Maryland football teams to recognize the sacrifices made by those who have served and those that continue to serve in our nation’s Armed Forces.
On November 14, in honor of our troops, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and University of Maryland Terrapins will wear specially designed head-to-toe uniforms for their Game Day match-ups versus the University of Florida Gators and Virginia Tech Hokies respectively. The teams will take the field in black and desert camouflage uniforms featuring the Wounded Warrior Project logo. The uniforms will also have a unique twist; a core value embellishment – Duty, Honor, Courage, Commitment, Integrity, Country, and Service – will replace the players’ last name on the back of each jersey. Both games will be nationally televised.
Wounded Warrior and Under Armour will create special make-up products for fans to wear on game day to show their support. The gear will be sold in college book stores, local military base exchanges, and online at www.underarmour.com. A percentage of the fan gear proceeds will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Additionally, a select number of game jerseys will be auctioned off after the game on the University websites and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.
“Partnering with an organization such as the Wounded Warrior Project allows Under Armour a unique opportunity to connect with college football fans and our athletes on a whole new level, while also supporting the overall mission of the Wounded Warrior Project – to build public awareness and help support injured service men and women and their families,” said Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour. “We will continue to both honor and empower those who have been wounded and we are proud to support our troops.”
“We are extremely grateful to Under Armour and their partners, to their dedicated employees that believe in our mission, and of course to both universities and their athletic programs for this unique opportunity,” said Steven Nardizzi, executive director of the Wounded Warrior Project. “The incredible design of these uniforms, especially the use of warrior character traits in place of the athletes’ names on the game jerseys, and the overall visibility of these games, will generate excitement and greatly increase public awareness of our organization and the men and women we are privileged to serve.”
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HT: Just A Grunt. Follow the links provided there for more information.
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Fox NFL Sunday Takes A Little Bit Of Home To Afghanistan
November 9th, 2009
Fox NFL Sunday is the only football pregame show we watch most weekends.
We tuned in just a bit late yesterday, but just in time to see the following segment of the crew on location with our troops in Afghanistan:
(This is a different video than the one making the rounds yesterday, and is the segment I was hoping to locate..be sure to watch to the end, you won’t be disappointed)
Congratulations Pittsburgh Steelers
February 1st, 2009
Football Fun
January 29th, 2009
Two balls collide in mid-air and are delivered on target to two receivers..oh heck, just watch the amazing abilities of these professional football players:
Friday, Football, Fun
April 4th, 2008
This 1994 football game between two Texas rival high schools had a finish most real football fans would have been delighted to witness, but the real treat in this video are the announcers.
Have a look and a listen!
A Very Emotional Retirement and One Well Earned
March 6th, 2008
Football has seen one of its greats retire. He will be missed by many who recognize his many accomplishments and the pleasure he provided those who love the game.
Click the image below to watch Brett Favre’s farewell press conference.
He is departing the game as he played, a humble man.
Favre's final farewell
Mixing Football and Patriotism..It Works
January 29th, 2008
[Updated and bumped] Via the Jawa Report comes the following interview with Lt. Col. Gadson the gentleman mentioned in the article I cited below with reference to comments by Giants Coach, Tom Coughlin.
I can’t think of a better “good luck charm.”
[End Update]
It remains to be seen if the New York Giants can spoil the perfect season of the New England Patriots.
When I don’t have a home town favorite in the big game, I tend to root for the underdog so I suppose that indicates where my heart will be on Sunday.
Think about it, if the Giants should pull an upset, football history would be made. Brothers who are both quarterbacks could then claim Super Bowl wins.
One of the things which often is a turn off prior to the big game (games) in professional sports is the trash talk which emanates from the players.
Coaches, however, when interviewed tend to say say very little or simply stress the strengths of their unit as opposed to their challenger.
Tom Coughlin in an interview with a NY Post reporter supplied this quote which sets him aside from many others:
“The experience of 9/11, right here in New York City, the personal aspect of 9/11 for me … I was in college through the whole Vietnam thing,” Coughlin said. “But seeing what’s taken place here in Iraq, and having an opportunity to meet Gen. [Ray] Odierno, to meet Greg Gadson, to really reach out and touch guys that are the real heroes – who represent us in this war on terrorism so that we can sleep under the blanket of freedom … the depth of that for me, and I keep coming back to the red, white and blue, because that’s what we are, that’s what our nation is, red, white and blue, that’s what the New Giants are. I take a lot of pride in that.”
Well said Coach Coughlin.
[Quote provided is located on page two of article]
Super Bowl bound
January 21st, 2008
Football Fun
September 8th, 2007
The NFL officially kicked off on Thursday night with another exciting win by the Colts and Peyton Manning. But Sunday to many will be the real start of the pro season when it is wall to wall football.
For fans everywhere and especially if you are involved in the Fantasy Football Leagues which are so popular these days, here’s a little rap for you.
Enjoy those college and pro games, the season always seems just a little to short!
