Welcome back to Part 3 of the 2012 Sammys. I hope you have enjoyed Part 1 and Part 2 and will join us in the next day or so for the exciting conclusion. For now though we re-join our host Clint Eastwood and continue with the show. To present our next award… Read More The Sammy Awards 2012 – Part 3: From Appalachia With Love
And now the end is near, and so I face the final week of the NFL regular season. Regrets?? I have a few…a few too many to mention. One thing I know for certain is that my career in the prognostication arts is pretty much dead in the water. After going 1-6 last week…my worst… Read More 2012 Pigskin Picks of Profundity…..Week 16
Welcome to Part 2 of the 2012 Sammy Awards. If you have not already done so please check out Part 1. After another brief & entertaining tirade by our curmudgeonly yet loveable host Clint Eastwood it is time for our next award. The Manofesto is proud to introduce a man who not only… Read More The Sammy Awards 2012 – Part 2: Eclipsing the Old Moon
Happy Holidays and welcome to the 3rd annual Sammy Awards. I sincerely hope that everyone in The Manoverse had a lovely & festive Christmas, and I wish you all a very Happy New Year. Before we get on with the imaginary show let me briefly review the ground rules for anyone who may have missed… Read More The Sammy Awards 2012 – Part 1: The Curse of the Goblet of Secrets
And down the stretch we come!! This is the next-to-last week of the NFL season and thus the inaugural season of the PPP’s. I had another 4-3 record last weekend (I am almost positive that I’ve not exceeded that success rate at all this year), bringing my overall record to 42-61-1. Surprisingly there aren’t a… Read More 2012 Pigskin Picks of Profundity…..Week 15
Is there a difference between a carol and just a plain ol’ Christmas song?? The common view looks to be in the affirmative, but what exactly the separation point is can be debated. Strictly speaking a carol will always talk of The Nativity. So favorites like Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy to… Read More Superfluous 7…..Overlooked & Underrated Christmas Songs
You may have noticed that I took another bye last weekend. It was completely unintentional. Time simply got away from me. I was busy with other things, and for some reason became enamored with getting the bowl preview finished even though it could have waited a few more days. Ah well…c’est la vie. College football… Read More 2012 Pigskin Picks of Profundity…..Week 14
Yes West Virginia, there is a Sammy Claus. I exist as surely as football, good books, Italian food, & puppies exist, and I know that they abound and give my life its joy & meaning. Alas! How would The Manofesto exist if there were no Sammy Claus?? It would be really dreary, like a Lady… Read More The Sammy Claus Wish List 2012
In 1914 Yale University built a football stadium. It was the first bowl shaped stadium in the country and the prototype for what we take for granted as the typical stadium today. During this time there was only one college football post-season game to decide a national champion. It was played in Pasadena, CA and… Read More A Look at the 2012-13 Bowl Season
