Ramble On » Football Ramblings http://www.dcooley.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:14:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Addidas and Reggie Bush know how to advertise. http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/ http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:29:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/

Reggie Bush got some extra headlines this week for the $10,000 fine levied on him by the NFL for wearing Addidas cleats in last weeks pre season game.Just goes to show that Addidas may have figured out what The Golden Palace casino learned a long time ago. A different way to advertise.

The NFL only allows players to wear Nike or Reebok shoes during games. So how is another shoe company supposed to make good on endorsements it has with football players? Simple, have them wear your shoes and pay the fine.

Basically Addidas just paid $10,000 for a whole lot of publicity.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/addidas-and-reggie-bush-know-how-to-advertise/feed/ 0 Matt Leinart finally signed http://www.dcooley.com/matt-leinart-finally-signed/ http://www.dcooley.com/matt-leinart-finally-signed/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:04:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/matt-leinart-finally-signed/

The first-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals signed a six-year contract.Out of 255 players taken in this years NFL Draft, Leinhart was the last to agree to a contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but you can be assured it was way too much. ESPN reported that the contract was worth a max of $50 million, yes, $50 million. When the 10th overall pick and the second quarterback taken is worth $50 million there is something out of whack. No wonder the average family can not afford to go to a football game.And how does the 10th pick get almost what the third pick got. Vince Young signed with the Tennessee Titans and received a six-year contract worth up to $58 million.

I guess Matt showed us, staying that extra year in college did pay off.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/matt-leinart-finally-signed/feed/ 0 Clinton Portis dislocates shoulder http://www.dcooley.com/clinton-portis-dislocates-shoulder/ http://www.dcooley.com/clinton-portis-dislocates-shoulder/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:36:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/clinton-portis-dislocates-shoulder/

In the first preseason game of the year for the Washington Redskins, Clinton Portis dislocated his shoulder attempting a tackle on a Mark Brunell pass that had been intercepted.An MRI has already confirmed the injury and now it will be a waiting game to see how bad the injury is and how long the rehab will take.The Cincinnati Bengals went on to win the game.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/clinton-portis-dislocates-shoulder/feed/ 0 AP Football Poll – August 2006 http://www.dcooley.com/ap-football-poll-august-2006/ http://www.dcooley.com/ap-football-poll-august-2006/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:18:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/ap-football-poll-august-2006/

1 Texas
2 Southern California
3 Penn State
4 Ohio State
5 West Virginia
6 LSU
7 Virginia Tech
8 Alabama
9 Notre Dame
10 Georgia
11 TCU
12 Florida
12 Oregon
14 Auburn
15 Wisconsin
16 UCLA
17 Miami (Fla.)
18 Boston College
19 Louisville
20 Texas Tech
21 Clemson
22 Oklahoma
23 Florida State
24 Nebraska
25 California

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/ap-football-poll-august-2006/feed/ 0 Cowboys sign Williams http://www.dcooley.com/cowboys-sign-williams/ http://www.dcooley.com/cowboys-sign-williams/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:32:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/cowboys-sign-williams/

The Dallas Cowboys signed Roy Williams to an extension, and that is good news. But, if you read between the lines you will see the bad news. America’s Team is in some real trouble on the marketing (players) front.

“He probably is the second-most visible player we’ve got on this team right now, Terrell (Owens) being the first,” Cowboys owner-general manager Jerry Jones said of Williams after the morning practice in Oxnard, Calif. “Roy through his play brings leadership and basically will be one of the main signatures on our defense.” – Jerry Jones

Oh boy, if Terrell Owens is the most visible player, let’s just change the name from the Cowboys to the Dallas SelfishThugs.

How bout them boys, what a slide in 10 years. This is worse than the last slide when the starting QB and Punter were the same guy, and he wasn’t that good at either position.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/cowboys-sign-williams/feed/ 0 Reggie Bush signs with Saints http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/ http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:32:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/reggie-bush-signs-with-saints/

Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush signed a six-year contract Saturday with the New Orleans Saints.The Saints announced this morning that he may not practice today, but should be in practice tomorrow, Tuesday August 1st. The Saints are holding their Training Camp at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

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