Atlanta Gets Black College Football Hall of Fame

Black College Football Hall of Fame comes to Atlanta, GA

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Former Washington Redskins Super Bowl winner and black quarterback Doug Williams announces that Atlanta will be the home of the Black College Football Hall of Fame. For those too young to know, Doug Williams is a quarterback who graduated from Grambling State University and played quarterback in the National Football League and won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins.

Doug Williams and James Harris Announce Black College Football HOF

Doug Williams and James Harris Announce Black College Football HOF

Doug Williams is now the head coach at Grambling State and obviously has a real passion for HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). The first enshrinement of the inductees will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel on February 20, 2010 to coincide with Black History Month.

Every football player who played at a black college and university will be a future candidate for the Hall of Fame. Obviously, like any Hall of Fame, the athlete will have had to put up huge numbers and be an outstanding football player or coach.

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The UFL Attempts to Compete with The NFL

The United Football League launches.

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We’ve seen it time and time again. Another league has sprouted up to compete with the National Football League. I was flipping through channels last night looking for SportsCenter and came across a team wearing lime green jerseys. I had no idea what it was and who it was. I knew that the Arena Football League had completely cancelled it’s season so I was confused. I saw referees in red shirts and black slacks which caught my eye more than the lime green uniforms that the players on one team had on.

The new UFL Jersey

The new UFL Jersey

“What is this”, I thought to myself. Someone is actually going to try it again. I was shocked when the Arena Football League closed it’s doors. It had true celebrity owners including Ron Jaworski and Jon Bon Jovi owners. It seemed to be able to stay afloat. Back in the day, Vince McMahon also jumped in and competed against the NFL by launching the XFL to be similar to his World Wrestling Entertainment enterprises. It failed after one season. The United Football League was born and is ready to compete with the NFL.

The UFL has a nice logo and about 4-5 member teams at this point. However, instead of going one on one with the undisputed heavyweight champion NFL on Sundays, the UFL will play games on Thursdays and Friday nights on the cable channel Versus.

The United Football League and member teams

The United Football League and member teams

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Dallas Cowboys Are Still Americas Team

Survey Says: The Dallas Cowboys are America’s Favorite Team

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According to Harris Interactive, The Dallas Cowboys are still America’s team proving that Jerry Jones knows branding. The Harris Poll surveyed 2,334 adults between September 8-15, 2009. The Pittsburgh Steelers came in second and the Chicago Bears came in third place.

The Dallas Cowboys are America's Favorite Team

The Dallas Cowboys are America's Favorite Team

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San Francisco 49ers Draft Pick Michael Crabtree Should Not Be Signed

Michael Crabtree was a standout receiver at Texas Tech last season but to sit out three weeks without talking to the San Francisco 49ers is a joke. Why in the world does he think he has so much value and has never played or practiced a down in the National Football League. I’m really tired [...]

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Michael Crabtree was a standout receiver at Texas Tech last season but to sit out three weeks without talking to the San Francisco 49ers is a joke. Why in the world does he think he has so much value and has never played or practiced a down in the National Football League. I’m really tired of these young cats thinking they hold so much weight and teams will not even negotiate with top veteran players like this.

On one hand, I agree because this is the most money that he’ll ever see from a contract in the NFL. That’s proven. But, to sit out all 4 weeks means he will never be able to learn the plays now. And now the 49ers are winning without him, he wants to negotiate to get on the team. If I were the 49ers, I would never even play this kid and sign him and let him sit on the bench the entire season. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9gAYutAwg]

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The West Coast Offense Defined

Today is football weather and football day in America. Many people have heard about the West Coast Offense but don’t really know what it is. As a former quarterback and a Nike Elite 11 Training system coach, here’s the lowdown for you fans. Traditional football was thought to be run first which will then set [...]

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Today is football weather and football day in America. Many people have heard about the West Coast Offense but don’t really know what it is. As a former quarterback and a Nike Elite 11 Training system coach, here’s the lowdown for you fans.

Brett Favre - Master of The West Coast Offense

Brett Favre - Master of The West Coast Offense

Traditional football was thought to be run first which will then set up vertical passing lanes down the field. In other words, on first and second down, you run the ball and if you have success, you will suck in linebackers who will be thinking run first. Once you get these linebackers, corners and safeties run minded and get 8 men in the box, it will open up passing lanes down the field for your receivers going towards the endzone.

The West Coast Offense changes this thinking radically. It’s focus is on using the short horizontal passing game to open up the running game and play action game. By running a series of pass plays into the flats with short slants, hitches, and curls this will open up the running game and move the chains.

Also, in this pass oriented attack, the receivers are required to read defenses just as the quarterback does and almost every single play is a “hot” play. This means that the route is NOT pre-determined and is determined based upon defensive alignment. The quarterback must be able to read defenses extremely well for this offense to work smoothly. If your quarterback is not highly analytical and an extremely fast learner and reader, this offense fails.

So, when you hear stretch the field they are talking from sideline to sideline and this is how they will move down the field. Short pass plays to the sidelines with 4-6 yard pickups. A great West Coast Offense quarterback will know the opponents defensive schemes as well as they do.

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Michael Vick Re-United With Nike

Thank goodness! I’m so glad to hear the news that Michael Vick was re-united with sports super powerhouse Nike. The deal was announced during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium by Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick.

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Thank goodness! I’m so glad to hear the news that Michael Vick was re-united with sports super powerhouse Nike. The deal was announced during a panel discussion at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium by Michael Principe, the managing director of BEST, the agency that represents Vick. I knew that Nike would seriously reconsider after seeing that Michael Vick’s jersey is one of the top 10 selling football jerseys on The NFL Shop website. Nike, always one to make money, know they have a goldmine.

Michael Vick returns to Nike

Michael Vick returns to Nike

In another blog, I already broke down the numbers of the Michael Vick sales and it adds up very quickly. See The Spinks Industries blog here. Nike fully knows that once people forget about the past that Michael Vick merchandise will represent huge numbers for them. Especially if he returns to top form, which I expect him to sooner rather than later. Let me put it this way for all you non-believers: Mike Vick can move the ball down the field better than Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell who can’t even put up touchdowns yet has a $31 Million guarantee in his contract.

I rest my case. Mike Vick will return to prominence. Let me go ahead and order my new Michael Vick Eagles jersey and order a new Atlanta Falcons throwback jersey. Finish Line NBA

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Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell Should Be Benched

I love the Oakland Raiders and consider myself a Raiders fan but JaMarcus Russell is NOT playing to his potential.

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Yeah, I said it. I love the Oakland Raiders and consider myself a Raiders fan but JaMarcus Russell is NOT playing to his potential. Of course, I’m using his contract where he received a guaranteed $31 Million as an unproven rookie two seasons ago to gauge his potential.

JaMarcus Russell can barely move the ball down the field and put the Raiders in scoring position. This should be completely unacceptable to Al Davis and the entire Raiders organization.

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell

Last week on Monday Night Football, JaMarcus played very poorly. I didn’t trip too hard as the Raiders played fairly well overall. But seeing that the Raiders consistently struggle to get in the end zone infuriates me. As a former quarterback, this bothers me greatly. I’m not saying that I can play better but someone should be given a chance to see if they can put points on the board.

In fact, I’ll go even further and say that if the Raiders do not make it to the playoffs, Al Davis is going to have to make the tough decision to trade JaMarcus Russell. This will be nearly impossible since JaMarcus is having a tough time raising his NFL stock due to lack of winning and lack of putting touchdowns on the big board.

I’m going to give JaMarcus a little more slack and a few more games but if he doesn’t start lifting Oakland into a winning situations, he should be benched even with a huge $31 Million guarantee. It’s only right. The NFL is about winning, period. Nothing less, nothing more. Put points on the board and move the chains. Today, the Oakland game is even blacked out in the San Francisco Bay Area and no one can watch it because the arena is not being sold out. If Al Davis was able to put a winning product on the field, the seats would fill up and the game would be aired on television. The Raiders must do better and do better now.

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How To Defeat Peyton Manning

To defeat Peyton Manning, you have to become Peyton Manning. He studies opponents defenses like a beast. He watches film and studies constantly. This is why he knows how to make the right decisions at the right time.

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It’s another great Sunday Football Night in America night on NBC featuring the incomparable Peyton Manning. For those in Arizona who need a blueprint to defeat Peyton, good luck. If you do dare to muster up the energy to try here’s what to do asap:

Trying to defeat Peyton Manning is a tall task

Trying to defeat Peyton Manning is a tall task

1). Study defenses like you have no sense. To defeat Peyton Manning, you have to become Peyton Manning. He studies opponents defenses like a beast. He watches film and studies constantly. This is why he knows how to make the right decisions at the right time.

2). Workout and refine your skills like a beast. Accept no excuses for yourself and constantly train. Just like his studying of defenses, he makes no excuses when it comes to training. He will outwork you, out run you, and out play you simply due to an unreal work ethic. Almost nobody can relate.

3). Study film of him and how he operates. Study film of how he throws the ball. Study film of him and how we picks apart defenses. Study film of how he makes decisions at the last minute. You have to game plan him because he is game planning defenses. You’ve got to think three steps ahead of him because he’s studying to be two steps ahead of defenses.

Arizona will have it’s hands full tonight. The game is going to be great because these are two great teams. Defeating Peyton Manning is a tall order but Arizona is up for the task.
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How To Be Successful with Visualization

It matters that you consistently visualize the goal and it is imperative that you create action that matches the goal each and every day without fail. This is what will start to change your situation and bring your goal closer to you. You have the power to bring this to you.

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When I was a kid, we were low on money, cash flow, business entrepreneurship, and had no idea how to be successful. My mother raised us kids on food stamps and welfare as she didn’t have a job or the skills to even get a job. The great thing about life is that God gave me talent in sports and academia and this ended up guiding my entire life.

Visualize Your Success Everyday

Visualize Your Success Everyday

Friday nights were high school football in America game nights just like they are today. It was exciting. High school is such an exciting and challenging time for most kids but on Friday nights, everybody is excited. I lived and loved football. I loved practicing football. I loved quarterbacking. I loved getting better and I loved the fact that football took my mind off of other things at the house that may not have been so great.

I don’t know where I learned it from, but on Thursday nights when I went to bed, I would always visualize the game the next night. My coaches gave us the game plan and strategy each week on the team that we were about to play so I knew what offense we were running and what to exploit in the opponents defense. I was so excited about playing the next night that I could barely sleep.

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I would lie in bed visualizing the game and walking through plays in my head. I would visualize scoring and visualize play calling. I would visualize achieving success and always getting the ball into the end zone. I visualized winning every game. No book taught me this. No new found leader taught me this. I learned to listen to spirit and listen to God inside of my own head.

Today, you can be successful by visualizing what you are going to do each day the night before. You have the power to change your life around by visualizing yourself in your expected lifestyle. Once you visualize success, the mind will then begin to do something everyday to achieve that success and you will naturally be drawn to doing what you visualize. Every night, I visualize myself making $18,000 per month in passive income from writing and other business that I have. I never stop visualizing this. Because it is embedded as an image in my minds eye, I awake everyday doing actions to get me this income.

It doesn’t matter if you’re not to the goal yet. It matters that you consistently visualize the goal and it is imperative that you create action that matches the goal each and every day without fail. This is what will start to change your situation and bring your goal closer to you. You have the power to bring this to you.

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Kimbo Slice Is A Total Sham

Kimbo Slice is a total and complete sham and should retire from any MMA fights. He should think of another way to raise and feed his six kids.

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Whenever I used to watch this ghetto street fighter named Kimbo Slice fight in back alleys on the Internet via Youtube, I would always question the ability of his opponent. I watched him fight a police officer who had ground game and as soon as the fight went to the ground, they stopped the fight and brought it to Kimbo’s strength of standing up trading blow to blow.

Supposed MMA fighter Kimbo Slice

Supposed MMA fighter Kimbo Slice

Any real fighter would tell you that to cater to a fighter’s strength only is not real fighting. Yes Kimbo Slice is a tough dude. Yes, he can beat the average cat in the club that’s rushing the talent he is hired to protect. Yes, he can beat the crap out of the dude in the backyard in Miami. But, to sell us on the fact that he could really fight was a joke.

I don’t think anyone in any real fight circles ever thought he could fight. His image was tough and gruesome on Youtube when he became a street phenom. Now, Dana White is painting this dude as a family man with six kids to support at home. This is a joke and Kimbo Slice is a joke to any real Mixed Martial Arts fighter or fan. I don’t want to see someone get knocked out in 14 seconds by another dude with pink hair like Kimbo Slice did.
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I have watched MMA since my good friend Adisa Banjoko hipped me to it with the Gracie brothers way back in the early 1990s. We would watch this at my home in East Oakland and at Adisa’s home in San Bruno like religion. We were glued to the screen and would have friends over to watch these fights not because of the blood and gore but because we were impressed with Royce Gracie and his whole entire family and Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

We are devout MMA fans because of skill and talent not because someone can beat the crap out of someone in the streets. We are fans of Willy Cahill in San Bruno, California because Mr. Cahill is the best in the world and trains the best fighters in the world. Kimbo Slice is a total and complete sham and should retire from any MMA fights. He should think of another way to raise and feed his six kids.

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