Ick’s Corner

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1953 – Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV.
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If you follow college football or don’t live under a rock then you are familiar with the BCS. There are several determining factors that go into the selection for one of the 5 major BCS bowl games. Some of the things that are taken into consideration are things like..
Style Points (Anyone that says how much [...]

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After many many months of failed attempts to mail an ever so tasty bottle Tennessee’s Finest straight from the distillery as promised, I finally received my bottle. For those of you who have no idea what the significance behind this bottle is, allow me to bring you up to speed. The Bug is a huge [...]

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Here’s an early round trivia question:  What state is home to the best high school football in the country?  Florida?  Ohio?  California?  All also-rans after Texas.  This is no contest.   I’m writing this from Nashville, TN no bias here.
As with any state, there is a tug at the top.  Tech and TCU have had recent success but even in a [...]

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So, I’m looking in my wife’s trunk today before we go to the mall and what do I happen across?  I dunno a bunch of crap.  Then it hit me:
“If the Horns win, I will drive down to the Jack distillery and send you a bottle straight from Lynchburg.” Text message to Ick Oct 5, [...]

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