Friday, February 12, 2010

NCAA proposes ban on eye black messages  | ajc.com

NCAA proposes ban on eye black messages ajc.com

They've been used to promote everyone from the Apostle John to
Michael Vick. But college football players may soon be prohibited from printing anything, secular or holy, on their eye black if the NCAA Football Rules Committee has its way.




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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Florida Gators hold on to claim recruiting crown

Florida Gators hold on to claim recruiting crown - CFB News - FOX Sports on MSN

The first week of the new decade was a good one for the Gators as they piled up commitments from many of the nation's best players, including the best defensive line class in the country. From Jan. 2 through Jan. 9, Florida added five five-star-rated players including No. 1 defensive end Ronald Powell (6-4, 250) of Rancho Verde, Calif., No. 1 defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (6-2, 311) of Philadelphia, Pa., and No. 2 defensive tackle Dominique Easley (6-2, 255) of Staten Island, N.Y.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Tebow's Super Bowl Ad Controversy Builds

It seems the Super Bowl ad placed by Focus on the Family and featuring Tim Tebow and his mom is becoming the most talked about ad this year. I just read this column in the New York Times business section, of all places, and to me it shows that God is using Tebow to reach a lot of people this year. I remember when Tim was a senior in high school and Brandon and I and some of his friends drove down to St. Augustine to see him play one game. He looked like a college ball player then and he continued to impress people with his quarterback skills in college at the Univ. of Florida. Well, I look forward to seeing how he does in the NFL, maybe not at the QB position, but you never know. Click below to read the article at NYtimes.com
An Advocacy Ad Stirs a National Debate

FOR 43 years, Super Bowl viewers have watched all kinds of commercials from companies that are famous (Coca-Cola) or otherwise (Cash4Gold.com), peddling everything from automobiles to Xerox copiers. But never has there been a Super Bowl spot that took sides on a contentious social issue — until now.