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Giff Nielsen
December 2008
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Giff Nielsen: November 2008 ArchivesThe timing was perfect for the Texans to pick up a solid running back. Green Bays Ahman Green was available a couple of years ago and with his relationship with assistant coach Mike Sherman, who was the Packers head coach, the Texans went out and gave him 23 million dollars in a four year deal. It was a move the local organization thought would provide stability in one of the most important positions in the game but it turned out to be a BIG BUST as Green was placed on the season ending injured reserve today and may never play another game with the Texans organization. ...
If you are a college football fan, this is a great time of the year for you. There are so many dialogues going on concerning the BCS and what teams are the best in the country and everyone has an opinion. Channel 11 is certainly like everywhere else. I have spoken to Sooner fans and Longhorn fans today and I can promise you if I knew a Bama fan, they would weigh in as we try to figure out a national championship matchup. On the other hand, I haven't heard a peep from Red Raider fans that have been very vocal the last month. ...Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! The City of Houston continues to attract the big events. There is word today that the NCAA really loves our town and our venues and they are coming back again. Reliant Stadium will be the host for the college basketball championship in 2016. Shea Guinn and his team made a presentation recently to have the title games come back in 2014, 2015 or 2016. Yeh, you heard me. I said COME BACK and I mean it. ...It was a season full of optimism. The whole Texans contingent thought things would be different at this point of the season. If you looked at their schedule before they started playing games for keeps, after ten games, instead of being 3-7, most experts would have picked them playing .500 ball, maybe better at this point and now we have this mess. ...Most people in this great country of ours were focused on the elections Tuesday night. Was it going to be Obama or McCain? Who was going to be the new leader of the free world? As it turned out, it is no longer Senator Obama, it is now President Obama. He has now reached the pinnacle of the political process. Well the top spot in the NBA is still "all green." While votes were being counted, many basketball fans were wondering if the retooled Rockets had enough talent and heart to overcome the champion Boston Celtics at Toyota Center. Yes, they played on election night. ... |
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Giff Nielsen blogs what he knows best, and that's sports. As a former player for BYU and a quarterback for the Houston Oilers during the "Luv Ya Blue" era, Giff gives you insight into the world of sports that most can't. |
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