Well … I have to eat crow after that crack about Texas Tech having Northwestern out-manned in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl.  The Northwestern Wildcats stormed back the second half of play, before succumbing to Tech, 45-38, in an offensive showcase, or a defensive circus depending on who you talk to. At the half, Tech had […]

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We will continue to tweet live from the pressbox and the sidelines of the inaugural TicketCity Bowl, here at the old Cotton Bowl in Dallas. It is halftime, with Texas Tech leading Northwestern 24-6. BTW, The Old Cotton Bowl pressbox has not one but three Wi-Fi hotspots up here … color me impressed … wish […]

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After a 14-year hiatus, Coach Rich Ellerson’s Army Black Knights returned to bowl action today and beat the SMU Mustangs 16-14 at home, before a record crowd in the relocated Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. SMU football is .500 in the bowl category since Coach June Jones breathed life into the Stangs program. Unfortunately, the […]

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Army and SMU walked away at the half of The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl with 16 points on the board — all of them belonging to The Black Knights. Army seemed to dominate the low scoring game with more physical play, pressuring SMU Quarterback Kyle Padron incessantly. Padron and The Ponies showed moments of […]

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If you are a blogger, sometimes there is a tendency to write a little more colorful than “old school” journalists. Sometimes zany is appropriate. Other times — such as covering football during bowl season — one should keep a stiff upper lip. Ha … I struggle with that. This is the third bowl season for […]

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It’s starting to look a lot like bowl season. After a quick holiday, PingWi-Fi.com is totally stoked dude to be back from California in time to cover college football action in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metromess. We’ll check out the press conference for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (SMU vs. Army) at the Omni Fort […]

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Recently I noticed that a friend on Facebook encouraged (forced) her child to watch the real “True Grit” with the real cowboy, John Wayne, before the youngster would be allowed to see the remake of “True Grit.” While I am thinking about it, “Hey Hollywood, have you really run out of ideas … really?” I […]

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This just in from our friends at the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, which will be played this season in Dallas … FORT WORTH – Dallas Cowboys great Drew Pearson will be the honored keynote speaker at the 2010 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Team Kickoff Luncheon, presented by Armed Forces Insurance and the Omni […]

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Back in the day, I worked for a daily newspaper. I thought my journalism degree was going to be my ticket off the farm and on to see the world. But lo and behold, the first thing my first newspaper boss did was put me on the Farm & Ranch beat.

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