THUMBS THINGS TO PONDER
Thumbs up * To the NFL, which, citing the economic challenges facing their fans, is reducing the average price for playoff tickets this year by about 10 percent. Do these guys have a big heart or what? The average price of playoff tickets last year for wild-card, d
Thumbs up
* To the NFL, which, citing the economic challenges facing their fans, is reducing the average price for playoff tickets this year by about 10 percent. Do these guys have a big heart or what? The average price of playoff tickets last year for wild-card, divisional rounds and conference championship games was $121. The league also is cutting the price of 1,000 tickets for Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa from $700 to $500. That said, 25 percent of the Super Bowl tickets will cost $1,000. Another 53,000 tickets will be going for $800. My guess is Joe the Plumber will not be attending.
Thumbs down
* To the irresponsible,
throw-crap-against-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks Internet rumormongers like profootballtalk.com who were suggesting earlier this week that Bucs coach Jon Gruden was interested in the vacant University of Tennessee head-coaching job because he happens to own 3 pieces of property in the county adjacent to where UT is located. Uh, hello? His wife, Cindy, grew up in Tennessee and was a UT cheerleader. Chucky's first coaching job was as a grad assistant at UT. The Tennessee Smokey Mountains are one of the most beautiful places on Earth. If I had the money, I'd buy property there. And like Gruden, I'm not interested in the UT coaching job either.
Panther draft pick watch
Record: 7-2
Last week: beat Raiders, 17-6
This week: vs. 0-9 Lions
Next week: at 6-3 Falcons
Current draft position: 30th
- Paul Domowitch