The 49ers have been posting throwback photos for each of their opponents this year. I thought it was cool they posted this one cause I had no idea! He has a pretty cool history too. He was drafted ahead of Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. He played for the Niners and the St. Louis Cardinals…

These are some great facts that even some of you Bears fans might enjoy. The best is the story about Ditka tossing the gum into the stands after getting smoked by the Niners. The next best thing is San Fran is coming to Chicago in 2015! Count on me having tickets to that game. I…

Here’s your boy Peyton breakin’ it down. But, hey, who can blame the guy. Rocky Top will do that to a person.

I’ll admit, I was a little shocked to see the Colin Kaepernick deal come across the wire today.  That said, he’s a hard worker, tough as nails, and he’s earned an extension of some sort. But, can he read defenses consistently enough to pass? After a little more research of the deal, a lot of people were…

Funny, there is an EIU player represented in the group of 30 top prospects invited to the NFL draft. No Illini or players from any other IL school. Panther Pride!

I know quite a few out there who have ties to youth football, high school football, etc. Please check this out…pass it along to your coaches and/or organizers. Found this via Adam Schefter on Twitter and there is a million dollars in grants available to qualifying groups. http://www2.usafootball.com/grants/deadline_passed

Sorry, but the TWO best TEAMS in the NFL were in the NFC west. The Super Bowl was two Sundays ago when the Niners played IN Seattle and took them to the wire.