by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 22, 2023 | News, Previews
DeSoto Dragons TGG’s relationship with the DeSoto Varsity Football Dragons has been by far the most contentious of any to weigh on Mississippi Magazine. We shudder to think of the contempt some of DHS’s boosters would have for Jefferson County’s only...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 22, 2023 | News, Previews
Dan Jenkins of Yahoo Sports spawned a new style of sports-writing in 2007, when WR Plaxico Burress of the New York Giants was badly injured. Jenkins suggested that QB Eli Manning sing a sad song called “Oh, Oh, Plaxico” set to John Lennon’s...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 21, 2023 | News, Previews
The Geek spent much of 2022 serving up a dish on how compelling Crystal City football could turn out in 2023. How can we begin a brand-new season with a fresh angle on Hornet pigskin, after blogging so much hype already? Let’s try peering into a Crystal Ball....
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 20, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
Despite an advocacy of women’s sports that includes a very first gig as a hoops reporter, The Gridiron Geek is not fond of long, glowing USA Today articles about women who compete against men, at least not when very little competition is really taking place....
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 11, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
(Author’s Note: TGG doesn’t know why the 15-year milestone of a 5-0 Crystal City debut didn’t show up in Mississippi Magazine. Then again, “Starting 5-0 for the first time in 15 years” sounds like something you would read in regional...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 9, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
MSHSAA 2017 Class 4 State Quarterfinal Recap Ladue Rams 34, Hillsboro Hawks 20 The past few weeks have changed the conversation. No longer are the Hillsboro Hawks a quirky upstart from a wafer-thin conference. They’re MSHSAA contenders, capable of beating...
