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12 years ago
Wednesday 8PM Eastern on NFL Network.

check it out!

I know somebody might be interested.



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Zero2Cool
12 years ago
I only have over the air TV, but I will find myself a copy of it, you can bet on that. :)

Edit, found a copy lol




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12 years ago

Wednesday 8PM Eastern on NFL Network.

check it out!

I know somebody might be interested.

Originally Posted by: RajiRoar 



I would if I was in the Eastern Time Zone. [grin1]

Instead I will be at Church Wed evening.
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a year ago

Barry Sanders’ Humility Is A Quality Modern Athletes Severely Lack
BY: SHAWN FLEETWOOD

Former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders’ career has largely been defined by his record-setting performances on the football field. Whether it was breaking tackles or rushing in touchdowns under seemingly impossible circumstances, Sanders has arguably solidified himself as the greatest running back in NFL history never to win a Super Bowl.

But what may surprise people is that buried beneath the media headlines and glamorous titles is a man who loved the game far more than the celebrity that came with it.

In Prime Video’s “Bye Bye Barry,” viewers are shown a humble Sanders whose excitement for football is generated not by setting personal records or winning individual awards but by playing to the best of his ability for his teammates. During the last game of his high school career, for example, Sanders was less than 100 yards shy of the state rushing title and was offered the chance to keep playing to break it. With his team leading by a comfortable margin, Sanders declined and instead allowed the team’s younger members to get playing time.

Sanders would carry this level of humility with him into his respective careers at Oklahoma State (1986-1988) and Detroit (1989-1998). Following a historic 1988 college season, the Kansas native was designated as a finalist for — and ultimately won — the Heisman Trophy, the accolade given to college football’s most outstanding player. While Sanders was grateful for the recognition, those closest to him noted how he “didn’t want” the award because he “never really cared about accolades.”

When he became the third professional player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season in 1997, he continued to play the game with the same “business as usual” mentality he’d always played with. Instead of celebrating after running a big play or scoring a touchdown, he’d just hand the ball off to the referee and jog back to his team, ready for the next play.

For Sanders, the game was never about him. It was about the team and finding ways he could help bring them to victory. Everything else — fame, awards, media coverage — was irrelevant, so his decision to announce his retirement from the NFL via fax isn’t all that surprising.

Contrast such humility with the behavior displayed by many of today’s professional athletes. Whether it’s making a first down or scoring a touchdown, the average, modern-day NFL player gets up and immediately starts dancing or engaging in some bizarre celebration — even if his team is losing. All that matters is being commended for what he — not the team — accomplished.

And sure, sometimes players engage in team celebrations in the endzone after scoring a touchdown — but they’re no less childish than if a single player did them.

It’s perfectly fine for players to experience joy while playing a sport they love. In fact, we should encourage more of that. But when that happiness transforms into clownish behavior and self-centeredness, the respectability of the game suffers. After all, there isn’t an “I” in “team.”

“Bye Bye Barry” does a terrific job at showcasing Sanders’ legendary career and providing an in-depth look at the man inside the helmet. But above all, it documents a bygone era in which modesty and humility were prioritized over the narcissistic individualism that frequents today’s professional sports.



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a year ago
My wife was watching a show on Burt Sanborn last week. I don't know which network it was on. It was on one of her firestick channels. It looked interesting but I was busy and then forgot about it..
Maybe I will have time this week to look for it.
I think he his son's and the interviewer were sitting in an outdoor cafe in London or Paris.
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Zero2Cool
a year ago
Thank you for sharing. The first three quarters are good but finishes off like it's a hit piece on "then damn kids these days" while using the rare character of Barry Sanders.
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dhazer
a year ago
I thought it was interesting on how much his dad was involved in his career and life. I thought it was a good show and still made me wish he would have just broke the rushing record to shut up the Emmitt Smith people because Barry was the best back I ever seen.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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Zero2Cool
a year ago

I thought it was interesting on how much his dad was involved in his career and life. I thought it was a good show and still made me wish he would have just broke the rushing record to shut up the Emmitt Smith people because Barry was the best back I ever seen.

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I watched the interview he did with Pat McAfee. He said he knew Walter Payton was basically fighting for his life while he was just 1,500 yards away. He did NOT say this, but it came off like he didn't want to take that away from Payton because individual accolades never meant anything to him. But he knew Payton was proud of it.


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