Topic: Hitting the Mark

[yogiherd]

Part of Flanagan's story hitting the mark:

Wednesday January 5, 2005

JEFFREY FLANAGAN

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OK, enough is enough. The ridiculous hey-look-at-me posing after every single NFL play has officially filtered down to the college level, and it's beginning to make college games unwatchable.

It has come to the point at both levels where a defensive player makes a routine tackle at the line of scrimmage, then races out 10 yards away from the action, folds his arms and nods self-approvingly.

For what? Doing what a defensive player is supposed to do?

What if the rest of society followed suit? Can you imagine your postal carrier stopping to do an end-zone dance after successfully delivering the mail at each house?

Or what if your dentist stopped after cleaning each individual tooth, folded his or her arms and sauntered around your chair?

Football is supposed to be the ultimate team game, which is why we love it so much in this country.

It's time coaches stepped in, put an end to the nonsense and preached the following: Yes, celebration is a great thing, but do it with your teammates, not individually.

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A quick note for Missouri Tigers fans: The K.C. Tiger Club will hold a luncheon meeting at noon on Thursday at the Hereford House on 20th and Walnut.

Not sure about the connection here, but the guest speaker will be Royals general manager Allard Baird.

Perhaps Allard can fill Tigers fans in on the dangers of heightened expectations.

To reach Jeffrey Flanagan, call (816) 234-4492 and leave a message or e-mail to jflanagan@kcstar.com.

What Kansas Citians watched last week

Event   Station   Day   Rtg
1. Chiefs at Chargers   CBS   Sun    34.5
2. Jets at Rams   CBS   Sun    16.0
3. Rose Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan   ABC   Sat    13.3
4. Vikings at Redskins   FOX   Sun    9.4
5. Fiesta Bowl: Utah vs. Pittsburgh   ABC   Sat    9.3
6. Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Iowa   ABC   Sat    6.6
7. Cotton Bowl: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M   FOX   Sat    6.5
8. Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. West Virginia   NBC   Sat    3.2
9. Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Purdue   CBS   Fri    2.9
10. Tommy Bahama Golf Challenge   CBS   Sat    1.9
 
Source: Nielsen Overnights.
* One rating point is equivalent to approximately 8,750 households in the Kansas City DMA viewing area.