I still believe Favre is the man

So I knew as soon as the ball was intercepted that Favre was going to get all of the crap. Maybe he deserves it. They basically had the game won. All he needed to do was run the ball or at least throw it away. Longwell comes on and kicks a field goal and the Vikings are in the Super Bowl.
Of course it didn’t happen that way. For the 3rd time in 6 years Favre threw an interception at a crucial time at the end of a playoff game. All kinds of people are blaming the loss on Favre. I don’t see it that way though.

What I saw was so completely different. The man is 40. It’s not that old in lawyer years or youth ministry years or doctor years. In quarterback years it is. Without Favre there is no way they are in the NFC Championship game. Tarvaris Jackson is not getting them there. Sage Rosenfels is not getting them there. The rest of the team was trying to fumble the game away to the Saints and Favre kept bringing them back. I know the blame will fall to Favre but how about these other players. How about Harvin and Berrians 4th quarter fumbles. The 12th player who joined the huddle. The coverage team for allowing Pierre Thomas to gain 40 yards on the overtime kick return. Asher Allen’s holding call that gave the Saints a first down in overtime. Ben Leber getting a pass interference call in overtime. Favre deserves some blame but not all of it.

Also, there were 2 plays that will I will probally remember for the rest of my life and that make me appreciate Favre even more. During the 4th quarter Favre was leveled by two of the Saints. After Favre had gottened leveled he needed help to get off the field and a friend I was watching the game with said, “That’s it. Favre is done. No way he is coming back in the game.” At that moment I knew that Favre would be coming back. The only way I could see him not coming back in was if his leg had gotten completely ripped off. I truly believed he would back in but there was a small part of me that was really sad. “Is he really done. Is that the last time I will ever see him play in a game?" But then he did it. He got the ankle wrapped again and came back in. A few plays later Favre was leveled again but got the ball off to Percy Harvin. Favre was one of the only players to chase after the ball to try to recover it and got nailed again in the process. As a fan of Favre he has given me so many great memories and a few not so great. If he is done playing football I hope others will remember the toughness he showed throughout his career and not dwell on the interceptions he threw.

Chris Aderhold is the King of Sports Knowledge

I don't like being wrong. I don't believe anyone does. With that in mind I have to admit when I am wrong. In my last blog I mentioned how I had competed in a sports trivia competition with my friend Topher. We battled back and forth in this competition and ultimately Topher beat me. In my last article I might have hinted that I didn’t think some of the questions were fair. I would like to state here in front of the whole world that I was wrong. Whether or not I believed some of the questions were unfair and weren’t sports questions is beyond the point. The point is my good buddy Chris Aderhold beat me. He beat me fair and square. He had to answer the exact same answers as me and he answered more of them correct. The competition was to see who knew more about sports trivia. Topher beat me and therefore I am saying outright Chris Aderhold knows more about sports than myself. It was a great competition and was a ton of fun to compete in. Well done Chris.

I Need HELP

I would like to coach someday. I don’t care what sport it is or what age level it is. I guess I would prefer that it was one of the major sports since that’s what I know the most about. There is a small problem though. I haven’t played a lot of organized sports in my life. I have a passion for sports and am willing to learn. What I need though is help. What’s the best way to learn how to coach? Are there books I can read? Are their videos I can watch? Better yet is there someone out there who has a lot of time that would be willing to teach me how to be a coach. I need someone to teach me the very fundamentals of a sport. I think I could be a very good coach. So I am putting it out there to the world. Patrick Andera wants to coach! Is there anyone is willing to undertake this project of helping me get there?

I also wanted to comment on something exciting that happened to me recently. For the past few years I have had an argument with a friend of mine that I knew more about sports than him. After asking 3 different people to help come up with a trivia game to prove who was the best I finally find a friend who was willing to take the time to put together this contest. In front of a few (try 20) friends, myself and this acquaintance competed. We were neck and neck through the first half of the game. It was crazy how many questions we had the same answers for that were absolutely wrong. Then came my nemesis category. Sports Movies. I learned quickly that as much as I love sports I don’t know anything about sports movies. He smoked me in this category and I was never able to recover. He beat me fair and square and I have no problem saying he knows more about sports movies than me. It is still hard for me to believe he knew more about sports than me. But, as a good friend once told me, “Make plays and not excuses.” Christopher Clyde Aderhold, on that day you were better than me. You knew more about sports movies than I did. Congratulations sir. Thank you to Lindsay, Nicky, Gus, Matt, Mama Pitts and whoever else came up with the questions for the game. It was one of the most fun things I have ever done in my life. Topher, rematch someday?

72 Sporting Events to See

A few years ago I came across an article on ESPN.com from Jim Caple. It was his “101 things all sports fans must experience before they die.” I decided to come up with a list for myself that I would like to see before I die. I’m sure there are great sporting events that I missed. I would love to hear these and others peoples dream sporting events to see.


72 Little League World Series
71 Penn St football game during a white out
70 Texas High School football game in Odessa
69 USC/UCLA football from Coliseum
68 Boise St football game at home
67 Iron Bowl at Alabama
66 Texas/OU football game
65 Wisconsin Mens Hockey Game
64 Kentucky Derby
63 Masters
62 World Cup
61 Winter Olympics
60 Boxing match at MGM Grand
59 Daytona 500
58 Syracuse/St.Johns at MSG
57 Suns/Spurs in Phoniex
56 Argentina/Chile soccer game in Chile
55 Georgetown/Syracuse basketball at Carrier Dome
54 Orange Bowl
53 Dakota Marker Game from Coughlin
52 Tennessee/Florida football game at Knoxville
51 Red Wings/Black Hawks game in Joe Louis Arena
50 Bull Riding Championships in Vegas
49 Cowboys/Giants in Jersey
48 Wisconsin/Michigan State Basketball Game in Madison
47 NFL draft
46 Royal Rumble
45 Pro Bowl
44 Fiesta Bowl
43 OSU/OU in football at Stillwater
42 Hesiman Presentation
41 NBA All-Star game
40 Kentucky/Lousiville at Rupp
39 Wrestlemania
38 Pacers/Knicks at MSG
37 Saints game in Superdome
36 Raiders/Chargers in Oakland
35 College World Series
34 Notre Dame/USC football game at Notre Dame
33 Cowboys/Eagles in Cowboys Stadium
32 SEC Championship
31 Big 12 Championsip
30 World Series
29 Steelers/Ravens in Pittsburgh
28 Ohio St/Wisconsin game from the Horse Shoe
27 Sugar Bowl
26 Summer Olympics
25 Patriots/Colts from Gillete Stadium
24 Packers/Bears at Soldier Field
23 Cubs/Cardnials game at Wrigley
22 Lakers/Celtics at Staples
21 Raiders/Steelers at Heinz Field
20 Rose Bowl
19 Big 10 Mens bsketball tourney
18 ACC Mens basketball tourney
17 BSC National Championship
16 Super Bowl
15 Final Four game
14 Mens College Basketball Div 1 National Championship
13 Lakers/Cavs in Cleveland
12 Kansas Game at Allan Fieldhouse
11 Spring Training in Arizona
10 Raiders/Chiefs at Arrowhead
9 Packers/Vikings at Lambeau
8 Yankees/Red Sox at Fenway
7 Angels/A's at Angels Stadium
6 MLB All-Star Game
5 Ohio St/Michigan from the Big House
4 LSU night game at Death Valley
3 Nebraska/Colorado football in Lincoln
2 Duke/UNC at Cameron
1 Raiders/Broncos game from the Black Hole