I make no secret of the fact that I am a fan of Ohio State. You need only to look at the colors of the banner ads to the right of this post to see that. And I have little or no use for the NFL.
(By the way, I remind the 3 readers of this blog that any revenue I receive from clicks on the banner ads from this blog will be donated to the USO)
That being said, I am a fan of the Cleveland Browns. Throughout history, there has been NO city that has experienced the loss of its professional football team, only to gain ANOTHER NFL franchise, AND keep the name of the original. 3 cheers to Cleveland. This is a city that was immortalized in song by Randy Newman for being infamous for having the only river that actually caught on fire.
This is a city that has the Cleveland Indians. Another Major League franchise that has the dubious distinction of winning 3 games in the American League championship and then losing the last 4.
This is a city that allowed lobbyists to put an issue on the ballot that would've allowed a casino.
But this is also a city that has cleaned up its river to the point where it is no longer in danger of catching fire.
This is a city that was strong enough to regain an NFL franchise. With the same name.
And The Browns have kept themselves in Playoff contention for the season. With defense.
It will be poetio justice if the Browns manage to make the playoffs on the strength of their defense.
Offense wins games. Defense wins championships.
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