NFL Cheerleaders
Nov
26
Behind The Scenes With The Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders
As a Cleveland Browns fans, I hate most everything Baltimore Ravens. Most everything except their cheerleading squad which along with the Philadelphia Eagles are the two best in the NFL. Reuters photographers Jason Reed, Larry Downing and Molly Riley spent several weeks with the Ravens Cheerleaders and came out with this very good 11 minute documentary on the auditions to make the squad and then life as a cheerleader.
The mix of still pictures and video adds to the documentary plus you hear from several cheerleaders on how making the squad has helped their self-esteem. Very well done and you can take a look at the entire video right here.
You can read the photographers’ reaction to their unique assignment at the Reuters site right here.
Apr
27
Some Blog Links
One thing I realized today, I’m getting close to the one year anniversary of this blog. I don’t remember the actual date of the beginning of Fang’s Bites in 2005 because I did not have a regular blogging schedule, plus the style was not the same as today, so I recognize the re-launch of May 2, 2007 as the actual start date.
During this week, I’ll give you some of my favorite sites that I visit plus I may bring back some of my favorite stories over the last year.
Right now, I’ll give you some blog links today, not the mainstream media blogs like Neil Best’s Watchdog, but other blogs like Joe Favorito’s Sports Marketing and Public Relations site and others. Let’s get started.
Speaking of Joe, he has a good look at how some of the Second Tier sports like Indy Racing and lacrosse got some ink across the country this past week.
A very good place to go for NHL media news is Kukla’s Korner Eye on the Media site. Not only does it keep up to date every day, it can sometimes break news such as was the case when it corrected the Wall Street Journal’s story in it which erroneously reported NBC would broadcast Games 4-7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in its new contract with the NHL.
The Big Lead has the video of ESPN’s Orestes Destrade being enamored with the mom of the Philadelphia Phillies’ Jayson Werth. The Slanch Report has a close up picture of Jayson’s mom.
Awful Announcing noticed that ESPN missed a lot of the 1st Round picks at the NFL Draft because it was away at commercial.
The 38 Cliches blog noticed that Red Sox announcer Dave O’Brien does impressions.
My good friend, John Crowe has the entire FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women list.
Barstool Sports looks back at some of the biggest New York Jets Draft Blunders over the years. That was for you, Johnny Crowe.
Sports by Brooks notes that former ESPN/ABC sideline reporter Jim Gray is hanging around NBA arenas looking for a job.
The Biz of Baseball blog notes that Hall of Fame Dodgers announcer Vin Scully was honored this weekend by Pepperdine University.
The Kissing Suzy Kolber blog tells us that three sisters were selected for this season’s Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad. I think I need to post the pic. Here are the Bell sisters, newest members of the Iggles cheerleaders.
Hot. Very hot.
Busted Coverage is celebrating Erin Andrews’ 30th Birthday in grand style.
That does it for now. I think I have one more post coming up today. Keep it here.
May
30
Why You Should Watch the NFL Network during the NFL Offseason
#1 – Making the Squad – NFL Films’ look into women who try to make an NFL Cheerleading team. Really. If you don’t have the NFL Network, demand it now. So far, there have been three versions, one each for Miami, San Diego and Tampa Bay. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders series on CMT doesn’t even come close to these three. Can’t argue about the quality of Making the Squad.
#2 – NFL Cheerleader Playoffs – I remember in the late 1970′s, CBS did “Battle of the NFL Cheerleaders”. While this version isn’t as cheesy as the 1970′s, it’s still a worthwhile look. The girls have to compete in dance competitions, some physical tasks and answer questions about the NFL. Is it high quality? No, but it’s nice to watch when you want to empty your mind.
#3 – America’s Game – This is the best sports documentary series ever. An hour spent on each different Super Bowl winning team. You get tidbits from players that you had never heard. And the narration is excellent. At first, NFL Network counted from the #20 to the number one Super Bowl team of all time (the 1972 Miami Dolphins that went 17-0-0). Now, it’s recounting the rest of the teams. My favorite tidbit came from the 1971 Baltimore Colts. Guys who won that game over the Dallas Cowboys, Bill Curry and Bubba Smith said it never made up for the loss of Super Bowl III to the New York Jets. Curry says he doesn’t even wear his ring. Can you believe that?
#4 – NFL Europe Games – It’s not NFL quality, but it does give you a bit of a football fix in the spring.
#5 – NFL Replay – Four games from the 2006 season played in 90 minute condensed versions.
If you don’t care about the last three, just get the NFL Network for the top 2, ok? Capeesh?
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