Cold, Hard Football Facts Archive: Pigskin Detention

Pigskin Detention: Ditka in 2012!

Nobody rocked the tight end position like Ditka in 1961. Nobody rocked the sweater vest and sport coat combo like Ditka in 1985. And nobody rocks the ESPN pre-game show like Mike Ditka today. Maybe it's time to admit that Ditka is a God among "pundits."

Pigskin Detention: NFC West needs some 'pundit' love

The NFC West takes a beating from all corners of the country. Even the Cold, Hard Football Facts have labeled it the NFC Worst. But maybe we all need a little time in Pigskin Detention contemplating the general postseason effectiveness of the western quartet.

Pigskin Detention: maybe, Jemele, they're just sh*tty QBs

Life must be easy for ESPN bomb-thrower Jemele Hill. Everytime a quarterback sh*ts the bed and screws up his team's season, she simply comments on the color of his skin and draws another paycheck.

Pigskin Detention: Old Yeller Fever grips 'pundits'

Pigskin 'pundits' lovingly nuzzle BrettFavre with the tender love that young Travis showed for Old Yeller. Pat Imig breaks down the symptoms of Old Yeller Fever, with a Casey Kasem-style long-distance dedication, and even finds a few 'pundits' with the antidote.

Pigskin Detention: Cowboys bring out the worst in 'pundits'

Pigskin Detention: time for a Harvard moratorium

When it comes to the novelty of Harvard football players in the pros, the pigskin "pundits" can’t help themselves. Whenever a Harvard alum is involved in an NFL game, the broadcaster makes pained, awkward efforts to mention the school.

Pigskin Detention: Gospel according to Rev. Bruschi

When the Vikings announced the release of Randy Moss, ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi took the opportunity to preach from his pigskin pulpit. Like every good preacher, Rev. Bruschi hammered home a moral. The moral to his story? Brad Childress is incompetent.

Pigskin Detention: NFL faces popular uprising

NFL defenders managed to negotiate the entire Week 7 slate on Sunday without hitting offensive players hard enough to get fined by the NFL. However, that doesn’t mean this issue is fading away soon. Quite frankly, folks, the NFL has a popular uprising on its hand, and we got it covered from all angles.

Pigskin Detention: the big-hit double standard; plus, breaking news!

Seems like the manufcatured "outrage" over HardHitGate will be an ongoing story throughout the 2010 season. Pigskin Detention will cover the story tightly ... well, at least until we draw a 15-yard penalty and a $75,000 fine for being a big old meanie.

Pigskin Detention: ESPN's delicate BrettFavre dance

Every American man 40 and under is intimately familiar with internet sensation Jenn Sterger's every nubile curve. But in the eyes of ESPN, she's an anonymous "former Jets employee" at the middle of the sexting controversy swirling around the worldwide leader's Chosen Son.