Everything about the Jaguars moving a second home game to London stinks. For now. When the Jaguars made that announcement earlier this week all anybody heard was “They’re playing a second game in London, they’re taking a home game away from us”. When I talked to Jaguars President Mark Lamping later in the week he […]
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If there’s a need to prove that the Pro Football Hall of Fame is the most difficult Hall to get into, look no further than the Modern-Era Class of 2020. While Jaguars fans are disappointed and frustrated that Tony Boselli hasn’t gained induction to Canton yet, Steeler fans and Bucs fans feel the same. Boselli […]
This coming Saturday in Miami, former Jaguars Tackle Tony Boselli and Packers safety LeRoy Butler are among the 15 finalists for the remaining five spots in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s “Centennial Class.” Recognizing the NFL’s 100th anniversary and the year 2020, the Hall expanded this year’s class to include 10 seniors, two coaches, […]
In my 25 years as the Jacksonville representative on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee the biggest frustration has been the candidates I’ve had to leave out. Each year, especially when the voting gets down to the final ten, me and the rest of the Selection Committee Members cross off five candidates who […]
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If you’ve never been to Clemson, you’re not alone. It’s a destination. You’re not going to accidentally end up in Clemson. In the northwest corner of South Carolina, Clemson is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and on the shores of Lake Hartwell. While the university has always been known as “Clemson.” The […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tigers-tigers.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2020-01-09 18:32:012020-01-16 23:43:45Tiger Vs. Tiger Isn’t The Only Similarity
There’s a lot we don’t know about Shad Khan. His ownership of the Jaguars is different than Wayne Weaver’s. It’s different than a lot of other NFL owners as well. He doesn’t live in town so he’s not part of the day-to-day operations. As one of the businesses in his portfolio the Jaguars have their […]
I don’t know if Shad Khan will make a change in the Jaguars management this week. I suspect he will, having given us a hint in his statement after firing Tom Coughlin as Executive Vice President. “I determined earlier this fall that making this move at the conclusion of the 2019 season would be in […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Shad-Khan-Jaguars.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-12-27 14:42:482019-12-27 14:42:48It’s Khan’s Call, So How
It was January of 1994 and I was sitting in a temporary trailer outside the exterior hulk of the stadium that is now the home of the Jaguars. It was a full-fledged construction site with puddles everywhere as they were “renovating” the Gator Bowl to bring it up to NFL standards. In truth, it was […]
During my television career, whenever line producers or news directors wanted to steal time from the sportscast for more weather or a story about a cat with cute spots on its face, I’d try to explain why we needed the two and a half minutes they were allotting to cover the sports news of the […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jaguars-fans.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-12-12 12:10:202019-12-12 12:10:20Fans Love And Hate Their Jaguars
Just two years ago the Jaguars were one play away from the Super Bowl. Since then, they’ve won nine of their last twenty-eight games. Nine. How did they get here so quickly? In his post-game press conference after the loss to New England in the AFC Championship game, Head Coach Doug Marrone was spot on […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bortles-Minshew.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-12-07 13:59:042019-12-07 13:59:04Bortles to Minshew and In Between. What Happened
Watching the New Orleans Saints the other night I saw former Jaguars offensive lineman Patrick Omameh starting at left tackle in front of Drew Brees. Omameh is a solid backup who was making his first start ever at left tackle. It’s a tough job to begin with but having your first start out there on […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Minshew-Foles-1.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-12-06 12:21:042019-12-06 12:23:33Minshew Foles and A Mistake
Who’d have thought the guy considered the icon of the “Me First” decades of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s is actually most interested in helping others. “We have to learn from each other’s shortcomings and triumphs,” Joe Namath told me this week from his home in Jupiter. It’s a line also included in the forward of […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/joe-namath-2.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-11-29 13:21:582019-11-29 13:23:35Namath Reflects in All The Way
It’s a crossroads for the Jaguars franchise, again, against Tennessee in Nashville this week. There are a lot of factors that go into the cauldron of who the Jaguars are now and who they’ll be in the future but they’re all lined up for the game against the Titans. How they perform could set the […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jaguars-crossroads.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-11-22 18:34:382019-11-22 22:48:46Jaguars At A Crossroads, Again
For the Jaguars, Gardner Minshew is fun to watch as a leader. He is a jorts-wearing, mustache sporting, sunglasses-headband owning, cool guy who gives a swashbuckling tone to everything he does. He’s fun to be around. He jokes with his teammates and inspires them with his performance. So what kind of leadership can they expect […]
Each September my brother Gust invites me to play in the fall Member-Guest golf tournament at his club in Detroit. It usually happens near the middle of the month and I’ve always been amused at the conversations we have with our competitors. It’s one of their final tournaments of the year so much of the […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/golf-tech.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-11-08 11:49:522019-11-08 11:49:52Stats Can Make You Better
In some ways the game against the Texans in London will help determine what happens with the Jaguars for the rest of this season and beyond. The decision at quarterback won’t be an easy one, and it could have franchise implications for years to come. With a win at Wembley, the Jaguars will have won […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gardner-Minshew-Nick-Foles.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-10-31 18:32:302019-10-31 18:33:25Minshew or Foles? No Rush
Now that the city has a new contract with the universities, maybe they’ll put their efforts into making something of the Georgia/Florida weekend. There’s been a tepid move in that direction with a party and a concert but I’m talking about something on a much grander scale. Not Super Bowl grand, but a festival weekend […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/florida-georgia.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-10-25 10:18:082019-10-25 10:18:08Bailey, Wuerffel Say FL/GA is Special
Watching the Jaguars play New Orleans last week, you just got the feeling that the Saints would figure out a way to win and maybe the Jaguars didn’t quite know how. Wanting to win is something we’re born with, but learning how to win is something we develop. “It comes innately,” said Sheldon Kaplan, PhD, […]
Regardless of the outcome of last night’s game in Baton Rouge, Dan Mullen’s tenure at Florida so far has been nothing but positive. Riding a 10-game winning streak going to LSU after beating Auburn last week at The Swamp, Florida was undefeated through their first six games in 2019 for the fourth time since 2006 […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dan-Mullen.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-10-11 13:00:452019-10-25 10:34:50Mullen Has Florida Headed in Right Direction
It’s fun to talk about Gardner Minshew’s mustache, “Minshew Magic,” his clothes and his resemblance to Uncle Rico from ‘Napoleon Dynamite.” But somewhere in all of that hype, the kind of quarterback he actually is can get lost. He’s twice been named the Offensive Rookie of the Week Twice and this week was named NFL […]
https://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gardner-Minshew.jpg10001400Sam Kouvarishttps://www.samsportsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sam-kavouris-sam-sportsline.pngSam Kouvaris2019-10-03 12:57:512019-10-25 10:33:01Minshew is More Than Magic
Two London Games Hurts
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisEverything about the Jaguars moving a second home game to London stinks. For now. When the Jaguars made that announcement earlier this week all anybody heard was “They’re playing a second game in London, they’re taking a home game away from us”. When I talked to Jaguars President Mark Lamping later in the week he […]
Boselli Denied Again
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIf there’s a need to prove that the Pro Football Hall of Fame is the most difficult Hall to get into, look no further than the Modern-Era Class of 2020. While Jaguars fans are disappointed and frustrated that Tony Boselli hasn’t gained induction to Canton yet, Steeler fans and Bucs fans feel the same. Boselli […]
Boselli’s Chance
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisThis coming Saturday in Miami, former Jaguars Tackle Tony Boselli and Packers safety LeRoy Butler are among the 15 finalists for the remaining five spots in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s “Centennial Class.” Recognizing the NFL’s 100th anniversary and the year 2020, the Hall expanded this year’s class to include 10 seniors, two coaches, […]
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020
/in Football/by Sam KouvarisIn my 25 years as the Jacksonville representative on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee the biggest frustration has been the candidates I’ve had to leave out. Each year, especially when the voting gets down to the final ten, me and the rest of the Selection Committee Members cross off five candidates who […]
Tiger Vs. Tiger Isn’t The Only Similarity
/in College Football/by Sam KouvarisIf you’ve never been to Clemson, you’re not alone. It’s a destination. You’re not going to accidentally end up in Clemson. In the northwest corner of South Carolina, Clemson is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and on the shores of Lake Hartwell. While the university has always been known as “Clemson.” The […]
Marrone, Caldwell Last Chance
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisThere’s a lot we don’t know about Shad Khan. His ownership of the Jaguars is different than Wayne Weaver’s. It’s different than a lot of other NFL owners as well. He doesn’t live in town so he’s not part of the day-to-day operations. As one of the businesses in his portfolio the Jaguars have their […]
It’s Khan’s Call, So How
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisI don’t know if Shad Khan will make a change in the Jaguars management this week. I suspect he will, having given us a hint in his statement after firing Tom Coughlin as Executive Vice President. “I determined earlier this fall that making this move at the conclusion of the 2019 season would be in […]
Coughlin Complexity Didn’t Work
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt was January of 1994 and I was sitting in a temporary trailer outside the exterior hulk of the stadium that is now the home of the Jaguars. It was a full-fledged construction site with puddles everywhere as they were “renovating” the Gator Bowl to bring it up to NFL standards. In truth, it was […]
Fans Love And Hate Their Jaguars
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisDuring my television career, whenever line producers or news directors wanted to steal time from the sportscast for more weather or a story about a cat with cute spots on its face, I’d try to explain why we needed the two and a half minutes they were allotting to cover the sports news of the […]
Bortles to Minshew and In Between. What Happened
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisJust two years ago the Jaguars were one play away from the Super Bowl. Since then, they’ve won nine of their last twenty-eight games. Nine. How did they get here so quickly? In his post-game press conference after the loss to New England in the AFC Championship game, Head Coach Doug Marrone was spot on […]
Minshew Foles and A Mistake
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisWatching the New Orleans Saints the other night I saw former Jaguars offensive lineman Patrick Omameh starting at left tackle in front of Drew Brees. Omameh is a solid backup who was making his first start ever at left tackle. It’s a tough job to begin with but having your first start out there on […]
Namath Reflects in All The Way
/in Football/by Sam KouvarisWho’d have thought the guy considered the icon of the “Me First” decades of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s is actually most interested in helping others. “We have to learn from each other’s shortcomings and triumphs,” Joe Namath told me this week from his home in Jupiter. It’s a line also included in the forward of […]
Jaguars At A Crossroads, Again
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s a crossroads for the Jaguars franchise, again, against Tennessee in Nashville this week. There are a lot of factors that go into the cauldron of who the Jaguars are now and who they’ll be in the future but they’re all lined up for the game against the Titans. How they perform could set the […]
Foles Leadership Unquestioned
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisFor the Jaguars, Gardner Minshew is fun to watch as a leader. He is a jorts-wearing, mustache sporting, sunglasses-headband owning, cool guy who gives a swashbuckling tone to everything he does. He’s fun to be around. He jokes with his teammates and inspires them with his performance. So what kind of leadership can they expect […]
Stats Can Make You Better
/in Golf/by Sam KouvarisEach September my brother Gust invites me to play in the fall Member-Guest golf tournament at his club in Detroit. It usually happens near the middle of the month and I’ve always been amused at the conversations we have with our competitors. It’s one of their final tournaments of the year so much of the […]
Minshew or Foles? No Rush
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIn some ways the game against the Texans in London will help determine what happens with the Jaguars for the rest of this season and beyond. The decision at quarterback won’t be an easy one, and it could have franchise implications for years to come. With a win at Wembley, the Jaguars will have won […]
Bailey, Wuerffel Say FL/GA is Special
/in College Football/by Sam KouvarisNow that the city has a new contract with the universities, maybe they’ll put their efforts into making something of the Georgia/Florida weekend. There’s been a tepid move in that direction with a party and a concert but I’m talking about something on a much grander scale. Not Super Bowl grand, but a festival weekend […]
Learning To Win
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisWatching the Jaguars play New Orleans last week, you just got the feeling that the Saints would figure out a way to win and maybe the Jaguars didn’t quite know how. Wanting to win is something we’re born with, but learning how to win is something we develop. “It comes innately,” said Sheldon Kaplan, PhD, […]
Mullen Has Florida Headed in Right Direction
/in College Football/by Sam KouvarisRegardless of the outcome of last night’s game in Baton Rouge, Dan Mullen’s tenure at Florida so far has been nothing but positive. Riding a 10-game winning streak going to LSU after beating Auburn last week at The Swamp, Florida was undefeated through their first six games in 2019 for the fourth time since 2006 […]
Minshew is More Than Magic
/in Jacksonville Jaguars/by Sam KouvarisIt’s fun to talk about Gardner Minshew’s mustache, “Minshew Magic,” his clothes and his resemblance to Uncle Rico from ‘Napoleon Dynamite.” But somewhere in all of that hype, the kind of quarterback he actually is can get lost. He’s twice been named the Offensive Rookie of the Week Twice and this week was named NFL […]