Category: Nick Lilja

A quick shout out to my Fantasy Football League. Not for the reasons you might be thinking. It’s not like I won and I’m here to gloat. If that were the case I would have been here last season. And […]

Five years ago a talented writer, Brett Olson, wrote a piece on my show, The NickelBlock. Just found it tonight. An interesting look back, that’s for sure… He sits in front of the microphone, taking deep, rhythmic breaths. The intro […]

Truth be told, having the Oregon Ducks in the National Championship isn’t all bad for an Oregon State Beaver fan. Sure, listening to Duck fans go on-and-on-and-on about how great their team is, gets old. There is only so many […]

That’s right, I said it. To quote the great John Madden, “Here’s a guy who knows what he’s doing out there.” Tadlock knows his stuff. The fact is this entire site built on his Theme Hybrid and now he has […]

Well, sort of. As many people know, “The Maino and Nick Show” took the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (save the Monday after the Packers destroyed the Giants) off. I say, “as many people know” because nearly every […]

Alright readers, here is a test. The following story is from the AP Wire within the last hour. Word for word. No changes. As is. If you can name the hometowns of the two leading scorers in this game – […]

Fastest week ever. Best week ever. Most salacious week ever. Okay, so the last two may be a stretch. But, this so is a blast. As an intern, one might imagine, Midwest Communications isn’t exactly giving me the keys to […]

Working into the wee hours of the afternoon – roughly 12:15pm – are difficult. Working the long days of an intern aren’t easy. The alarm goes off at roughly 8:30am. If you’re doing the math at home, that’s almost four […]

A source close to a developing story out of Virginia is reporting to The [Five] that Philadelphia QB Mike Vick may be in trouble again. The source would not say if it related to dog fighting. Keep a close eye […]

I’m not going to say I’m good. That’s a lie. I’m lucky. And it’s better to be lucky than smart. Or good. In fact, luck, as it turns out, is the best “thing” to have on your side. Luck helps […]