Are You an NFL Draft Fan?

The NFL draft is set for tomorrow and there is no first round pick for my beloved Bears (but thank God we now have a quarterback, Jay Cutler, that we can win with). My company, www.fanfuego.com, the leading sports social network, has videos on all the NFL draft prospects, covering their game highlights, their pro [...]

Nephew, Caleb Lavey, Hits the Big Time

My nephew, Caleb Lavey, now has 19 Division One Football Scholarship offers and got featured in a Michigan news article recently about his visit last weekend to Michigan.  My brother Mike and I were managers under Bo Schembechler in the 1975-1982 seasons and are huge Michigan fans.  He has been criss-crossing the country making unofficial [...]

Sports Advertising — The Place to Be This Month

As the CEO of a growing sports social network, www.fanfuego.com, I am constantly asked about advertisers and sports fans.  Let me tell you that advertisers LOVE sports fans, because sports fans are passionate, they love their sports, and they love to spend money.  Nielsen just came out with a quick report on teh NCAA Basketball [...]

Signing Day Brings No. 8 Class to U-M

Michigan landed another top 10 recruiting class this year, with new head coach Rich Rodriguez only having about 8 weeks to recruit. (Interestingly, I don’t see my friend Joe Riccardi’s Florida Gators (who Michigan beat 41-35 in the Capital One Bowl) in the Top 10 this year…hmmmmm) Michigan’s class includes standouts such as Houston running [...]