When the Browns and Lions square off in preseason football, it’s not any old preseason football game filled with the requisite fourth-stringers and slightly slurred, semi-comprehendable analysis from Bernie Kosar. No, when the Browns and Lions square off in preseason football it’s special, you know so because it has an official name: the Great Lakes Classic. What? There’s more? Yes! There’s also a trophy, which is displayed conveniently to the right.
A trophy for a preseason football game between two subpar NFL teams. Damn straight. Below, a song and video about this special, special game.
This article appears in Aug 17-23, 2011.
I predict a Grammy Nomination in someone’s future…