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Matthew Pickut Articles
9/15/2004A Sorry Good-Bye
7/10/2004Let the AFL Sell Itself
6/7/2004AFL Trading Cards: Third Time’s a Charm
5/22/2004Indiana Honors Valvo, Fights for Playoff Life
4/28/2004Firebirds Loss Sucks
4/23/2004Indiana, Big Uglies On a Roll
4/5/2004It’s Clay’s World
4/1/2004Indiana Facing Not Unfamiliar Foe
3/25/2004Firebirds Win!
3/20/2004 Firebirds Get First One Out of the Way
3/12/2004Who Says Sacks in the AFL Don’t Matter?
2/23/2004Firebirds Looking to Avoid Headache
2/11/2004Shakey Start Not All There is to Indiana
2/7/2004Getting to Know the Firebirds
1/27/2004Indiana’s McPherson Out to Make Up for Mistakes
1/26/2004Firebirds First Scrimmage an Exercise in Self Discovery
12/22/2003Indiana Firebirds: Naughty or Nice?
8/7/2003Firebirds' DeBerg Eager To Begin Building a Winner
7/9/2003Grade Card on Dailey Trade to Colorado
6/4/2003Dailey Not a Firebird? Possibility Looms for 2004
5/18/2003Indiana Knows What To Do, But Can They Do It?
5/6/2003Injuries Stymie Firebrids Against Georgia
4/25/2003Offense Can`t be Stopped, and Firebirds will Stay in Indiana
4/16/2003Brown and Firebirds Finish Right This Time
4/9/2003Philyaw`s Return Changes Game Midstride
4/5/2003Five Game Losing Streak didn`t Change Firebirds` Approach
3/22/2003Frustrated Firebirds Continue to Lose
3/3/2003Losing to Colorado a Big Kick in the Behind
2/24/2003Injuries Contribute to Indiana Loss
2/21/2003This Week on the Firebirds Broadcasting Network...
2/18/2003Defense Wins Games (In Indiana during Snowstorms)
2/14/2003Firebirds bring 2-0 Record Home for Opener vs. Chicago
2/13/2003Football Cards for Arena Heroes - Donruss Style
2/7/2003How Raymond got his Groove Back
2/1/2003Bentley Ready for NBC
1/30/2003Trautwig Hosts First National AFL Studio Show
1/29/2003Hennessy on Frozen Salary Caps, Hooters Shorts, and "Fat Man Running" Rule
1/28/2003Firebirds 2003 Preview
1/17/2003Scrimmage Eerily Silent without Fans
1/2/2003Big David`s Big Gamble
9/8/2002Leroy Thompson: Built Ford Tough
8/8/2002Kenny Stucker Returns to AFL from Retirement
7/28/2002Easy to Second Guess Firebirds Loss
7/18/2002Five Things the Firebirds Need
7/16/2002New Players in Key Positions give Firebirds New Chances
7/13/2002An Open Letter to Baseball Fans
7/13/2002An open letter to baseball fans…
7/2/2002Win or You`re Gone, Says Firebirds Coach
6/28/2002Why can`t the Firebirds Score? No Comment.
6/16/2002Firebirds Boost Egos with Helmet-Popping, Lunch-Losing Win Over Detroit
6/13/2002Flight or Fight for Injured Firebirds
5/26/2002Big Mo Takes Game in Indiana
5/23/2002Firebirds Next to Try to Keep Gruden`s Team Down
5/9/2002Short Week of Practice Won`t Make it Easy for Firebirds
5/7/2002Slow and Steady Wins the Game for Indiana
5/4/2002You May be Right… (I May be Crazy)
5/1/2002Why the AFL Matters
4/18/2002Firebirds Position by Position, Thanks to Aunt Ruth
4/8/2002Firebirds Put on Good Performance vs. Gruden`s Preds
4/6/2002Preseason Feels Good for the Firebirds
3/25/2002Fanatics Supported by Firebirds
3/20/2002Boilermaker to Give Peoria a Try
3/16/2002Japan Invades Indiana with X-League MVP
2/16/2002Hennessy on New Rules, NFL Buy-in, the Salary Cap, and the Indiana Firebirds
10/5/2001Hodgkiss to Lead Avengers
8/12/2001Firebirds and Nuns. Who Knew?
7/29/2001Firebirds Face Cobras with Neu Coach
7/22/2001Detroit game has Huge Playoff Ramifications for Firebirds
7/15/2001Firebirds Pre-Game Quiz
7/15/2001Firebirds Prove they can Win the Close Ones
7/3/2001Firebirds Lose Four in Victory
6/29/2001Indiana Defense Gets Needed Boost
6/22/2001Presents for Everyone
6/20/2001Mark Patrick Discusses Play-by-Play Duties for the Firebirds
6/18/2001More than Just Fans Witness Convincing Firebirds Victory
6/12/2001Firebirds Mid Season Report Card
5/27/2001`Birds Keep Winning Ugly
5/25/2001IRL vs. AFL
5/22/2001Pickut Steps in for Sheller; Rampage Steps on Rush
5/21/2001Ugly Win is Better than Ugly Loss
5/19/2001Superstar Meets Male Model; Who Will Win?
5/11/2001The Firebirds’ Broadcasting Network is on the Air
5/7/2001Firebirds beat Dragons in High Scoring Affair
5/5/2001Travel Guide to Indiana
4/29/2001Not a Bad Seat in the `House
4/27/2001Fish or Firebird
4/20/2001Good Defense? Bad Offense? Who Cares!
4/19/2001Firebirds get Short Week, Mustangs get Bumped
4/16/2001Classic Overtime Game Ends in Defeat for Hometown Firebirds
4/13/2001Six things to watch for at Conseco Fieldhouse
4/10/2001Firebirds get first-ever win in Indianapolis
4/4/2001Arnold Makes a Cameo Appearance
3/24/2001Firebirds: The Game Remains the Same
2/25/2001Firebirds Roll into Indiana
2/22/2001Why the XFL Won’t Last (And Why the AFL Should Care)
Matthew Pickut Bio
Matthew Pickut is a pastor in northern Indiana and a long time AFL fan. He also writes for his own website: The Brown Paper Blog. He graduated from Taylor University in Upland Indiana (class of `96) with degrees in Biblical Literature and Sociology as well as a healthy respect for the medicinal properties of coffee.