As many of you may have already heard, once again tragedy has struck one of our nation’s most innocent symbols. The school shooting that took place at Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut yesterday is becoming a far too common trend. My condolences go out to all of the families affected by this horrible incident. When…
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While the NFL is one of America’s fastest growing sports, and soccer is the world’s largest sport, there are no more ravenous, devoted fans like major college football. Having spent my post-secondary years at an institution whose football team was arguably the worst in the country for decades, and another university who didn’t even have…
Read MoreMarch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite months. NFL Free Agency opened with a splash, the weather is warming up, baseball is almost here, and March Madness is catching fire. The opening round of the NCAA Tournament started yesterday and featured two historic comebacks. Two more are featured tonight with the real games starting…
Read MoreThe college football landscape, for all intents and purposes, has lost its damn mind over the last two years. With all of the conference realignments and defections, it has really compromised collegiate athletics. The Big East is a shell of its former self. In an effort to retain its status as a BCS conference, it has…
Read MoreSince the Patriots/Ravens are at the half, I thought this would be a great time to address this. After several erroneous reports last night (I hate how news is reported today), today we learned that legendary Penn State head coach Joe Paterno died this morning at age 85. We all know how his Penn State…
Read MoreOn Saturday, Penn State announced the hiring of New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as the new head coach of the Nittany Lions. For a university still trying to remove the stench of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, O’Brien represents the first step in putting this horrific event behind them. The question everyone has been…
Read MoreI have received a number of requests lately regarding Temple University basketball (Thanks CAG & Tim). While I have been working on some college basketball topics, clearly I needed to speed this one up. Don’t look now, but the Philadelphia (West Philly STAND UP!) Big Five is relevant again, and it looks like it will…
Read MoreIf you have spent any amount of time watching sports, you have heard more than enough overused phrases. Whether it’s mindless “Maddenisms” (“If they score more points than the other team, they’re probably going to win”) or nonsensical jabberings (“they’re hitting on all cylinders”), there’s plenty to be heard no matter what sport you’re watching. What…
Read MoreESPN reported today that the Big East will announce five new members on Wednesday. Two of them will only join for football, the other three will join for all sports. The two football-only schools will be Boise State and San Diego State. Yes, you heard correctly. I said SAN DIEGO STATE, as in San Diego, California….
Read MoreThink back to the 2005 season. The hottest name in college football was USC’s Reggie Bush. He was fast and elusive and was a touchdown threat whenever he touched the ball. He was seen as the most dynamic college prospect in years. The Week 17 match between the Texans and 49ers was dubbed “The Reggie…
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