Before I share my thoughts on the passing of Dean Smith, let me first start by disclosing the following. I am an alumnus of North Carolina State University (Class of 1997). Growing up in Winston-Salem, NC (ok, actually Kernersville), I… Read More ›
Opinion
Carroll Blew the Super Bowl
I haven’t seen it once, I’ve seen it a billion times in sports: a coach who out-smarts himself out of a win. You’ve seen it. When a coach decides to allow his defense to go into “prevent mode” and let… Read More ›
2015 Super Bowl XLIX Preview
(Shameless Plug Alert: check out my Super Bowl preview podcast here…) With all the talk of “Deflate-Gate”, I am glad as hell that Super Bowl XLIX is almost here. And what a matchup this is. Both teams come into this… Read More ›
The Patriots Are Making a Fool Out of Goodell
The year 2014 has to go down as the worst year, in terms of PR, in NFL history. First we had the poor handling of the Ray Rice investigation. NFL Commissioner/Warden/Playa Hater/All-Time Procrastinator Roger Goodell meted out the weakest punishment… Read More ›
Coaching, not Bostick, to Blame for Packers Loss
Several Green Bay Packers fans are still weeping and gnashing their teeth over what have been. The Packers for the most part thoroughly – and I mean THOROUGHLY – outplayed the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s NFC Championship game. They picked… Read More ›
2015 NFL Playoff Preview: Conference Championships
AFC Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots. I must say this was not the matchup that I, and millions of fans, expected. I expected (and kind of hoped) to see Peyton Manning and Tom Brady square off for a spot… Read More ›
My Apology to Ohio State – and the B1G
Throughout the 2014-2015 college football season, I have been a member of the “Big Ten Conference Sucks” club. I was not a believer all season until the bowl season kicked off. It was then when I realized I had a… Read More ›