Boston Red Sox must win the World Series or this season is a failure!
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT RIGHT? 2018 AL East Champions. Celebrating on Yankees field. If you are a Red Sox fan like me, this season has been a pure joy to watch! 100 wins for the first time since Ted Williams was knocking balls around in the forties. This team has a little bit of everything, speed, […]
Five up Five down: 5 best NFL Teams, 5 worst NFL Teams Week 3
Five Up Five Down is where we rank the 5 best NFL Teams and 5 worst NFL Teams. Who really cares about the teams in the middle. As Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights would say, “If you’re not first, you’re last”. The Five Up Five rankings for Week 3 reflect what we learned in week […]
Pac-12 Power Rankings Week 4: Conference Play for the Playoffs
Week three for college football is in the books and it’s time to get into the heart of conference play. Time to see where everybody lands in the Pac-12 Power Rankings Week 4. The Power rankings are based on three things: quality wins, schedule played, and dominance. The “eye test” and preseason rankings are not […]
Big Ten Football Power Rankings Week 4: O-H-I-O!
Did any team in the Big Ten want to win this past week? Half of the teams lost including Wisconsin, who was upset at home by BYU. This week, many teams will kick off their conference schedules as Big Ten play is set to kick off. Let’s take a look at the Big Ten Week […]
Trading Khalil Mack or Mike Trout Will Only End in Disaster
Shocking! Mistakes happen, its part of life. What the Oakland Raiders did last week was unforgivable. I scratched my head wondering what the hell the Oakland Raiders were thinking when trading arguably the best defensive player in football. Money? They could have found it. Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden said, “He (Khalil Mack) didn’t want […]
Pac-12 Football Power Rankings Week 3: Party Crashers Enter Top 3
Week two for college football is in the books, and it’s time to see where everybody lands in the Pac-12 Football Power Rankings Week 3. Overall the conference had a good week except for loses by Arizona and UCLA. The Power rankings are based on quality wins, schedule played, and dominance. The “eye test” and […]
NCAA Protecting Amateurism or Capitalism?
Is the NCAA protecting amateurism more important than protecting the physical or educational well-being of student-athletes? It appears so, given the variance in the NCAA’s response to scandals involving its self-imposed duty to protect their “bedrock” principle of “amateurism” versus its duty to protect the physical or educational well-being of “student-athletes.” The NCAA quickly asserts […]
Big 12 Football Week Two Rankings and Initial Thoughts
The Big 12 Conference is going to be an interesting one to follow this season, and Week One was a clear indicator of that. Big 12 Football certainly had its share of weird in Week One. From a cancelled game due to weather, to an offensive monster in Kyler Murray, and everything in between, the […]
Pac-12 Football: Week 2 Power Rankings
Week one for college football is in the books, and it’s time to see where everybody lands in the Pac-12 Football Week 2 Power Rankings. Overall the conference had a good week except for loses by Washington and Arizona. I know the Pac-12 wants more national television games, but these 7:45 pm PT kicks aren’t […]
Big 12 Football Preseason Rankings: Which team will have the best start?
Big 12 Football is an interesting beast, but non-conference matchups should provide a solid glimpse as to where teams could perform throughout the season. In the world of Big 12 Football, you have a team on one hand that just can’t seem to find its rhythm regardless of athletic dominance in other sports, and on […]