Author Archives
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THE Curious Case of Ryan Day
As Noah Ruggles lined up for what would have been a game winning field goal that would have sent Ohio State to the Championship game last year, this observer couldn’t help but wonder if we were experiencing a glitch in… Read More ›
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For Ohio State Head Coaches, It Always Ends in a Whimper, Not a Bang
The phone rang at 3:30 a.m. on a winter January day in 1987. On the other end of the line was Earle Bruce. “I’m staying” he uttered into the receiver. From the coaches’ convention in San Diego, ol’ Nine-and-Three was mulling… Read More ›
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College Football is better than the NFL, and here’s why
Ken Wright, the head football coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida, a pipeline for several of the major college football programs, opened a video on his computer screen on the recommendation of a friend and chuckled. The footage showed… Read More ›
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College Football Playoff Expansion: The Definitive Argument Against Eight
On December 3, 2017, the College Football Invitational* Committee met for the final time to decide the four teams that would be playing for its mythical title. Most agreed that three teams had already punched their ticket: Clemson, Georgia, and… Read More ›
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The Thinking Fan’s Guide to Dealing with University of SEC Fan
“We know the SEC’s a supernova in terms of college football supremacy with seven national championships since the 2006 season and a Godzilla-sized recruiting stronghold over the rest of the country, but a closer look reveals a genetically-enhanced monster more… Read More ›
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Why the B1G Ten Isn’t Likely to Do Well in the Bowls (Again) and Why That Might Not Mean What You Think
There are few certainties in life. You must pay your taxes. You will of course die one day. And it’s December, so the B1G Ten is about to get pummeled in bowl games (FA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA, LA LA LA). And I… Read More ›
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The Siren Song of “Playoff Guy”
It was 10:30 a.m. MST December 7, 2014, a day that will live in infamy for those of us that see College Football as something akin to a religion, the last of the major sports that still endeavors to crown… Read More ›
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So, What Does ESPN Stand For?
An amiable session in which the Big Ten and ESPN cleaned up “housekeeping matters” — schedules and announcers — took a nasty turn at the one-hour mark. That’s when talk turned to a contract extension, a negotiating session that went… Read More ›
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Death to the College Playoffs
After blowing a 35-21 third quarter lead, Urban Meyer called timeout as the Wolverines lined up for a two point conversion that would have given That Team Up North a one point lead with about thirty seconds left in the… Read More ›
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The Argument for Boycotting the BCS Championship Game
In November of 2006, the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes played the undefeated Michigan Wolverines in front of a raucous crowd in the Horseshoe. For the first time in the glorious history of the two programs, the two teams occupied the top… Read More ›
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Point-Counter Point: Ohio State vs. Michigan, 11/26/2011
In a Pole Position first, yours truly welcomes a guest writer and devout Wolverine fan to debate point and counter-point the 108th meeting of “The Game”. Though we have been friends now for 11 years, Taylor and I have… Read More ›