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• The Free Agent-Superstar Myth and Why Many Believe These Deals Are a Quick Fix

  By Michael Richard on August 29, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  Even Frank Costanza Knew that $12 Million Dollars for Hideki “I Rob You” was a bad deal. The year was 1990.  When the Oakland A’s added Willie McGee and Harold Baines in late season trades, teaming with Mark McGwire, Jose… Read More ›

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre—When will the ESPN Longhorns go Independent?

  By Michael Richard on August 9, 2011 • ( 4 )

  

  In the second part of Quentin Tarantino’s revenge opus, we see a flashback of the pregnant Bride (Uma Thurman) rehearsing for her wedding.  Her former boss Bill (David Carradine) — who trained the Bride to be one of his killers… Read More ›

• The Dangers of the Five-Star Recruit in the Age of Entitlement

  By Michael Richard on June 8, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  (6/8/2011) In January of 2003, a little known and even less recruited gangly chemistry nerd from Sterling Heights Michigan helped capture the hearts and minds of a “Nation” when he helped The Ohio State Buckeyes end a 34 year drought… Read More ›

• Why the NBA is in Trouble and how to Fix it

  By Michael Richard on March 1, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  As my readers know, I am not a fan of the NBA, in large part for the reasons that will form the body of this article.  That said, with the NBA, NFL, and soon MLB all on the cusp of… Read More ›

• How Football has become America’s past time

  By Michael Richard on February 19, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  Type in “America’s Past time”  at the web’s famous free dictionary, Wikipedia, and you get a historical analysis of the game that was said to be invented by a civil war general in the nineteenth century.  And while this may… Read More ›

• Oversigning: The Dark Underbelly of the College Football Recruiting Process

  By Michael Richard on February 9, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  In 2010, Les Miles, the coach of the LSU football team, offered a freshman offensive lineman out of Waggaman (La) a scholarship to play football for the Tigers.    Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Elliot Porter signed and returned his letter of… Read More ›

• The argument against a Playoff Model in College Football

  By Michael Richard on January 18, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  There is something seriously wrong with a postseason tournament where a 7-9 team has more wins combined than the #1 seeds in each conference. I offer you Exhibit A, the 2010-11 NFL playoffs. As the Green Bay Packers get ready… Read More ›

• The Love affair with the Dual-Threat Quarterback and Why Some Keep Falling For It

  By Michael Richard on January 11, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Fresh off Auburn’s undefeated national championship game run, some pro scouts and general managers undoubtedly will developed an unhealthy (and financially destructive) man-crush on Auburn’s dual threat quarterback ahead of the 2011 NFL draft.  Just because someone will ignore history… Read More ›

• The National Football League: Is it Parity or Parody?

  By Michael Richard on December 17, 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  In the now infamous diagram circulated on the internet by Reddit user Danchan22, NFL teams can be connected in circular fashion based on wins and losses.  With such results, it begs the question, who or what exactly is the NFL… Read More ›

• The BCS Poll: Should The Ohio State Buckeyes Be the number One Team in the Country?

  By Michael Richard on October 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  Ahead of the release of the first BCS poll (is it “Broken Cash Scheme” or “Bowl Conspiracy Series”–I digress), I decided to tackle the issue of polling, the single most controversial system for determining a champion in all of sports…. Read More ›

• The BCS Monopoly and How BYU’s Decision to Go Independent will further polarize college football

  By Michael Richard on September 2, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  In a day when the Big Ten announced that Michigan and Ohio State would indeed be in different divisions, yet again making another of my expansion predictions ring true, the Brigham Young Cougars humbled yours truly by announcing their intention… Read More ›

• The BCS Monopoly and How BYU’s New Holy War Will Reshape College Football

  By Michael Richard on August 22, 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  In the college football game of Network Monopoly, your program is only as safe as the network dollars it commands. Just when we thought the music had stopped and everyone had grabbed a chair, we get this news: the Mountain… Read More ›

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