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• Point-Counter Point: Ohio State vs. Michigan, 11/26/2011

  By Michael Richard on November 24, 2011 • ( 4 )

  

    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 ›

• How do we Know Which B1G Ten Officials are Legends and Which are Leaders?

  By Michael Richard on November 10, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Insert one Legends and Leaders joke here if you have any new ones left.  Please, let’s all gather around the campfire and tell stories about those legendary Midwest values, I just can’t get enough of that shit.  Just when you… Read More ›

• 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,… 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 ›

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