“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 ›
LSU
Oversigning: The Dark Underbelly of the College Football Recruiting Process
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
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 BCS Poll: Should The Ohio State Buckeyes Be the number One Team in the Country?
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 ›
Texas Hold ’em: What will the Longhorns do?
While Bevo ropes himself a Sooner here, will some conference rope in the Longhorns? Around the poker table, the faces are familiar: Jim Delaney, commissioner of the Big 10 (reigning poker champion who could be on the verge of losing… Read More ›