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 ›
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How Football has become America’s past time
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 ›
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 National Football League: Is it Parity or Parody?
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 ›
Race, Politics, and Sports collide with Arizona’s passage of Senate Bill 1070
Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin. According to Wikipedia, the date is… Read More ›
2009 NFL Playoffs; Parity or Parody?
2009 NFL Playoffs; Parity or Parody? (1/20/2009) Is anyone else paying attention this year? Is it really the case that the NFC will be sending the 9-7 Cardinals to the Super bowl this year? Is this really the best the… Read More ›
