If you thought the NFL playoffs were weird, the coaching changes this offseason are getting up there too. Three times since the playoffs have started, the winningest coach active in the league has left their team. Surprising, right? Well, first, Mike Holmgren resigned from the Seahawks in a move we’ve expected all season. Then, the [...]
This weekend was one for the record books and one for the birds most certainly. Just take a look at who won: The Eagles, Ravens and Cardinals. Even more stunning, they all won on the road against teams coming off of a bye week. In fact, it was the first time in NFL history that [...]
Really? That was the two best teams in college football facing off last night? Those two teams in a 1 vs. 2 snore-fest were the best the States has to offer? I am very disappointed – especially in Heisman winner Sam Bradford. His two picks may have been on tipped balls, but he just looked [...]
We already knew the BCS was messed up and needs to go, but I’ve found a new foible to be upset about. The Fiesta, Sugar and Rose Bowls all came before the GMAC Bowl? What sense does it make to have the penultimate bowl of the college football season be so garbage? How does a [...]
…Well, nobody except for Canadian hockey fans. Nobody in the world really cares about the World Junior Hockey Championship that wrapped up last night in Ottawa with the predictable finish of Canada taking the Gold. It’s a tournament with well-enough intentions but how much coverage should we really be giving a tournament that is dominated [...]
One rookie QB lived up to his billing while one didn’t. A hot team stopped a hotter team. One explosive back outran another one. It was a weekend of guys stepping further than others with everything on the line and really, there wasn’t too much to be surprised about.
In fact, the one pick I got [...]
It used to go without saying that the NFL had the best post-season system out of any of the major sports. Now, the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals have made a mockery of it by qualifying for post-season play with a combined record of one game over .500. The New England Patriots didn’t make [...]
