by Matt Zemek | Jan 5, 2015
Before the bowls, we explored the idea of which games meant more to each team; which games mattered to one team in particular; and which games were going to be more central as revealers of conference strength. Now that the bowls are over, though, there’s another...
by Matt Zemek | Jan 3, 2015
Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. George Wallace’s words in the midst of the tumultuous Civil Rights Era didn’t come true, but in college football’s bowl structure, the Pac-12 and Southeastern Conferences remain segregated....
by Matt Zemek | Jan 1, 2015
The years come and go — a reality never more present than on New Year’s Day — and sports continue to amaze us. The new year of 2015 didn’t waste much time causing our mouths to drop, our brains to explode, our hearts to thump-thump-thump away....
by Matt Zemek | Dec 31, 2014
This was supposed to be the Fiesta Bowl Boise State would not win. This was supposed to be the splash of cold water on an afternoon in suburban Phoenix when — interestingly enough — the weather outside University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale was cold,...
by Matt Zemek | Dec 30, 2014
War is always a defeat for humanity, said Pope John Paul II. Karol Wojtyla, bless his heart, wasn’t a college football fan — if he had been, he would have realized that in at least one case, “war” was a blessing. It’s true that Steve...
