by Matt Zemek | Sep 21, 2014
The hype and anticipation which greeted Dan Mullen’s arrival as the head coach at Mississippi State carried the desperation of a fan base that longed for a larger moment of significance. Mullen, upon leaving Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow at Florida, was intent on...
by Bart Doan | Sep 21, 2014
Folks, Oklahoma looks different. And like a pow wow of goth kids in a tree house, “different is cool.” Oklahoma runs the football, and the Sooners run the football with force, when they want, how they want, and when you know it’s coming. Call it a...
by Bart Doan | Sep 20, 2014
On Twitter @TheCoachBart You write about things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things long enough … like sports … and eventually you run across a few of these that you don’t really want to write. So cue tonight. We all have...
by Bart Doan | Sep 20, 2014
On Twitter @TheCoachBart You write about things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things long enough … like sports … and eventually you run across a few of these that you don’t really want to write. So cue tonight. We all have...
by Bart Doan | Sep 20, 2014
On Twitter @TheCoachBart With a cool chill in the air as is usual around this time of year, Indiana predictably goes on the road and rips the heart out of a ranked team. The red sweaters high-five, “5 banners,” and all that. Indiana winning a big game in...
by Joe Lucia | Sep 20, 2014
Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life book, which chronicled some incredibly memorable stories about fantasy sports, has been turned into a pilot by Fox. The pilot will star Entourage’s Kevin Connolly. Fox has experienced plenty of success with The League over on...
by Joe Lucia | Sep 20, 2014
Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life book, which chronicled some incredibly memorable stories about fantasy sports, has been turned into a pilot by Fox. The pilot will star Entourage’s Kevin Connolly. Fox has experienced plenty of success with The League over on...
by David Rogers | Sep 20, 2014
The NHL recently announced a series of rule changes which will be in place for the 2014-15. These included increasing the size of the trapezoid and setting up “long changes” during the overtime period. The analysis indicates that these changes may lead to...
by David Rogers | Sep 20, 2014
The NHL recently announced a series of rule changes which will be in place for the 2014-15. These included increasing the size of the trapezoid and setting up “long changes” during the overtime period. The analysis indicates that these changes may lead to...
by Sean Tomlinson | Sep 19, 2014
The answer is “YES”, just maybe not for a long time. Last night Devin Hester didn’t look like a returner who has lost a few steps. Maybe he has, but when you were already about eight steps ahead of everyone else, charitably giving a few back...
by Reva Friedel | Sep 19, 2014
At the end of August, my oldest niece started first grade. Both her parents have PhD’s in physics, so I often joke that she’s already smarter than me, which is probably true. Right now, I must have the reading comprehension of an amoeba, because I had the...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 19, 2014
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers put forth one of the most pitiful efforts in NFL history on Thursday night as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons 56-14. The truth of the matter is that the game wasn’t even that close. As impossible as that is to believe. The Falcons...
by Matt Yoder | Sep 19, 2014
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers put forth one of the most pitiful efforts in NFL history on Thursday night as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons 56-14. The truth of the matter is that the game wasn’t even that close. As impossible as that is to believe. The Falcons...
by Matt Birch | Sep 19, 2014
After a long, eventful week in the NFL news world—which, unfortunately featured more domestic violence-related stories rather than the action taking place on the field—fans were hoping Friday would be light on the DV news front. But that wasn’t the case. The...
by Thomas Emerick | Sep 19, 2014
Week 3 approaches and the past two feel like one big whirlwind. It’s tough to make definitive statements about most teams at this point, but there are plenty of known quantities when it comes to individual players or groups set to clash this Sunday and Monday....
