Ch Ch Changes
College football has been thriving for years. The money is flowing, stadiums are packed, and fans block off their Saturdays to watch games all day.That doesn’t mean changes wouldn’t be good for the game, and who better to suggest those changes than yours…
Six weeks to Madness
No, there is no groundhog to tell us there is six more weeks until March Madness, but fortunately my calendar knows. With six weeks until March, this is the time of year that through the falling snowflakes of winter when you can start to get a sniff.…
Just when I thought I was right, the Steelers prove me wrong
I wanted to be right.I thought I was right.It sure looked like I was going to be right.Unfortunately, I was wrong.The Steelers are still the same team they have been for the last three years. It is the Mike Tomlin effect, and we are all headed to the…
So far, not so good
Even by NCAA standards, the first version of the twelve team playoff has been an epic failure so far.It is strange, considering how long the playoff planners had to prepare for this event. It has been years and years in the making. Everybody knew this…
Super Bowl Preview or simply Keystone dreaming
If Pittsburgh and Philadelphia was a Super Bowl preview, the Steelers have some significant ground to make up if we want an entertaining rematch.Sunday proved two things.One, the Eagles are undeniably Super Bowl contenders and, dare I say, NFC favorites…
Is this really better?
There was an episode of Seinfeld where a friend kept telling Jerry and his friends, “Ya gotta see the baby!”For years, college football fans said, “Ya gotta have a playoff!”Well, here we are, and ain’t it grand?People hated the BCS era because college…
Good Cop/Bad Cop: A College Football Quandary
This past weekend was further proof that we need college football injected in our veins. At least the part that takes place between the white lines.It was sit on the edge of your seat action even if your favorite team was not involved. It was rivalry…
Misstep after misstep
College football is such a great sport. It is the number one thing that gets me past summer ending. I arrange our Saturdays around all the big games each week. Heck, I will eat something I don’t even want just so I don’t have to leave the house in the…
Will it matter who you play?
For years, college basketball would arrive at March parsing all the numbers, particularly schedule strength. College basketball has the benefit of a 30 game schedule and a 68 team field for their postseason tournament. That aside, time and time again the…
