Hot takes after week one? Why not?
The NFL is a long, grinding 17 game season. One week —especially after most starters played very little in preseason games— means very little in the grand scheme. Trying to give hot takes on teams and players is an iffy proposition. Plus, we have all…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - September 7, 2024
Williams Grove Speedway took a week off from racing before kicking off its final month of competition on Friday night, September 13, featuring a trio of Hoosier Diamond Series races to close out the year.
The September 13 racing program will include the…
Ah, Saturdays have meaning again
In the spring and summer Saturdays feel like Wednesdays and Thursdays and, truly, any other day of the week. Well, except for the whole go to work thing.
Then September hits.
Now Saturdays have meaning again.
It is time to plan your day accordingly.…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 31, 2024
Remember when slugger Reggie Jackson was called “Mr. October” because he always seemed to shine during the World Series? Well, it may be completely appropriate to refer to Tim Buckwalter as “Mr. Kutztown”.
On Wednesday, August 28, in the…
Who will have a Super Season?
The NFL takes a respite this week, as teams cut down rosters and prepare for the opening kick off the following week. This week seems like the perfect time to preview the NFL season. I have consulted with The Two Cent Cracked Crystal Ball(#TCCCB) and…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 24, 2024
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel has heard and considered an appeal of a Behavioral penalty issued on August 14, 2024 to driver Austin Dillon, owner Richard Childress and spotter Brandon Benesch in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The penalty concerns the…
College Football 2024 Preview
Wasn’t it just a couple weeks ago that Michigan won the National Championship, as Jim Harbaugh slithered off to San Diego?
Time flies, and here we are again. The start of the 2024 season is a mere four days away. Florida State got kicked in the groin by…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 17, 2024
In what is considered a stunning move, NASCAR has revoked Austin Dillon's automatic berth into the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series playoff field for his moves on the final lap Sunday at Richmond Raceway.
Dillon won the race following a last-lap…
Golden
Okay, so I know what I wrote in my Final Thought a week ago.
I still stand by those words. I liked the Olympics far better when it was pure(or as close as we get) amateurism. No NBA players. No NHL players. No PGA or LPGA players. Just amateurs.
That…
