Penn State and USC show two sides to everything

October 14, 2024 Football College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents

For a USC fan living in the heart of Penn State country, the game you want to see the Trojans lose the least is the Penn State game. Unfortunately, USC managed to snatch defeat out of the grasp of victory. For the third time in four weeks, the Trojans…

A game to silence the critics

October 6, 2024 College Penn State Football Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

I live in Penn State country. Right in the heart. Ninety percent of my friends are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my co-workers are Nittany Lions fans. Ninety percent of my neighbors are Penn State fans.

Ninety percent of those friends…

Let the games begin

September 29, 2024 Baseball College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents

It started at the end of March. Don't get me started on that. It ended Sunday. Oh wait, that isn’t right either. Thanks to baseball’s lack of forward thinking, it ended on Monday.

The long, winding 162 game MLB regular season is over. Now it…

Relax, 12 teams get in

September 23, 2024 Baseball College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football

If you are a fanatic of a particular team, like I am with USC, you will need to adjust your frustration meter this year. Twelve teams will make the playoffs this year, so one loss is not the end of the world.

USC lost a heartbreaker in Ann…

Can Unconventional Win?

September 16, 2024 Football Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Unconventional.

In the NFL that could describe a team in 2024 that tries to win with a defense first mentality.

The Steelers continue to attempt winning in this unconventional manner.

Pittsburgh has always prided itself on its…

Hot takes after week one? Why not?

September 9, 2024 Column Tim's Two Cents Football

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…

Ah, Saturdays have meaning again

September 2, 2024 College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football Pittsburgh Sports

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…

Who will have a Super Season?

August 26, 2024 Column Tim's Two Cents Football

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…

College Football 2024 Preview

August 19, 2024 College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents Football

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…

Golden

August 11, 2024 Basketball - NBA Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

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…