Archive for September, 2009
If the Vikings are Smart, They’ll Bench Brett Favre
If the Minnesota Vikings have any brains at all, they’ll bench Brett Favre. Yeah, him. The Brett Favre who threw the last-second, 32-yard pass to Greg Lewis to steal a big win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. If the Vikings hope to do anything productive in the playoffs, he needs to be warming some pine right now.
In College Football, it’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Season
We’ve just wrapped up week 4 of the college football season. And it’s been four weeks of sheer, unmitigated insanity. In only four weeks, ten different teams have lost while ranked in the AP top ten—and five of those were in the top five.
Jahvid Best is LeBron James, if LeBron Played Football
Last weekend I watched the Cal-Minnesota game to see Jahvid Best. It was my first time seeing him play, but he looked strikingly familiar. After watching some highlights on YouTube, I realized why. He’s LeBron James, if LeBron played football.
Running QBs and the NFL: Why Tebow and McCoy Might Not Cut It
Heisman hopefuls Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy both led their teams to clutch conference wins last Saturday. But are either of them actually going to make it in the NFL? Running quarterbacks have a history of, well, failure in the NFL. Can Tebow or McCoy turn that around?
In Sports, It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The leaves are changing colors, barbecues are fired up, and the air is alive with college football, the NFL, and MLB playoffs. When you look at the year as whole, it becomes clear when the best times are to be camped in front of the TV, soaking in all forms of sports-related goodness—and when it’s okay to schedule a vacation.
Adrian Peterson: How He’s Stacking Up Against the All-Time Greats
Adrian Peterson is going to be one of the greatest running backs of all time. No question in my mind. Sure, he’s only played two seasons. But have you seen this guy?
The Case for Cupcakes: In Favor of Padding College Football Schedules With Weak Teams
I’ve done my share of ranting about college football powerhouses that pad their schedules with non-conference cupcake teams. But I’m going to mix it up. I’ve seen the light. I’ve had a change of heart. If a team has a tough conference schedule, why on earth do we insist that they play tough non-conference games too?
Wins And Losses? For Pitchers, They Don’t Tell The Whole Story
Perhaps the single most misunderstood statistic in baseball is the win. Not the win a team gets when it outscores another team, since that’s about as basic as it gets, but wins that pitchers rack up over the season. You’d think a win would be as simple as the pitcher playing for the winning team, but then, if it were that simple, you probably wouldn’t be reading this article.
Pete Carroll’s “Play Anybody” Philosophy Continues to Pay Off
Pete Carroll has always said that his USC teams will “play anybody, anywhere.” The Trojans backed it up again this year with a big win over Ohio State, and it has launched USC deeper into the BCS discussion.
Scram, Big East—The Mountain West Conference Deserves Your BCS Spot
The BCS is an unfair, monopolistic, money-driven system with a million flaws. But here’s one that’s coming to a head this season. The Big East has no business being included in the BCS while the Mountain West Conference is excluded.
