So once again it’s the offseason and the owners meetings are coming up. Guess what’s on the agenda…changing the OT rules. This has been tossed around for several years now with many people saying that the NFL should go with the college method of both teams getting the ball. Great, it’s bad enough that the…
Read MoreLive From AREA 49...by Walt J.
I’m not much of a fan of the Winter Olympics. I couldn’t tell you how many medals Shaun White won & I preferred to look at Lindsay’s Vonn’s SI photos more than her skiing. They’re Americans so it’s all good. In spite of my lack of interest, I did watch the occasional few minutes of…
Read MoreWell it’s been a little more than two weeks since the Super Bowl and I’m already going through withdrawal. We have now moved into the offseason and this can be a critical time for football fans everywhere. Now is the time when we as fans start looking ahead to free agency and the draft, to…
Read MoreOnce again it’s baseball season and guess what…we’re talking about steroids! In case you were not aware, MARK MCGUIRE USED STEROIDS!!! Yes, of course you knew that, however Jay McGuire thought you didn’t. Former bodybuilder Jay McGuire, the younger brother of Mark McGuire, has released a book called…well if I told you, that would signify…
Read MoreNow before you close your browser and write me off as crazy, let me explain. The 2000s were a pivotal era in the world of sports. Not since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 has one event changed the landscape of professional sports. The BALCO scandal ruined the careers of some of the…
Read MoreSuper Bowl XLIV once again proved the unpredictability of the NFL. Any number of analysts and sportscasters had the Colts essentially walking to the title. Peyton would go on to win his 2nd Super Bowl title and would essentially be considered the greatest QB to ever play the game. However one thing happened, the Saints…
Read MoreWhenever I hear the name Mike Tyson, I think of this memorable sound byte, however I think it definitely applies to another situation, Brett Favre. Now that the NFL season is over, the Brett Favre watch is beginning. I was hoping the Vikings would go on to win the Super Bowl, so maybe he would…
Read MoreThe NCAA has spent the last few months in deep discussion about possibly increasing the Division I men’s basketball field from 65 to 96 teams. Their reasoning is to allow teams from smaller schools or smaller conferences a chance to get into the tournament. Here’s my problem with this, what makes the NCAA tournament special…
Read MoreSo the poll has closed and the results are in, and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. When I started this experiment, the purpose was to get an unbiased opinion on if a certain player is not worthy of the hall of fame. By this point, you may already know who some of the…
Read MoreWhat makes a player Hall of Fame worthy? Is it statistics alone, or are off-the-field behavior and intangibles included as well? HOF voting can be a complex task, especially for pro football. Given how the game has evolved continuously over the years, what may have been a dominant career 20 years ago may only be…
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