Alabama lost in the playoff on New Year’s Day to Indiana. Yes, the Hoosiers. Yes, the FOOTBALL HOOSIERS. Indiana has become a monster under Curt Cignetti very quickly, to be fair. And there is a great tale to be told there about finding and hiring coaches who just win wherever they are. However, the same... Continue Reading →
Football Bowl Subdivision’s Unsure Future
My alma mater is playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game. This is quite an accomplishment given that the head coach, Eli Drinkwitz, probably entered the season on the hot seat. He has been a good to great recruiter, but has been a questionable gameday coach, although he did make the smart decision this... Continue Reading →
Essay on Rush’s “New World Man”
(Originally written for the 2023 MarchXNess Tournament, “March Fadness: ‘80s One Hit Wonders”.) It can be hard to work on projects where there is a looming deadline. The stress can sometimes be overwhelming. However, there are also cases where being on deadline leads to the best work you can possibly do. The latter was the case for... Continue Reading →
Essay on Cake’s “I Will Survive”
(Originally written for the 2022 MarchXNess Tournament, “March Faxness: Cover Songs”.) It can be a tricky proposition as an artist when you make the decision to cover a song. Primarily because you have no control over what the original artist might think about your interpretation of their work. For example, when Johnny Cash covered Nine Inch Nails’... Continue Reading →
One Year Later
(This post first appeared on my Substack on March 16, 2023.) A year ago today ended one of the longest days of my life. Back in July, I wrote about what happened that day in March last year. But I had not offered an update since then because, well, life got in the way. As... Continue Reading →
When Life Changes Diet
(This post first appeared on my Substack on July 20, 2022.) The first sign I should have paid attention to was bathroom frequency. Around the beginning to middle of February, I felt like I had to go to the bathroom. A lot. Which was odd at first, because it’s not like I was drinking that... Continue Reading →
Music Monday: “I Want You” by Savage Garden
(This post first appeared on my Substack on July 18, 2022.) https://youtu.be/4QwZi9-7i5s Memories are funny things. I struggle with dad brain often. While I managed to be a Jeopardy! champion once a long time ago, I doubt I would be as good at the game today. My memory is not as sharp as it once... Continue Reading →
The Game Continues to Get Broken
(This post first appeared on my Substack on June 30, 2022.) The latest shots in the escalating arms race in intercollegiate athletics were fired yesterday as news broke that USC and UCLA would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. Apparently, plans went into motion after it was announced about this time... Continue Reading →
The Game’s Not As Fun As It Used To Be
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Saw a tweet from the homie Joel Anderson this morning that got me thinking. (Check out Joel’s work at Slate including Slow Burn Season 6: The L.A. Riots and Slow Burn Season 3: Biggie and Tupac.) Joel’s tweet: https://twitter.com/byjoelanderson/status/1460619627772334081?s=20 And as I pondered it over my morning cup of coffee, I had... Continue Reading →
A Modest NHL Proposal
The National Hockey League has a big decision on its hands when the newest expansion team begins play in 2021. Currently, it appears that the plan is to have the Seattle Kraken join the Pacific Division and have the Arizona Coyotes slide over from the Pacific to the Central Division to balance the league out... Continue Reading →
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