So I want to circle back to the list from Dan Wolken embedded below, and I want to address something he wrote in his column. To call these president's "out of touch academics" is a bit of a misnomer. https://twitter.com/DanWolken/status/1387217826692444161?s=20 Usually when you get to the level of president, especially at some of the FBS... Continue Reading →
The Light Has Been Snuffed Out
The Grand Experiment is a failure. Today may not be the end of this country permanently, but this is the first tolling of the bells sounding the death knell. There really is no way back from the historic clusterfuck that occurred in Washington, D.C. The short view is that this is the epitome of one... Continue Reading →
Every Game Counts. Except When They Don’t
https://fbschedules.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cfb-playoff-logo.png The College Football Playoff maintains that “every game counts”. No. Really. They do. It’s even on the FAQ section of their website: “The playoff was created to preserve the excitement and significance of college football’s unique regular season where every game counts.” See? They said it, so it must be true, right? Although the... Continue Reading →
An Abdication of Duty
The Mid-American Conference showed the way. It was the presidents of the schools in the MAC that made the right decision. And leave no doubt about it; canceling the FBS college football season in the midst of the pandemic is absolutely, 100 percent, the right decision. I say that as someone who loves watching college... Continue Reading →
Music Monday: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding?
As I walk through this wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity I ask myself, "Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred and misery? Let's be real. Things aren't exactly going well here. There are those who believe in science, and safety, and are worried about the physical and... Continue Reading →
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
In Greek mythology, Echo was a nymph who was cursed with the ability to only repeat the last words anyone spoke to her. In practical terms, an echo is the reflection of a sound that reaches the listener's ears after a slight delay. This blog takes its title from a 1996 song and album by... Continue Reading →
Music Monday: “What’s Going On”
It’s the chorus that sticks with me right now. I just keep singing it over and over in my head: Picket lines and picket signsDon’t punish me with brutalityTalk to me, so you can seeOh, what’s going onWhat’s going onYeah, what’s going onAh, what’s going on But overall, it is hard to know what’s going... Continue Reading →
We Have Failed
It’s funny. As I was sitting down to write this piece, I went searching for a quote that I’ve often heard used to describe America as a “Great Experiement” or a “Grand Experiment.” I’ve seen the quote ascribed to Washington, Jefferson, and De Tocqueville. Funny. Turns out that none of them ever used that phrasing.... Continue Reading →
So It Goes
I can’t really say that I am numb. Numbness implies that pain cannot be felt anymore; that the ability to recognize pain has been removed from the situation. When I see the video of the interaction that Christian Cooper had in the Ramble at Central Park, or the stills and partial video clip of what... Continue Reading →
Failure to Frame the Novel Coronavirus is Part of the Problem with the Discourse
A brief thought as I sit at my desk in my “home office”, working remotely during lunch. I feel like the media (in the collective), has dropped the ball in regards to the initial reporting of the virus that has caused the pandemic that has further divided our fragile country. Most references I see are... Continue Reading →
Test For Echo 
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