I don't know about you, but I have been waiting for this day for a long, long time. The start of the 2011 college football season has taken forver to get here, and now that it is here, hopefully attention can be paid to the game on the field.And this year more than ever, that... Continue Reading →
A Letter to ESPN
Dear ESPN,I'm probably long overdue in writing this missive, and for that I should apologize. Although I am sure that by now, you must have realized that this letter was coming. I know from my perspective, the writing has been on the wall for some time now, but events over the past few months have... Continue Reading →
Michigan needs victories, not mascots
Even though my background is in higher education administration, I have had the pleasure of spending time around business majors and business professors. In addition, I have plenty of friends who work in business, marketing, advertising.As a communications major, and as a cynical person, I believe that nothing good can ever come from the words, "youth demographic." Especially... Continue Reading →
Housekeeping: Guest spot this week
I'll be doing a guest spot tomorrow over at Blatant Homerism, an Oklahoma blog with the Bloguin network. It's "Best of Week" and I highly recommend you check out the other stuff over there. The guys do good work on Oklahoma football and college football in general and is in my must read rotation of... Continue Reading →
Why Playing Spot The Violation is a Problem
Let's Take A Quiz - Phineas and Ferb Lyrics + HQ (MP3 Download) (via PhineasandFerbSongs) Yes, let's take a quiz. Presented by Bill Lubinger of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and with a tip of the hat to Mizzou alumnus Graham Watson of Yahoo! Sports for linking to it originally. Let's look at four scenarios in... Continue Reading →
Jim Tressel and the Wise Monkeys: When Players Try to Get Paid, Who Should Be Blamed?
(This piece originally was posted on Rock M Nation.)My son turns four just after the first game of this coming season. Unless some weird recessive genes kick in, he probably won't be playing Division 1 FBS football when it's time for him to go to college. (And unless some other things about the game change,... Continue Reading →
Lost Soul, Empty Vest
(This column originally appeared on Southern Pigskin)He was the Senator. The Sweater Vest. The Righteous One who did things “the right way.” In the end, though, he turned out to be a lost soul in an empty vest.Jim Tressel “resigned” Monday. Walked away. Or maybe he ran. Perhaps he was pushed as more and more... Continue Reading →
B-U-S-T-E-D!
(This column originally appeared on Southern Pigskin)Legacy is an interesting word. For Ohio State's Jim Tressel, his legacy involves Marurice Clarett, Troy Smith and now Tatgate. But hey, he beats Michigan.If there is one maxim that web 2.0 has taught us here in the 21st century it is this:You can’t take anyone being a “good... Continue Reading →
Where I spent my spring hiatus: Looking for paid work and getting a wonderful unpaid offer
This hiatus was not fueled by wanderlust, or boredom as much as it was fueled by a need to focus on finding gainful employment for myself in my current field.As the end of my contract arrives in two weeks, I have to date been unsuccessful in securing a new position, so a major transition is... Continue Reading →
A brief blog hiatus
I've been pretty sparse here for the last couple of months, but I am formally taking a break from the blog and from college football until May.I'm not a big college recruiting guy anyway, so it's not going to cut into anything I wouldn't have been covering anyway. But I have some work and family... Continue Reading →
Test For Echo 
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