Get this guy away from a microphone STAT! (Photo: Matrix Midwest) On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Missouri Tigers beat the Kansas Jayhawks 38-21 in Lawrence in the latest edition of the Border War. He moves to 12-3 against rivals (old and new), and 11-17 in true road situations. All of that is great and... Continue Reading →
A Duty to Care
I have spent the entirety of my full-time professional life in public service. The majority of that has been in higher education administration. I currently work on the academic administration and policy side of things from a system level. But I've also spent time on college campuses, and working in student affairs and student services.... Continue Reading →
Scattered Post Game Thoughts on Kalen DeBoer
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 →
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 →
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 →
Gratitude and Affinity Cannot Be Compelled
Let’s start by defining a word. From Merriam-Webster.com: Definition of gratitude: the state of being Nope. I see nothing in there that says that gratitude is something that can be compelled. Typically, you are genuinely grateful for something. Otherwise, you’re going through the motions. So when I saw this piece in the Acadiana Advocate out... Continue Reading →
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