One of my favorite writers, Bill Simmons, wrote an interesting piece yesterday. In his NBA predictions piece, he gave two and only two predictions: 1. The Miami Heat will beat the LA Lakers for the NBA title. 2. … Continue reading Parity in the NFL/NBA
When I was 5 years old, my parents got free tickets to the local minor league hockey team, the Phoenix Roadrunners. The Roadrunners were the second longest tenured Phoenix team at the time, with only the Suns being around longer. … Continue reading Fan-demonium
So the picture may be misleading. This blog isn’t about ASU…well mostly not. I’ve had a lot of things going through my mind lately. It’s weird, because for once I have so many different ideas to write about that I can’t … Continue reading BulletTime #1
Pop quiz hotshot: A boy is 17 years old and his sister is twice as old. When the boy is 23 years old, what will be the age of his sister? When rope is selling at 10 cents a foot, … Continue reading Wonder-Licking Good Time
The first day of the NFL preseason is one of the strangest days in
sports for me.
With everyone’s sentiments of “FOOTBALL’S BACK!!!” I find myself largely apathetic in comparison to the masses. The regular season? Sure! Give me the first day of games that actually matter, the first day of fantasy football, and doing nothing but watching football all day.
But man, this preseason game just doesn’t do it for me. The first team spends about one quarter on the field and calling the offensive strategy “vanilla” would be an insult to vanilla beans and vanilla ice cream everywhere, not to mention that NFL free agents have had a total of 5, count ’em, 5 practices together.
Gray Areas 