The idea of a ‘second pick’ can be a way of life, not a mistake. You’re heard of ‘one hit wonders?’ That’s what they call a band that only reaches the stratosphere of popularity with one song, not an entire catalog. Most of the time we hear ‘second pick’ and think of professional sports drafts. […]
OREGON DREAM SEASON CONTINUES @ #1
November 14, 2024 by
The Oregon dream season at #1 in the nation continues. In what was called an introductory season in the Big 10, with low expectations playing against the traditional powerhouses of college football, has turned into a dream season. The other teams in the conference know the drill. Oregon would have to work their way in […]
DALLAS COWBOYS CHECK IN
October 7, 2024 by
The Dallas Cowboys have had three quarterbacks that have one thing in common: They are Super Bowl caliber players, just not for the Cowboys. If the three had been traded to a contender, they would have been even better than they were in their time in Dallas. Their names?
POWER COUPLE OF THE LAST NFL GAME OF THE YEAR
February 11, 2024 by
Power Couple? You and who you’re with. But there are others of note, especially today. What day? Super Bowl Day, or the last time my wife says, “Is there a game on, a big game, a REALLY BIG GAME,” dripping with fake enthusiasm. My answer (with authentic hype-man energy): “They’re all big, honey. It’s the […]
WINNING NOW: PHIL KNIGHT vs JERRY JONES
January 16, 2024 by
Winning now, right now, is more important the older you get. It’s like that when you have more seasons behind you than you do ahead. Phil Knight is eighty-five; Jerry Jones is eighty-one. Would it be too much to ask that they go out winners? First for the Ducks:
DISAPPOINTING DALLAS LAST CALL FOR 2023
January 15, 2024 by
Disappointing Dallas played its last football game of the year. And they are disappointed. How disappointed? Disappointed in their coach and quarterback? That disappointed? Maybe?
MOVING ON FROM OAKLAND CALIFORNIA
June 29, 2023 by
‘Moving on’ means one thing: So long suckers. But it’s different when it’s ‘your team’ that leaves town. What must Oakland California be feeling? As a sharp-eyed blogger I’d say the feeling is . . . relief. And here’s why:
CHOOSING SIDES: IT’S MORE THAN SHIRTS vs SKINS?
February 25, 2023 by
The secret to choosing sides? Sometimes you don’t choose, you get chosen, picked. Then you find yourself standing on one side of a line. How do you make sure it’s the best side for you when you know the other will eventually look better?
SPORT FAN MARVELS AT MODERN ATHLETES
January 17, 2023 by
Sport fan comes in two flavors: ‘Awe struck’ is one. The other is, “Come on, it’s not that hard.”. One gets it, the other never will. I’m in the awe struck camp, but love hearing how it’s not that hard.
UNDERDOG LIFER STARTS EARLY
January 6, 2023 by
An underdog lifer life needs to start early, otherwise it’s just following trends. But how early? Top underdogs are never the first born, the first to start new things, or the first in line. If they were first, they wouldn’t be underdogs. Start with where you were raised.
