The SportsTalk Shop: HS Hoops Mid-Term Report
After “thanking” Mother Nature for cancelling so many winter sports activities and wreaking havoc on everyone’s schedule, I want to give my take on the high school basketball teams that I have had a chance to observe so far this season. Despite an erratic schedule (many HS teams are now playing more games per week…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: “Have I Got a Deal for You…”
The teams are set for Super Bowl XLVIII – Denver vs. Seattle. I would not think there is a tremendous number of people here on the East Coast who are passionate fans of either of these two teams. However, I would think there are a number of fans who put attending a Super Bowl on…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: “Accadeemics and Ashletics”
No, this is not a “typo” and yes, I do know how to spell. I can read, too. I was also a college athlete. And from what I have read of a recent analysis of college football and college basketball by CNN’s Sara Ganin, there are too many athletes with very limited ability to read…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Eagles Season Recap
One of my pet peeves in the sports broadcasting industry is commentators who make dozens of ridiculous predictions each sports season for the sole purpose of claiming “victory” once one of his/her inane insights happen to come true. These same people will quietly forget or ignore the other, incorrect guesses they made in an effort…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: No More BCS
Behind the Mic: No More BCS Well, hopefully, we have seen the last of the BCS College Football Championship. It will be replaced with the CFP (College Football Playoff) in order to determine a national champion for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (why does it have to sound so complex?). Under the…
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