Behind the Mic: Eating Crow at a Super Bowl Party
When I invite people over for a Super Bowl party, my wife and I usually serve some pretty good food. But this past Sunday all I ate was “crow”. If you read last week’s blog, you know why. If you did not read it, let me review my predictions: 10. Prediction: Seattle is not…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: “So, Who Will Win?”
Super Bowl XXLVIII has one of the most intriguing match-ups in years: the league’s highest scoring team taking on the team that gave up the fewest points during the regular season. It is, also, only the second time (2004) that the #1 seed in each conference made it to the championship final. It certainly appears…
Read MoreThe 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…
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