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• Are we in the last days of dynasties?

  By themikeherndon on June 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Are we in the last days of dynasty in professional team sports? The Golden State Warriors looked like they were ready for the offseason as they slogged through a 105-92 loss on their home floor to fall… Read More ›

• Zion doesn’t care about your big-market narrative

  By themikeherndon on May 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Some of us just can’t stand it when our narratives get ripped to shreds. The predominant narrative being pushed by a significant portion of the national media leading up to this week’s NBA draft lottery was the… Read More ›

• Now the NHL has its own officiating mess to clean up

  By themikeherndon on May 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON The words “not reviewable” should not exist in any professional sports league that has instant replay. You have the technology. Use it. Get it right. The NFL, to its credit, has eliminated at least one more instance… Read More ›

• Mocking the NFL draft: My guess is as good as yours

  By themikeherndon on April 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Part of the fun of trying to figure out what 32 groups of secretive people are going to do with millions of their bosses’ dollars is that they aren’t going to tell you the truth about it until afterward. And… Read More ›

• Can a secondary pro football league like the AAF ever survive?

  By themikeherndon on April 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON The Alliance of American Football is no more, suspending operations before it could even finish its first season. Say it with me, loudly for those in the back: You cannot run a professional sports league on a… Read More ›

• The Big Chest Manifesto: How to get what you want by acting the fool

  By themikeherndon on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Are you mad at one of your co-workers? Maybe jealous of another one? Think you should be making more money? Here’s what you do: First, don’t show up for a few days. Then after the boss takes… Read More ›

• A disinterested prediction for Super Bowl LIII

  By themikeherndon on February 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Who’s going to win the Super Bowl on Sunday? Who cares? In one corner we have the Evil Empire, a team that will be playing in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the last five… Read More ›

• Crescent City Robbery: After a tainted NFC title game, NFL must act

  By themikeherndon on January 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON I do believe if I see another national writer, or anyone for that matter, gush over how great a weekend of NFL games this was, I’m going to throw up. And if I see another one try… Read More ›

• Despite a beatdown, rumors of Alabama’s demise are greatly exaggerated

  By themikeherndon on January 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Here we go again. Have we gotten to the point where every time Alabama loses a game, people will be lining up to declare the dynasty dead? Apparently. No, you’re right: Monday’s 44-16 beatdown by Clemson was… Read More ›

• For good or ill, who wins Bama-Clemson IV?

  By themikeherndon on January 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  BY MIKE HERNDON Back in August, when we first kicked off this fun-filled four-month jaunt known as the 2018 college football season, I picked Alabama and Clemson to meet in the national championship game. That would be impressive, if practically… Read More ›