Week 4 is already here – where did the time go? Regarding last week’s predictions, sometimes, the effort is there, but the achievement is not, and that accurately describes my results from last week, where my only win was the… Read More ›
College football
Prognosticator’s remorse
Remember the initial thrill after purchasing a car or a house? The elation, the sense of accomplishment, the feeling that now, there is a new player in the world, yeah! Then… The inevitable crash happens when the bills roll in,… Read More ›
College football week 3 predictions plus a glance back at week 2
With several teams scheduling “lesser” opponents for week 2, the expectations were a little on the low side; however, last week’s college football games performed better than expected as the teams still produced close games, a miracle finish, and a… Read More ›
College football week 2 predictions plus “spare change” thoughts on week 1
Was this year’s opening week of college football the best ever? Maybe, but we do know the games produced the usual drama — blowouts, upsets, nail-biting overtime wins, and player ejections. Throw in questionable decisions made by coaches and fanbases… Read More ›
Last second college football game predictions for Week 1
The college football season is underway, giving fans an opportunity to rejoice as their teams take the field to hopefully earn that all-important (W)in. The summer now yields to fall, and I welcome the change. Goodbye summer – I can’t … Read More ›
Fearless and loathsome college football predictions for 2016
By MIKE HERNDON It’s finally here. You don’t have to fret about the heat anymore. You don’t have to pay attention to this farce of a presidential election anymore. You don’t have to keep yourself amused with Jim Harbaugh’s Twitter… Read More ›
The shoegazer’s guide to discipline in the SEC
By MIKE HERNDON Alabama’s Cameron Robinson and Hootie Jones will not miss any game time after they were arrested for marijuana possession and, in Robinson’s case, possession of a stolen gun. Four Auburn players who were arrested on marijuana charges in… Read More ›
College Football Coaches are Law Enforcement?
Normally, we expect fans or people who profit from college football’s “Win at All Costs” culture to give preferential treatment to players; however, after watching what happened in Louisiana regarding the arrest and then immediate release of two Alabama football… Read More ›
The method behind Jim Harbaugh’s Twitter madness
Photo by Eric Upchurch/Wikipedia Commons By MIKE HERNDON It’s been 145 days since the last college football season ended and it’ll be another 84 days before the next season begins. The NFL draft is over and the conference media days… Read More ›
Who creates the culture that allows Baylor to happen? We do
By MIKE HERNDON What kind of a person cares more about a game than about the well-being of their fellow human beings? Who creates the kind of culture where we protect the perpetrator but not the victim, where we’re willing… Read More ›