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Second-guessing the king
By MIKE HERNDON We are a nation of Monday-morning quarterbacks, even on a Tuesday. It’s probably not even an American thing, just an innate impulse we carry as humans to second-guess anything of which we think ourselves capable. And we… Read More ›
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Forgive me, Alabama, it won’t happen again
By MIKE HERNDON I’ve learned my lesson. I picked Clemson to beat Alabama in last week’s College Football Playoff semifinal. I knew Alabama’s defense had been beat up most of the season. I knew they were getting healthier. And I… Read More ›
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NCAA fairness is a one-way street
By MIKE HERNDON The NCAA wants college athletics to be fair. It’s right there in its mission statement: “Our purpose is to govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education… Read More ›
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How not to handle a coaching search
By MIKE HERNDON I know it’s been a rough couple of weeks, Ole Miss, but at least you’re not Tennessee. Yes, I’m overstating things for (hopefully) comedic effect. Ole Miss just got hit with another year bowl ban and… Read More ›
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Rivalry Week “Six Pack” Predictions
Rivalry week: the day of reckoning. Despite the fact that there is no real way to “settle the score” between fan bases as some teams have too much tradition to overcome, a victory over a rival this week will satisfy… Read More ›
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2017 Week 11 College Football “Six Pack” Predictions
Due to unforeseen circumstances, week 10’s “Six Pack” game predictions did not make it to press time last week. That was unfortunate, but we are back this week. Are we back and better than before? Let’s find out – bring… Read More ›
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Do we have a new Public Enemy No. 1 in the NBA? Why not?
By MIKE HERNDON The 2017 NBA season is barely two weeks old and we have our first gruesome injury (Gordon Hayward in his very first game as a Celtic), the first dose of concern about one of the league favorites… Read More ›
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2017 Week 9 College Football “Six Pack” Predictions
Things are so much better coming off a successful weekend of predictions. The sky looks a little more blue, the cold doesn’t seem to bite as much – well, let’s be honest here.. the weather where I live isn’t cold…. Read More ›
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2017 Week 8 College Football “Six Pack” Predictions
Here we are at week 8 of the college football season, and my prognosticating results haven’t exactly improved. Unfortunately, this is real life, so I can’t just magically pencil in an undefeated round, either. If I could, I would definitely… Read More ›
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2017 Week 7 College Football “Six Pack” Predictions
Just when I thought I was over my fear of picking teams to cover large point spreads, Auburn allows too many fourth quarter points last week to cover the spread, which (of course) pasted another L on my record since… Read More ›
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