When the original gangsters were running Las Vegas, the Race and Sports books were a great place to be. Free drinks, cheap cigars and open betting windows reigned.
BCS Sugar Bowl Offers Worst At-Large Matchup in Series History
December 5, 2011 By 273 Comments
Regardless of whether you not you support a rematch between #1 LSU and #2 Alabama, the BCS achieved its primary goal. The best two teams in the nation are about to square off for the National Championship. There is room for debate over Alabama’s inclusion in the title game; did Oklahoma State do enough to [...]
NL MVP: The Flawed Argument Behind Ryan Braun’s Win
November 24, 2011 By 5 Comments
Ryan Braun was certainly worthy of NL MVP consideration. But hearing the logic behind the voting makes one wonder if he should have taken home the hardware.
AL MVP: Why the Voters Got It Wrong With Justin Verlander
November 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander won the AL MVP, but there are powerful arguments against that decision.
Here We Go Again: BCS Mess
November 20, 2011 By 3 Comments
The chaos displayed in this weekend of college football serves as an example as to why the outcry for a playoff system has been so demanding. As I sat there Friday evening watching Oklahoma State head towards their downfall versus the Iowa State Cyclones I was in shock, though my eyes were watching it, my [...]
Big 12 Expansion: Missouri to SEC Could Open up Opportunity for Bigger, Better Conference
October 12, 2011 By 7 Comments
Welcome to Missouri, home of Tom Sawyer, the St. Louis Arch, and perhaps the most fickle athletics program in the country. For a year now, Missouri has been toying with the Big 12, Big 10 and SEC, in the conference switch-up extravaganza, switching it’s loyalty back and forth from one conference to the next. It’s [...]
The Wolverines need a passer
September 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
This article will not be received with a warm hand shake by the University of Michigan faithful. They will say that this guy doesn’t know what he is talking about. There will also be representatives from a camp that will say that this article is untrue and not factual….but so be it….it needs to be [...]
Snake Eyes: from the masses in Ann Arbor
September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Denard Robinson was both awful and brilliant in the Michigan Wolverines’ huge win on Saturday night. Here’s an inside look at attending the game.
Snake Eyes: Just a bad day
September 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
I have learned to this point in my life that things go better for my state of mind if I don’t get too revved up or I don’t get too down about the things life throws at me….so because of that outlook…I have very few good days or bad days…. Saturday was a bad day [...]
NCAA Football: Five Things I Learned This Weekend
September 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
The 2011 NCAA football season got off to a wild start. Already two FBS teams – Richmond (over Duke) and Sacramento State (over Oregon State) pulled HUGE upsets. Weather cut short the Western Michigan-Michigan game and totally postponed (until noon today) the Howard-Eastern Michigan game). There were nearly three hours of delays in South Bend [...]