Barry Sanders. Ricky Williams. Maurice Clarett. And now, Terrell Owens.
Since the advent of the modern media (i.e. 24/7/365 coverage, papparazzi, intrusions of privacy), we have put celebrities under the spotlight. For better or for worse, they can use or be abused by it. That same format applies to sports.
And in the arena of professional competition, […]

After the 28-6 victory, the game went back to the studio for the post game show. There was something that annoyed me after the round of soundbites about the game. All of the commentators said that Ohio State looked bad. The win was ugly, and the offense looked terrible. To a certain extent, they were […]

No, that’s not my amateur weather forecast, although certainly it wouldn’t be much more detailed a meteorological prognosis than just that.
But that is the historic trend for the Penn State Nittany Lion football team in playing Ohio State both physically and metaphorically speaking.
In 1993, a snowy, blistery day contributed to a 24-6 Ohio State victory […]

On sophomore linebacker James Laurinaitis
“James continues to age, this was fifth game of playing significant snaps. He keeps learning as he is doing. He studies the game hard, trains hard and does a good job of leading that group from the middle.�
On the beginning of the new school year
“Our guys are excited, you can feel […]

Much to the dismay of NBC and ESPN, their favorite son, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell hard on Saturday to the feet of the Michigan Wolverines. Somehow, between the analysts talking up the Irish and playing highlight tapes of Brady Quinn, NBC managed to air a 47-21 massacre in South Bend, Indiana or […]