This is the first year in a long time where, early in the season, I can remember having a pretty good idea which two teams would play in the Super Bowl and then those two teams actually making it to the Super Bowl. Aside from maybe the 49ers — who had a fantastic team this year — the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have seemed like the NFL’s two best teams for pretty much the entire season. Continue reading
Every year there are several prop bets related to the Super Bowl, ranging from the length of the national anthem to the coin toss to the player who will win the MVP award. But those prop bets are all boring and don’t leave much to the imagination. Continue reading
Today, the NFL released video that showed Richard Sherman mic’d up during the NFC Championship.
CLICK HERE to see said video.
Richard Sherman received a lot of backlash for his post game remarks on Sunday, and while he admitted to going off and even apologized after the fact, he pointed to Michael Crabtree’s refusal to shake his hand — and instead shove his face mask — as the catalyst for his epic rant. Continue reading
Anyone who follows sports or paid attention to the sports world yesterday knows about the interview Richard Sherman gave after his Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers last night to advance to the Super Bowl. Continue reading
Let’s make one thing clear off the bat. Storming the court is great.
Anyone who loves college basketball is lying if they tell you they’ve never dreamt of storming the court as a kid. The passion displayed by the fans — most notably the students — is what makes college basketball great.
There are also specific instances where storming the court is more appropriate than others. Continue reading
Sports — like, at times, life — can be disappointing.
In fact, there are a number of similarities between sports fandom and regular life. Probably because in many ways the two are intimately intertwined. Continue reading
Every now and then, things happen that transcend your sports fandom.
Sometimes you see / hear / experience something so great that it doesn’t matter who created it.
That’s exactly what happened to me this week. Continue reading
The NFL playoffs. The most wonderful time of the year. Win and move on towards the ultimate goal of a Super Bowl championship. Lose and go home.
Who will emerge victorious in this year’s playoffs? The answer to that question starts Saturday in the Wild Card round. Continue reading
(Photo courtesy of SB Nation)
I totally had a whole post dedicated to NFL picks that was going to be published before today.
But then I watched college football on Saturday and everything changed.
(Photo courtesy of http://www.heavyinthegames.com)
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I’m not sure who exactly they are, but if they are referring to the absence of the NFL regular season and my heart, then they would be spot on. Continue reading
1:00 PM on a Wednesday 