College Football Recruiting & Commentary
College Football Recruiting & Commentary
Sounds like the title of a strange B-grade horror flick from the 1950’s; so what does it have to do with sports? Everything.I have not been one to make too many open criticisms of local media in Oregon; I have to work with them, have a decent relationship with them and attempt to treat them with respect. But it is interesting to me how much the local media is trying to fan the flames of longing i...
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It is a fascinating development over the last twenty or so years to monitor recruiting. What used to be a press release in February – with maybe some tidbits in local newspapers along with SuperPrep magazine – has become an industry to itself.Along with the proliferation of recruiting information has come a different feeling at times among fans; it’s like reading all of the NFL pre-draft hype the...
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National signing day 2018; what a roller coaster of emotions fans went through yesterday. This is the roller coaster on which every coach across the country rides every day, every week of every year. When you start recruiting people who are only 15 years old – with visions of collegiate and NFL stardom still dancing in their heads almost as vividly as the sugar plumbs dancing in the heads o...
Read MoreA DEEP HOLE - A DEEPER DILEMMAThe biggest scandal in sports – potentially the most destructive scandal in sports history – is not going away anytime soon. After the initial news broke that several college basketball assistants and two apparel company executives had been arrested, the news exploded then seemed to become just background noise.Until this week.More subpoenas have been issued to addit...
Read MoreOfficial ImportanceThis past weekend, Oregon hosted its first official visitor of the year. Plenty of recruits have made their way to Oregon games this season, but did so on their own dime.The first official, though, was figuratively and literally a big visitor.Truly grateful for the hospitality that was shown this weekend at the University of Oregon. Thank you Coach @CoachTaggart and staff. #GO🦆s
Read MoreBy now it is probably no secret that I take my shots at Clay Travis. He's a big boy, he can handle a few errant shots from some small time blogger, right?So what on earth could I be talking about today?Clay Travis is not stupid in the traditional sense. He is educated and speaks well. He has a forum in which to share his thoughts which is considerably larger than my own forum.So am I jealous? Not
Read MoreLate to the party? Sort of. Working on this for the past twenty-four hours, but wanted to hold off until today.Earlier this week, a young girl attending a Yankee game was seriously injured by a foul ball. It was estimated to be traveling at over 100-mph. For a few days, the sports news media will be all up-in-arms; self-righteous and indignant. Then they will move on to a different 'big' topic and
Read MoreI will not be the first to condemn Pelini's decision - and I am sure I will not be the last. I won't be the most eloquent voice in this debate and I hope I am not the least eloquent in my response.First, I must make it very clear how I feel: Bo Pelini is a despicable human being. Look, the temper tantrums, the angered rants, the vile nature with which he treats most people from his desolate moral...
Read MoreJake Luton - AP PhotoThis proved an interesting weekend. I know, people don't always read these random thoughts, but that does not stop me from wanting to share.Football is a sport I have loved all of my life (as far back as I can remember). There is a lot of beauty to the sport; there is also a physicality to the sport. With the amount of contact on the field, injuries are just a part of the game
Read MoreFirst, I am not sure if 'douchebaggery' is a word I made up, or someone else. Either way, I like it, I used it, so I guess I will take credit for it.Let's put this out there: Clay Travis is a douchebag. Worse yet, he is a hypocritical douchebag. To be clear, Clay Travis pretends to care about the Constitution. And he pretends to care about boobs. I guess, to be fair, he does care about the latter
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