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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Here NCAA, I've given you the solution for a playoff system (for free)

Posted on January 6, 2009 at 10:47 PM.

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First of all, I would like to begin by saying that I have been a staunch opponent of a college football playoff system...until this year. I have been one who praises the nostalgia and tradition of college football seasons past, and I have at least been able to talk myself into every national championship game since the BCS inception in 1998. Everyone wants a clear cut winner, and I have no beef with any declared national championship team of the past ten years. If I can live with it, everyone ... Read More

Monday, January 5, 2009

Remembering the Yankees, Thank you 61*

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 04:10 PM.

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I watched the movie 61* for the first time last night, and as a Yankees fan, I was reminded for the first time in over a year of why I pull for the Yanks. I was raised a Yankees fan in the unlikely place of Louisiana by a father who told the tales of the Mick, Maris, and Mr. October. I read all of the books about Yankees lore. One of the first chapter books that I read as a child was about Lou Gehrig, my book report in the fourth grade was about Mickey Mantle�s autobiography. Naturally, the ... Read More