The Perspective of Luck, or Lack Thereof
Sports and politics have that in common. People absolutely lose their minds over it, and their basic life skills and humanity tend to go with it.
Tagged: football
Unpopular Opinion: American Football Is Barbaric
A better understanding of the toll football takes on its players might convince you: American Football should be abolished.
Maryland’s Regents Try To Excuse A Killing
The University of Maryland’s Board Of Regents had a decision to make: retain a football coach accused of killing one of his players, nor not retaining a football coach accused of killing one of his players. They inexplicably chose the latter.
NFL Owners To Force Players To Stand
The NFL had to choose between its black players and its conservative white fans. It, very predictably, went with its conservative, white fans.
Bowl Challenges!
It’s bowl season. I have some thoughts, some (so far terrible) predictions, and a challenge for y’all.
The Flying Wedge: The Greatest Play in Football
The Flying Wedge from when men where men. This is a totally cool name for a play. But few actually know what it was.
A Taste Of The Life Of A Practicing Lawyer
Even when they’re really rich and really famous and really attractive, other peoples’ actual lives are typically insipid.
Explaining Soccer
Mike Dwyer asked us to explain the appeal of soccer. Here’s my attempt, using a goal the Netherlands’ Robin Van Persie scored today. First watch the video of the goal, then I’ll break it...
The answer to the question, “Who cares?”
Because people who “don’t care” if you’re gay don’t usually make laws making it illegal for your employer to keep you on.
Ghanaaaaaaa!
World Cup draws. Early predictions. Frustrations. England fans singing vulgar songs. Cheering. Zero-zero ties. It’s a beautiful game.
Halfway Highlights
With 8 weeks behind us, let’s re-assess the contenders and the pretenders in the NFL. The criteria are the same: I rank teams based on how I think they’d fare against one another in...
