It is time for Division I football to abandon the NCAA from a governing role of its sport. The kid has grown up to be too big for its parent’s rule. Division I football has become so big and powerful that the actual governing body that is supposed to be ruling over it has simply [...]
Here it is—finally—week 17 of the NFL season has come. With nine of the 12 spots already clinched, three playoff spots will be decided in the final week. But only two teams, the New England Patriots (AFC number one seed) and the Philadelphia Eagles (NFC third seed), know what seed they are getting. The rest [...]
Call me a sore loser; call me a homer; call me whatever you want, but the truth lies in this article. This Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints game will be forgotten about in mid-January. The Falcons lost to the Saints in an ugly game—and that’s being generous. It was a 17-14 game where both [...]
Since ESPN and the media have simply not given the Atlanta Falcons their due, I have decided that instead of doing what they’re doing—just a simple preview of the game featuring stats—I will take a new approach. I will factually state what the 2010 Atlanta Falcons have done in the first 15 weeks of the [...]
SATIRE — This is purely meant for your reading enjoyment, this is not true at all. Atlanta, Ga – Due mainly to the fact that ESPN cannot locate the city of Atlanta on a map, or even recognize the Atlanta Falcons as a NFL team, ESPN has decided to cancel airing the Monday Night game [...]
ESPN is the world-wide leader is sports, and for good reason. But sometimes, they simply make us hate athletes, as well as other sports based on over-coverage. Sportscenter will shove down your throat the fact that Brett Favre sneezed down in Mississippi. They will cover and break news every time LeBron James ties his shoes. [...]
With all due respect to Mark Emmert and the NCAA, is it time to give serious thought into giving the responsibilities of running Division I Football to someone else? In the recent Ohio State and Cam Newton debacles, the NCAA has shown that their rules and regulations don’t get enforced, and they make up rules [...]
The NCAA has taken the approach that only one thing will dictate the actions that they take. The actual rules will have no impact. The penalties broken will have no impact. The rulings by the NCAA are dictated by one thing, and it’s the root of all evil, Money. But it’s not like they care [...]
The 12-2 Atlanta Falcons come in to week 16 of the NFL Season having already clinched a playoff berth and look to lock up the number one seed in the NFL Playoffs with a Monday Night win against the Saints in Atlanta But before the game has even started, this game is lost for the [...]
Call the Falcons a lucky team; I call them a team of destiny. The first 15 weeks have shown that the 2010 version of the Atlanta Falcons is simply a team of destiny. Even with their 12-2 record the media has yet to realize the Falcons are a team to reckon with. Contrary to reports [...]