I saw an interesting article today on college football coaching perks and salaries, in which the author broke down the incentive clauses of a couple of the highest paid coaches in the country. He focused on Nick Saban’s contract with the University of Alabama. Coach Saban, entering the second year of his contract, [...]

I am constantly flabbergasted by how “common knowledge”, even and especially among experts in a particular field, can so often be so wrong. And I don’t even mean “wrong if you really know what you’re talking about”; I mean “illogical at face value”. I’ll start with a couple examples from football (it is [...]

The NFL has completely botched its investigation into the Patriots’ cheating scandal. For one thing, it’s been a PR disaster. But more importantly, it demonstrates a key hypocrisy of American society: white collar crime isn’t taken nearly as seriously as blue collar crime. Call it a racist thing, or a class thing, [...]

If you are at all interested in youth or collegiate athletics, or have a child who might someday be so inclined, you ought to read this article on injuries in girls soccer. The author notes that women tend to be much more injury prone than men who play the same sports. She attributes [...]

I’ve been working on a post about elections for awhile, which I hope to get out later today or tomorrow. But in the meantime, I want to talk briefly about college football. In particular, college football needs a playoff system. I am not the first person to say this, and I won’t [...]

A key principal in sportsmanship is that you shouldn’t run up the score on your opponent. The reasoning is simple: as long as you win, the score doesn’t matter. Part of winning graciously, therefore, is to reserve some dignity for your opponent. And there is very little dignity in getting slaughtered. [...]

Michael Vick was recently indicted for a dog-fighting ring operating in a house that he owned. In response PETA and the Humane Society are trying to get his endorsement deals cut. Now, an indictment merely means that a person has been charged with a crime.
One would think with the aftermath of the [...]

I just wanted to say congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts on winning the Super Bowl, and especially their head coach Tony Dungy. I’ve been a fan of Dungy since he was the defensive coordinator for the Vikings back in the mid ’90s. He’s a consummate professional, one of the nicest guys in football, [...]

Once upon a time, there was college football. Teams played in conferences, to be the best of those conferences. Some times the conference champions would meet in bowl games. And it was good.
Soon, the Polls descended upon college football, in order to answer the Great Question: Who is the Best? Some [...]

This weekend, the Indianapolis Colts play the New England Patriots. The Colts have the best regular season record of the last couple years, largely due to their quarterback, Peyton Manning. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls already this century, and a large part of that credit has to go to their quarterback, [...]