Consider the Following: Sports

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching an NFL pregame show, and in between the usual banter about RG III, Tim Tebow, and the Eagles (just three things in the NFL people need to shut up about), there was a comment that caught my attention. One of the announcers noted that the AFC had only two teams with a record above .500, the Ravens and Texans, who coincidentally would play later that day. So at first glance, as he noted, it appears the 'balance of power' has shifted to the NFC, in part due to NFC teams playing in larger markets (which is also a ridiculous statement).  Anyway, I'd like to fast forward two weeks and shit on this dude. As the standings sit today, both conferences have 7 teams with records above .500. So, clearly, fuck him. However, this announcer has two good excuses at this point. First, he made his comments during week 7, meaning most teams had played a total of 6 games, which despite being enough of a sample to judge the balance of power in the leag...

First of all, let me start off by saying I fucking love college football. I can watch 18-22 year old men run up and down the field all day (please tell me how gay you think that is in the comments). And I am more than blessed to have been able to enjoy the greatness of the Rose Bowl for every UCLA home game this season. But to sit here and pretend like I am satisfied with the way we rank our college football teams in this country is something I cannot do. The root of my frustration with the system in place finally offered up a poignant example this season, just in time for my newfound fandom with the UCLA Bruins to be ripped out from under me by the bloodthirsty devils that rank our nation's college football teams. The story starts in the beginning of September: As I sat at home for the month of September, awaiting the inevitable start of my college career, I had plenty of time to analyze, read, and hypothesize every aspect of the college football landscape. After 2 weeks of UC...

The original inspiration for this blog was my cousin, a man who himself, during college, wrote a blog about sports. However, unlike the analytical master I have proven to be during my tenure as a blogger, he relied, perhaps to better results, on his wit and vulgarity. This lead, unfortunately, to his inability to continue his blogging career, once he got a stable job, and had a necessity for a clean image. When I began my writing, I had a similar dilemma, as I hoped my blog would look good on college applications, and thus was unable to use much vulgar language. Well now that that whole process is over, I'd like to welcome you all back, and get some things of my chest: Fuck those motherfucking Detroit Tigers , you goddamn abusers of the MLB system. A team should get like a 1-0 lead in a series for having a regular season record 10 games better than the other team. Because my Oakland A's were more than fucking deserving of an ALCS birth this year. So Justin Verlander can s...