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Let's Start it Up

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...

Michael Jordan's legacy

In my last post, I said I would post two baskeball posts tonight, and true to my word here goes number two. Not only will this contribute to a balance of football and basketball in my posts, but I wanted to do this post before the rest of the sports world got to it. And again, the title comes with deception. Although it may appear that I will focus on Michael Jordan (and he will be featured, as he's hard to ignore), this post will actually be truly regarding a new section of his legacy, in the form of one of the few undefeated college basketball teams still left this year. Along with the likes of Duke , Ohio St. , and Kansas , the UCF , or University of Central Florida (for those unexperienced fans) Knights, have posted a more than impressive 13-0 record through nine weeks, to land the #19 spot in the AP top 25. But before I fully analyze the Knights, let's watch an example of Mr. Jordan's success (enjoy): Marcus Jordan So, back to the story, where does Michael J...