Week 17 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs The Barber

Meet Swoops, aka Balboa, aka Hall of Fame, aka Brandon. Brandon is pictured here holding his well-earned Louisville tumbler (he’s an alum) because he is the only person in this year’s contest to go a perfect 5-0.  Hey, nobody said Continue reading Week 17 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs The Barber

Week 13 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs Rising Storms

It’s championship week, boys and girls, the weekend where the last remaining college football teams stake their claim to a playoff berth.  Michigan, Georgia, Florida State and Washington control their destinies.  All they need to do is beat Iowa, Alabama, Continue reading Week 13 College and NFL Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs The Wife Hates Sports vs Rising Storms

Tennessee fights back as the sports revolution remains televised

I just encountered my favorite, new sports story of the year. There’s a shift in the balance of power in both college and professional sports and it’s happening right before our very eyes.  As recently as this year, nobody ever Continue reading Tennessee fights back as the sports revolution remains televised

The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Four

The season is off to a solid start, or at least that’s what my sportsbook account is telling me.  While my counterparts struggle with minus money, I’ve been able to choose key games correctly and load up on them for Continue reading The Wife Hates SportsChump 2022 Weekend Pick ‘Em: Week Four

Why never to bet money line favorites on the road in college football

A stocky, young gentleman walked into my bar the other evening, which as you know is always my favorite way to begin a blogpost. (Hey, cut me some slack.  I tend bar for a living.) Hat backwards, shirt untucked, he Continue reading Why never to bet money line favorites on the road in college football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL POWERS-THAT-BE CREATE PEACE AND HARMONY… FOR NOW

Man, this seems like the end of an era.  Or perhaps It’s the beginning of a new one. Either way, for at least a day, we stopped arguing and all got along.  That’s because college football playoff expansion is finally Continue reading COLLEGE FOOTBALL POWERS-THAT-BE CREATE PEACE AND HARMONY… FOR NOW

NIL, the Transfer Portal and why the two-time national champion at two different schools isn’t as far away as you might think

College football season hasn’t kicked off yet and we’re already seeing things we’ve never seen.  Kids cashing checks for nine figures has set a new precedent all the while ruffling the feathers of the old school college football fan.  Meanwhile, Continue reading NIL, the Transfer Portal and why the two-time national champion at two different schools isn’t as far away as you might think

Name, Image, Likeness: No More Free Parking

I tend bar in an Irish pub in Ybor City.  For those of you unfamiliar with the area, Ybor is a relatively urban part of Tampa, deeply entrenched in rich Italian, Cuban and Spanish cultural heritage.  Brick streets, century old Continue reading Name, Image, Likeness: No More Free Parking

A War of the Words: The week Nick Saban and Patrick Beverley had nothing nice to say

Falling squarely in the category of “If You Have Nothing Nice to Say, Go Ahead and Let It Fly,” we have Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Patrick Beverly coming in tied for first.  With Continue reading A War of the Words: The week Nick Saban and Patrick Beverley had nothing nice to say

The Collapse of the Mullen Empire (in four grueling acts)

Act I (Nov. 13, 2021 – Nine days before the Mullen firing) Dan Mullen is the head football coach at the University of Florida. (Editor’s note: Read on. It gets better) Mullen’s been a busy man these days.  I wonder Continue reading The Collapse of the Mullen Empire (in four grueling acts)