Bulletin Board material and Coach’s daughters Tweets: Inspiration comes from the strangest places

I’ve long contended that someone should invent a breathalyzer for laptops and cell phones.  That way people could sober up before blathering all over the internet. I mean, they have them for automobiles.  If you have a lengthy record of Continue reading Bulletin Board material and Coach’s daughters Tweets: Inspiration comes from the strangest places

Ohio State odds don’t justify premature panic

I love a healthy dose of recency bias, especially when you parlay it with a pinch of panic and a just a hint of woe is me. With only four, completed football games under their belt, Ohio State Buckeyes fans Continue reading Ohio State odds don’t justify premature panic

Burrowed

I sent a bunch of friends the same, exact text on the Saturday evening that Joe Burrow made sure everyone in America knew his name. I was behind the bar and as a general rule, it’s bad policy to use Continue reading Burrowed

From Chance to Change: How “Little Ol’ Clemson” has Changed the Game

As you all know by now, SportsChump is a website of the people, by the people and for the people.  In the past, I have asked countless dozens of you to participate, comment and share your experiences as sports fans. Continue reading From Chance to Change: How “Little Ol’ Clemson” has Changed the Game

Pick college football winners, win fabulous prizes courtesy of SportsChump!  (Sounds easy, right?)

87-to-1. According to Las Vegas, that’s what the odds of California beating Washington State and Syracuse beating Clemson were in the same night. 87-to-friggin’-1! That means if they played those two games eighty-seven times, the two teams that won that Continue reading Pick college football winners, win fabulous prizes courtesy of SportsChump!  (Sounds easy, right?)

Playoff Fan Central for those who missed it: An awfully wordy pictorial

And so ends another college football season with the Clemson Tigers getting that 35 year old monkey off their back by proving Nick Saban was a mere mortal after all. It was a wild weekend in Tampa, the game’s host Continue reading Playoff Fan Central for those who missed it: An awfully wordy pictorial

Clemson-Alabama National Title Game relocates suddenly to South Pole

Florida can be veeeeeeeeery clever at times. I’ve lived in the Sunshine State for the last thirty years and I can honestly say I love it here.  A short distance to the beaches, a stone’s throw from pretty much anything Continue reading Clemson-Alabama National Title Game relocates suddenly to South Pole

When murky unmurks: College football’s long and winding road and a contest to end the season

Saturday surprises continue to fill in the blanks of this college football season.  But before we get into all that, and our fabulous contest, I thought we’d check in with our Big Ten correspondent, Robbie aka Croshere, who was gracious Continue reading When murky unmurks: College football’s long and winding road and a contest to end the season

Revisiting the uselessness of pre-season college football polls

After watching this wild and wacky bowl season, it dawned on me that this year’s final college football rankings will look quite a bit different than they did back in August. I’m not faulting anyone for being unable to predict Continue reading Revisiting the uselessness of pre-season college football polls

Playoffs! Playoffs? And the ever-changing mind of SportsChump

On the eve of NFL Playoff weekend, I lay in bed listening to sportscasters talk about how unfair it was that the Green Bay Packers, winners of the NFC North, were awarded a home playoff game by virtue of winning Continue reading Playoffs! Playoffs? And the ever-changing mind of SportsChump