The Most Important Football Draft Ever: A Playoff Contest

As with any change in command, I reached out to Kevin at The Wife Hates Sports, giving him a conciliatory and congratulatory phone call for his season’s success.  He edged me out in this year’s pick ‘em contest, the bastard. Continue reading The Most Important Football Draft Ever: A Playoff Contest

2024 Week Sixteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: David Bradley, Magic Fan

As we stumble into the end of this football season, all bloodied and battered, broke as a joke and trying to find out where things went so dreadfully wrong, it’s safe to call 2024 unpredictable at best, wallet-emptying at worst.  Continue reading 2024 Week Sixteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: David Bradley, Magic Fan

2024 Week Fifteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Bobby Kady’s Mexican Vacation

There’s a Seinfeld episode where Elaine complains to her cohorts about skinny mirrors.  You know the one.  She tries on an outfit at a store, looks in the mirror to find it fits nicely, buys it, only to bring it Continue reading 2024 Week Fifteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Bobby Kady’s Mexican Vacation

2024 Week Fourteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Brother Bill’s Bonanza

I’ve been treading water this year.  In fact, silly me came up a visual of Kevin, all bearded, tanned and bone skinny, managing to find his way off the desert island of this year’s difficult picks while SportsChump, his deflated Continue reading 2024 Week Fourteen College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Brother Bill’s Bonanza

2024 Week Twelve College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Heavy D’s Heavenly Delights

The playoff picture in both college and pro ball is becoming clearer… and by that, I mean, we still have no earthly idea who will be traveling where to play whom.  By beating Kansas City last week, Buffalo narrowed the Continue reading 2024 Week Twelve College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Heavy D’s Heavenly Delights

When You Absolutely, Positively Have to Go for Two: A Constantly Evolving Coaching Guide to the Two-Point Conversion

Decisions, decisions. Technology has become the bane of our existence.  Just wait for artificial intelligence to rear more of its ugly head.  There may no longer be a need for coaches.  Don’t put it past Jerry Jones to splurge on Continue reading When You Absolutely, Positively Have to Go for Two: A Constantly Evolving Coaching Guide to the Two-Point Conversion

2024 Week Eleven College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Darrel Harden’s Hardened Decisions

52.38% Can anyone tell me what that number signifies? I’ll wait. Experienced gamblers should know this number by heart. That is the rate at which you need to pick games against the spread to turn a profit. But why not Continue reading 2024 Week Eleven College and NFL Pick ‘Em: Darrel Harden’s Hardened Decisions

Mike McCarthy’s Inattention to Detail

We don’t get to talk much about the Dallas Cowboys on this website.  I leave that to every other pundit with nothing important to say.  But it’s gotten to the point where everybody and their mother is piling on the Continue reading Mike McCarthy’s Inattention to Detail