College Football

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Munchausen by Internet and the Case of the Dead Girlfriend

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Munchausen by Internet and the Case of the Dead Girlfriend

Manti Te’o and the Vanishing Girlfriend may be rocking the college football world and evoke the most ridiculous imagery. He was either catfished, that is romanced by either a fake persona that, as the University of Notre Dame has asserted... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – Backing Into December

A Violent Femme’s View – Backing Into December

The Wisconsin Badgers lost their second game in a row to Penn State yesterday. That in and of itself was somewhat galling, but what was even more so to me were the preponderance of fans still raving about being in the Big Ten (12) title game... read more »

 

Badgers Remain Unproven

Badgers Remain Unproven

The Wisconsin Badgers’ football team clinched a berth in their 2nd consecutive Big(12)Ten title game yesterday by literally running all over  Indiana en route (or is it ‘rout’?) to a 62-14 victory.   In the process, Wisconsin... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – You’re Missing The Point

A Violent Femme’s View – You’re Missing The Point

With a nod towards fellow Angel (and other half of my brain), Kelly’s eloquent thoughts on Penn State’s consequences, I feel it necessary to present my own. So, finally, the NCAA decided what they were going to do about the mess... read more »

 

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: You Reap What You Sow

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: You Reap What You Sow

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” –John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron of Acton The sanctions meted out to Penn State are a little over twelve hours old and the apologists and pundits outraged at the... read more »

 

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: May No Act of Ours Bring Shame

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: May No Act of Ours Bring Shame

  May no act of ours bring shame, To one heart that loves thy name. May our lives but swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State —Penn State Alma Mater, Third Stanza   There are some times when what I do during the day intersects–albeit... read more »

 

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Why Nick Collins isn’t a Factor in the 2012 Draft

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Why Nick Collins isn’t a Factor in the 2012 Draft

Dont get me wrong. I love Nick Collins. There is no question in anyone’s mind that his absence contributed to the Packer’s rather anemic performance on the defensive side of the ball all season long. As we near the 2012 NFL draft... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – Speaking ‘McCarthy’

A Violent Femme’s View – Speaking ‘McCarthy’

For some reason, I was crazy lucky enough this morning to be awake and ‘on the Tweeter’ to scroll through the moment by moment reporting of Mike McCarthy’s PR session at the NFL owners’ meeting. I’ve long prided... read more »

 

A Death in Happy Valley

So, Joe Paterno is dead. This time for sure. I was a bit surprised when both ESPN Radio and FoxSportsRadio interrupted their programming and adopted the tones one imagines Radio Moscow took when Stalin died. It was nearly Cronkite telling the... read more »

 

The PocketDoppler College Bowl Game Projections 2011-12

BCS Championship January 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ET ESPN BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 Projection: LSU vs. Alabama Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO January 2, 2012 Pasadena, CA, 5:00 pm ESPN Payout: $36 million Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No.... read more »