Pac-12 Bowl Slate Announced, Future Bowl Matchups Considered
The Pac-12 has announced a plethora of bowl game news, leading to speculation about the future contracts the league will have with the bowls it sends its teams to. First off, the Pac-12 has tie-ins for seven bowls next season. In chronological order,…
What’s in a Name?
Name changes are a hot topic. With the myriad of migrating franchises across the sports landscape, with it comes the idea of changing a team’s name. We’ve seen it recently with the Seattle Supersonics turning into the Oklahoma City Thunder. We…
Is it Time to Re-examine Our Tolerance For Violence in Sports?
Every once in a while, something so inconceivably stupid happens in the world of sports that it makes you sick. Like physically ill, psychologically burdened. Things that stick with you all day, wondering just how it could happen, and what kind of en…
A Pac-12, Mountain West Collaboration?
The era of major college conference realignment has several side effects and aftershocks. Many conferences are unrecognizable any more, and others, such as the WAC in football, are completely gone. One unexpected outcome of the great conference swap …
Grades for Every NFL Team’s First Round of the Draft
The first round of the NFL draft just ended, and it came with a few surprises to say the least. Not only did players like Geno Smith and Manti Te’o not hear their names called, but players like Kyle Long and Travis Frederick did. Of course, the…
NBA Power Rankings: 1st Round
With only sixteen teams left in the hunt for the Larry O’Brian Trophy, the NBA Playoffs are finally here. Matchups are set and basketball fans are situated for quite the show. Eight seeds highlight each conference but which teams are actually title…