Takin’ on Sports: College Football is the Premier League, adjust your expectations accordingly
You can’t have a great card with just the main event, you need to celebrate the undercard, too.
Category: Sports
Takin’ on Sports: Fixing the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff was supposed to save us from the BCS, but in reality it’s just the same old song and dance
Takin’ on Sports: DeVonta Smith’s place among Alabama greats
The Bama WR is breaking records left and right, emerging as one of the country’s best players
Takin’ on Sports: Ravens’ Regression
While tales of Lamar Jackson’s demise are greatly exaggerated, the Ravens do have a problem with their passing game that needs to be addressed before it’s too late
Takin’ on Sports: To be a fan is to court misery
There is no logical reason someone would be a sports fan. It doesn’t matter that you grew up in aContinue Reading
Takin’ on Sports: The Wildest Postseason in MLB History is Here
The Major League Baseball playoffs start Tuesday, September 29th, and they are unlike anything we’ve seen before. MLB is notoriouslyContinue Reading
OLIU’S OUTLOOK: WE ARE BACK AND I MISS YOU
And by back I mean we went through some weird loophole where our backup QB has a questionable mustache &Continue Reading
Takin’ on Sports: It’s… football season?
Forgive me for what I’m about to tell y’all, but I haven’t really gotten into football season. I know it’sContinue Reading
OLIU’S OUTLOOK: I GUESS WE ARE DOING THE THING
Ahoy mateys! Welcome aboard the massive pirate ship that is COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2020 where it may or may not beContinue Reading
Takin’ on Sports: Dress Like Pep
While watching the FA Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Manchester City a few a weeks ago, I couldn’t help butContinue Reading
Takin’ on Sports: The NCAA blew it, yet again
College football is in major trouble, and the governing body hasn’t done a damn thing about it.
Diving into The Challenge: Total Madness
It’s been joked about many a time by many a people (I believe Bill Simmons was the originator, but IContinue Reading
Making sense of WrestleMania 36
Nobody really knew quite what to expect from the 36th edition of ‘Mania, but what we got can be divided into three categories: the unexpectedly brilliant, the disappointing emptiness, and the business-as-usual.
Picks in a Parking Lot 9: No Sports
What do we talk about when we don’t talk about sports?
The Decade: Alabama is the king of college football
Over the course of the last 10 seasons, Alabama has reigned supreme over the college football kingdom, claiming the throne as king of the sport. The resume speaks for itself: 4 national championships, 5 SEC titles, 5 playoff appearances, an overall record of 123-15, and a metric shit ton of draft picks — including 26 first round selections.
