By Wally As two legendary baseball venues are converted to football fields for this weekend's college games, we harken back to yesteryear ... before the advent of the early '70s cookie-cutter astro-turf fields and today's brand new state of the art mega-stadiums. As the signature red marquee sign outside of Wrigley Field is painted purple in anticipation of the annual … [Read more...] about Football the Way It Used to Be
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Casual Friday
by Wally They way things are going, it won't be long before Cam Newton is named as a co-conspirator in the JFK assassination. Chances are that he wasn't stationed in the book depository though, given his reputation for not doing his own studying ... but some folks have come forward claiming he was seen on the grassy knoll that tragic day. Anyway, as this drama unfolds, … [Read more...] about Casual Friday
Casual Friday | 11/5/10
by Wally As we head into the weekend, it's time to look at what Saturday's CFB menu offers. But first, a pretty good game was played last night at Virgina Tech where the Hokies came from behind against Georgia Tech. GT tied it up with about 2:30 to go, but left too much time as the Hokies won it with a last minute TD by a score of 28-21. VT is the ACC front-runner … [Read more...] about Casual Friday | 11/5/10
College Sports and Balanced Excellence
by Wally What schools in the NCAA have displayed balanced excellence over the past 5 years? Well, it's actually pretty rare for Div 1 schools to be good in both "Glamor sports" (football and hoops) at the same time. In fact, it's extremely rare over the recent past. The actual question was "Which schools have finished in the AP Top 25 in both sports at least 3 times … [Read more...] about College Sports and Balanced Excellence
Casual Friday | 10/29/10
by Wally Happy Friday to members of The Pine. But before I go on, I just want to recognize the tragic loss of a young life which occurred at Notre Dame when a student, junior Declan Sullivan, was killed when the lift he was perched on while filming football practice was apparently blown over by strong winds. Accounts of the events leading up to the accident appear to … [Read more...] about Casual Friday | 10/29/10