By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. That is, make like Wally and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. Who says the mark of a great player is the number of championship teams he plays on? I have read all of your comments here on the Pine extolling the virtues of championships. Or, … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | 11/10/10
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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
Navy Torpedos Notre Lame
By Wally Just when you think Notre Dame football couldn't sink any lower, along comes Navy to put another hole in your submarine. No ... they actually blasted it into shreds. This is a new all-time low. It's one thing to lose a competitive game ... quite another to be humiliated in every aspect by a team full of players "not good enough" to be recruited by you. Sorry … [Read more...] about Navy Torpedos Notre Lame
How Will 18 NFL Games Affect Injury Management?
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The NFL expanding its regular season to eighteen games seems unjustifiable outside of money. Essentially, there is no expansion of the schedule at all. The plan is this: take the last two preseason games (there are four total) and make them count. But tell that to the starters who usually played in only two preseason games anyway. Now they … [Read more...] about How Will 18 NFL Games Affect Injury Management?