It’s starting again, I can feel it. Reggie Bush, Glover Quin, two no-name defensive lineman, and we re-signed Delmas? This is our year! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I envy you. But if you do, let’s commiserate. Nearly two decades into my career (yes, it’s a job) as a Detroit Lions fan, and I’m exhausted. Every offseason, [...]
What is loyalty in sports? Has it ever existed? And when you leave one team for another, how do you say goodbye? For years, players who made it seem like they’d spend their entire career in one uniform just don’t. The list is pretty extensive including Brett Favre, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana and now most notably, [...]
The NCAA tournament is only one day away! Like most basketball fans, I couldn’t wait for March Madness to begin when the calendar hit March 1st. Between bracket filling, money pools, buzzer beaters, and, of course, endless hours of basketball, March Madness is the ultimate sports experience. But what exactly about the NCAA tournament separates [...]
To those who didn’t take part in the greatest night of the year, I’m sorry. With the shooting stars and the skills competitions, and the three-point and the dunk contests, Saturday night could only be called one thing—All-Star Saturday night. I’ll be the first to admit that if you didn’t watch it this year because of how poor [...]
As Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard remarked days before Super Bowl XLVII: I truly believe that in another 20 to 30 years, football will not be in existence anymore. We all know what this game is about. We know and understand that it is a violent sport. As grim and gloomy as this statement might [...]
It’s no secret that the University of Michigan is what one would call a “football school.” Students live for the excitement of football Saturdays, bowl games, and nights at Skeeps after big wins. We’ve all finally gotten used to the fact that when football players are in our classes, they can sit at the front of the lecture, on their [...]
