Thursday, December 6th, 2012
I wasn't even a twinkle in my father's eye in 1976. But the year is one of my favorites. And it's not because it's the year which produced three of my all-time favorite movies ("Rocky," "All The President's Men" and "Midway").
The year 1976 is known for one thing - at ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Back in 2007, the UCLA Bruins and Oregon Ducks played what I posited at the time was the worst game ever. Many other stinkers have been played in the five years since, but Saturday's tilt between the seventh-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks and the second-ranked Florida Gators may have stolen the ...
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Monday, August 20th, 2012
Monday we learned that five colleges are getting their own special edition Pop Tart boxes: Michigan, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Arkansas.
This is a bit of marketing genius since Pop Tarts played a huge role in my college dietary plan, and have likely continued to do so for ensuing generations ...
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
What I'm watching:
12 pm: Flipping between Nebraska/Penn State for the train-wreck-watching and Okie State/Texas Tech for the O-fence.
3:30 pm: TCU/Boise State - At least, until Boise pulls away. This game has gotten intense what with all the BCS meetings and non-AQ's eating their own.
8pm: Stanford/Oregon - like everyone else.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
What I'm watching Saturday:
12 pm: Baylor/Texas A&M - I know I'm supposed to be a Big Ten honk, being an Indiana grad and all, but after I watch the first quarter of the IU/Wisky game and the Hoosiers somehow give up 42 unanswered points again, I'm done with the B1G ...
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
Still the only weekly picks by an Indiana alumnus who likes college football more than college basketball...
Week Five Record: 8-6 W/L, 7-7 AS
2011 Season Record: 47-19 W/L, 33-30-3 AS
What I'm watching:
12 pm - OU at Texas: What kind of idiot from Oklahoma agreed to play this game in Texas every ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
Still the only weekly picks section by a real, live Indiana alumnus/fan who prefers college football to college basketball...
What I'm watching this Saturday:
12 pm - Penn State at Indiana until it's a blowout in the second quarter, then probably Aggies/Razorbacks with a side of Air Force/Navy
3:30 pm - Baylor/Kansas State ...
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