Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
I'm not sure what geography majors do when they finish college, but obviously they don't end up working at ESPN.
Friend of the program and lifelong Minnesotan Bdogmarvelous caught the pictured error on Sports Center yesterday -- a rather shocking imagine of the outline of Minnesota labeled as "Wisconsin" in some ...
Posted in 'Sconsin, Bad Journalism | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
For years, I have opined to my friends that Hank Williams, Jr. has the easiest job in the world: singing the Monday Night Football theme. Just slightly tweak the lyrics to reflect the teams playing that week, and voila, you have your paycheck. In order to lose a gig like ...
Posted in ESPN, NFL | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
After failing to obtain a large enough order of Extenz from Jimmy Johnson to suit its needs, Texas A&M came out with the next-best solution for its problem on Wednesday by admitting it will be leaving the Big 12 Conference at the end of the school year.
The Aggies have felt ...
Posted in Big XII, Texas, Texas A&M Aggies | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Patrick Dorsey, presumably no relation to Ken, penned an excellent ESPN Page 2 column on Monday which detailed the sheer hell that comes with being a Miami sports fan.
But Patrick didn't quite go far enough when he said that Miami is on its way to becoming America's Most Miserable Sports ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 6th, 2011
The beauty of the Chicago Cubs is the simplicity of their design. Just when you think they've lost in the crappiest way you could ever imagine, they find a way to do something even worse the very next day.
That was the case on Sunday, as the Cubs got swept by ...
Posted in Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, MLB | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
ESPN now has a 20-year, $300 million deal with the University of Texas to run the network promised them in that sweetheart deal that kept UT from leaving the Big XII for the Pac-10. This goes along with ESPN's already existing 15-year deal with the SEC to televise football and ...
Posted in College Football | 4 Comments »
Friday, November 26th, 2010
I'll say it now: anyone who says that Alabama threw that second half so the BCS wouldn't have to defend putting a one-loss team in the national title game over an undefeated Boise State or TCU squad is just sick and wrong.
There's nothing fishy about the Crimson Tide's performance in ...
Posted in College Football | 40 Comments »
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
I could not believe my ears Monday night as the new Kid Rock song "Born Free" played while ESPN's Monday Night Countdown segued into Monday Night Football. The same song was used incessantly during TBS' postseason baseball coverage, which was apparently the network's only way of making a game called ...
Posted in Hick Flick's ramblings | 23 Comments »
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Well, actually he just isn't having his contract renewed for next year, but this means the mission of the greatest blog in history actually came to pass. Has this ever happened before?
It's like the greatness of FJM actually made something happen. I'm scared. Oh, and go read their second to ...
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Record after week eight: 88-38 (63-60-3 ATS)
12 pm ET
Northwestern (5-2) at Indiana (4-3) (+3)
All Indiana has left on the schedule that they can definitely win on a good day are Northwestern and Purdue. Not-so-coincidentally, those are the two wins they need for bowl eligibility. They're not beating Wisconsin, Iowa, or ...
Posted in College Football, General | No Comments »
