So I’ll start this post by begging for your forgiveness: I’m sorry for my absence. I’ll use just returning from a work trip to Korea (South, that is, Kim Jong Il and his rocket firing didn’t even phase faze? us) as an excuse. Or maybe you were happy to have a break from me.
I return to the Cube, to [...]
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Weak Side Late Assignment: South Korea Is One Of The Best Countries Around
Three Thoughts and Two Ideas (Week 2)
I’ll leave the NFL to other writers at CubicleGM, and throw a few thoughts into the ring for Week 2 in the NCAA. Since we’re only through the second week, I’ll treat these as data points. By next week, however, we might just have a trend.
From last to first, or really, in the order that they [...]
The Spread Offense: “All Your Base Are Belong To Us.”
It’s no secret that in college football over the past decade the spread offense has gone from obscurity to obsession. ESPN.com is reporting that 46 48 of the 120 teams in the FBS ran a spread-based offense or variation last season (at least 75% of the time), or plan to in 2009. Among them are [...]
The Coaching Carousel Begins: Part I
As teams fall out of the Tournament, the annual coaching carousel begins. Sources confirming (even to CAPS LOCK CARL himself!) that Virginia hires itself a new basketball coach, 39-year old Tony Bennett of Washington State, breaking news at about 5pm on Monday. CAPS LOCK CARL, whilst perusing the web late in the afternoon to waste [...]
The Man Who Found the Intersection of 1st and 1st
Kids, don’t listen to what they say: It’s possible to be the absolute worst at one thing, and yet be recognized as the absolute best overall. A few points, here, on greatness, and how it affects your fantasy team in 2009. Meet Exhibit A (below), Zoilo Versalles. A shortstop, he finished with 95 career home [...]
