• (11) Michigan 47, (2) Notre Dame 21. I don't think there's anything that the college football watching public enjoys more than seeing Notre Dame get beaten – nay, romped – in a big game. I didn't get to publish even a small fraction of the overjoyed comments that came as a result of Michigan's 47-21 victory yesterday in South Bend. • (17) Miami (FL) 7, (12) Louisville 31. This was an ass-beating. It's not that rare anymore to see Miami lose, but it is rare to see them get completely beaten down. It wasn't an all together great day for Louisville fans, though, unless you take a lot of pride in having the most talented group of injured players in the nation. Brian Brohm will be joining Michael Bush on the sidelines for about 4-to-6 weeks. • (15) …
data-mm-id=”_pg08bavq9″>We may only be about three weeks through this NFL season, but there have already been a few emerging storylines that would have shocked your standard NFL fan before the year began. The Baltimore Ravens actually pass the ball more than they run, and have been astoundingly effective in doing so. The Denver Broncos have zero sacks through three games. Cam Newton, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Sam Darnold are all sidelined for different lengths of time with various maladies. But one of the biggest surprises of all has been the Buffalo Bills. They're undefeated after their first three games, have averaged 390 yards of offense per contest, and Josh Allen looks a lot better than he did at this time one year ago. The defense was a top-five unit last year and …
data-mm-id=”_7y1ctzh2d”>DAZN continues to make noise in the sports world with lucrative investments in boxing, interest in live sports, and creating a studio program around Pat McAfee. While the still relatively-new streaming service is in the process of finding an identity, a blockbuster move will be in play: Paul Finebaum.According to sources around the industry, the current radio/simulcast model that DAZN has with Westwood One airing McAfee's show is a style the service wants to mimic and build around. And by doing so, they would look to find radio shows with existing dedicated listeners who would follow over. Finebaum fits that bill and there are a several other reasons why this partnership would make sense.Finebaum has a relationship with DAZN executive chairman John Skipper,…
data-mm-id=”_6yissx3a9″>Alex Bregman is right at the center of the Houston Astros cheating scandal. While 2017 was his first full season in the big leagues, he was actually already a seasoned sign stealer well before Houston developed its Codebreaker system. At 12-years old, Bregman went on the road with the New Mexico Lobos baseball team as a bat boy and quickly showed a knack for figuring out what pitch was coming. This comes from a Bleacher Report profile from almost exactly a year ago: "'I was a little cocky piece of shit as a kid who'd tell them I'm gonna be in the big leagues, and they're like, ‘Yeah, all right, kid,'' Bregman says. It gave him a taste of college baseball. He loved riding the busses. Within the first few games of being the te…
data-mm-id=”_zrk1wa7sy”>It's easy to imagine there were cheers and sighs of relief in equal amounts up in Buffalo after Tom Brady announced he would not be re-signing with the New England Patriots this offseason, leaving the AFC East in the process. Brady and the Patriots' domination of the division affected the other AFCE teams, but they loved to pick on the Bills in particular. With Brady starting, the Patriots lost to the Bills three times in 20 years. His departure meant the division title was truly up for grabs for the first time in that timespan and signaled the end of the Bills seeing their boogeyman twice a year. Buffalo was the popular pick to take up the mantle of the best team in the division after Brady went to Tampa Bay. They were a playoff team last year, riding…
data-mm-id=”_hedz1yid4″>In July 2018, the Pittsburgh Pirates swung for the fences, trying to get one more playoff run going down by the three rivers. So far, that trade has backfired in every conceivable way and is now in position to be added to the list of worst trades in MLB history. On Wednesday, the Pirates announced that Archer will miss the 2020 season (if there is one) after undergoing surgery to "relieve symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome." A quick Google search reveals the following about that injury: “”Thoracic outlet syndrome is characterized by compression of the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that come from your spinal cord and control muscle movements and sensation in your shoulder, arm and hand.””For a pitcher, that doe…
data-mm-id=”_p8a5gke57″>The NBA restart in Orlando was very heavy on social justice before the events of this week unfolded. Now, players and teams will both be doing even more in the battle against the issues plaguing our society and will not hesitate to be vocal about the issues they're passionate about. Jamal Murray did so today with a pair of sneakers he placed on his stool for a few minutes before his media availability. The sneakers are adorned with the likeness of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Floyd was killed in May by police and was the catalyst for a wave of protest and calls for change across the country that still continue. Taylor was killed by Louisville police in March and Justice For Breonna Taylor has become a rallying call for many in the NBA and WNBA. #BlackLi…
data-mm-id=”_qsfzlrr3h”>Pat McAfee and College GameDay are a perfect match. That does not mean everything always goes perfectly. ESPN was reminded of that on today's GameDay, when McAfee got a bit too worked up about Alabama's chances to cover the spread today and cursed live on air. Observe, around the 1:40 mark of the below video: They tried to bleep me there.. I have to remember I’m on a Disney channel when I get going with that damn hammer.. it’s tough. I apologize.. anyways, GREAT day to have to a great day @CollegeGameday.. Let’s GOOOO pic.twitter.com/Eyg26Jz0yR— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 3, 2020"Roll sumb*tch Tide" is a great way to start off Saturday morning. Who doesn't get that excited when talking about Nick Saban beating his oppone…
data-mm-id=”_6zw1hpe6p”>The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their third consecutive AFC Championship Game yesterday. This is precisely what everyone expected following the ascent to superstardom by Patrick Mahomes a few short seasons ago. It seems like this will be what football looks like for the foreseeable future, but yesterday's game was actually a reminder of just how unlikely that is. Mahomes, already banged up, suffered a concussion on Saturday. The image of Mahomes wobbling like a deer on a frozen pond was hard to watch. The face of the league was completely out of it. He was then helped off the field to enter the NFL's concussion protocol. He will probably be back on Sunday, but just look at how close we are to LinkedIn user Chad Henne starting an AFC Championship Gam…
data-mm-id=”_o3ryskgtq”>0:30-7:25: Intro and initial thoughts on Andor and its similarities to its predecessor, Rogue One. Biggest takeaway– it is a Star Wars show that does not feel like a Star Wars show, mostly for the better. Gritty backdrop and grittier characters, our protagonist is not a supersoldier or superhero. 7:25-11:45: What is the overarching plot going to look like? Making our best guesses after three episodes. We love Stellan Skarsgård, and Luthen is a great character. In fact, there are lots of great characters besides Cassian, our protagonist. 11:45-18:50: Breaking down what we thought about the decision to have the audience not understand what was being said during Cassian's childhood flashbacks. Cassian is not a hero in the way Star Wars usually displays their…