BY JOSH PARCELL – Let’s begin now. Thanks for the memories, regular season. You came back just in time, lockout be damned, and gave us some weekly leisure for the ...
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Sox-Yanks losing its luster
BY COURTNEY Why the greatest rivalry in professional sports isn’t what it used to be – Over the last five years, the greatest rivalry in sports has become, well… a bit boring. No, I’m not talking about the Redskins and Cowboys for all you football fans out there. (Remember there’s still a good two months [...]
Counter Point: The Case Against Logan Thomas
Why recent history indicates Logan Thomas might not be as good as people expect…yet BY JOSH – Expectations for Logan Thomas’ first season as Virginia Tech’s starting quarterback are extraordinarily high. He’s a quarterback in a small forward’s body, and his performance this spring left his typically tight-lipped coaching staff gushing like schoolgirls about the [...]
Simplifying Chris Johnson’s Beef: He’s Right
Why Chris Johnson’s hold out makes total sense BY MATT – Chris Johnson is holding out. You all know this. Like many things in the NFL, though, situations aren’t properly understood by the fans or explained by the media. I was curious as to the particulars of the situation, so I dug a little bit [...]
The One-Stop Guide to SEC Expansion (And a Big 12 Obituary)
For more updates, follow @JoshParcell on Twitter. – The situation is fluid, as all conference expansion discussions are, but this information is the most concrete I have collected tonight and I trust it. The only certainty is that Texas A&M will join the SEC. I want to reiterate that the above information is simply what [...]
PGA Championship Preview
When Cosmopolitan Magazine and Golf meet… BY MATT – Quick, name the last 12 PGA major winners. Okay. That wasn’t fair. This is no easy task. You need a little more time. Go ahead and pull out a pen and paper or a Word Doc or your iPad or Twitter or whatever. You have five [...]
Josh Parcell’s Top CFB players by position
Ranking the top 3 players at each offensive and defensive position in college football… BY JOSH – It all starts with the players. For the better part of the next four months, college football will be about those that play the game. No more boosters, runners, athletic directors, conference commissioners, and interim coaches. From now [...]
Butch Davis loses job, UNC brass lose mind
BY: JOSH Exactly one year after Butch Davis should have been fired at UNC, Butch Davis was fired at UNC. The school announced the decision Wednesday before holding a press conference Thursday morning to elaborate on the curiously timed decision. “I know that the timing is terrible,” said University Chancellor Holden Thorp. Um, yeah. Thorp, [...]
Simply Angelic
How a clubhouse of young stars, sprinkled with welcoming veterans left one reporter rooting the team on… BY COURTNEY – I recently had the chance to hover around the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for two days. On my drive to Baltimore (where the Angels faced the reeling Orioles), I was mentally preparing for the [...]
Brantley, Gilbert Seek Redemption
How two quarterbacks hope to revive their once-promising careers, not to mention their respective program’s reputation… BY JOSH – The line between champ and chump is a very fine one – just ask John Brantley and Garrett Gilbert. For the greater part of nine months last season, the pair of quarterbacks were talked about, written [...]
College Football — Media Week Preview
Looking ahead to the major storylines in the major conferences’ media days… BY JOSH – The SEC handled its media obligations last week, acting as a tune-up for the rest of the premier conferences to open its doors to writers and television reports alike starting Monday. The Big 12, Big 10, Pac-12 and ACC will [...]
