This is the game. The big test. A chance to finally find out how good of a college football team they are. After a schedule filled with bad to mediocre teams, the first big test is finally here. This coming Thursday night on national television at Sun Devil Stadium we finally find out how good […]
I recall an interview with director Quentin Tarantino, who listed his 25 favorite movies since he became a director. The Matrix rightfully made the list, but he almost kept it off. His reasoning was that the two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, were so horrible that they minimized the greatness of the […]
When he spoke the words, Ken Whisenhunt did it with such certitude; it could convince even the most skeptical of souls: “It’s not luck…it can’t be luck.” Clearly the coach subscribes to Ralph Waldo Emerson (“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”) and not Donald Trump (“Everything in life is […]
After watching Washington beat Stanford Thursday night, I am more convinced than ever that Arizona State has a great opportunity to break into the top four in the Pac-12 Conference this season — maybe even top three. And that would be quite an accomplishment for a team that went 4-5 in conference last season, got […]
It seems history was on everybody’s mind at University of Phoenix Stadium. Right next to me in the press box, our own Vince Marotta is furiously finding the top TV shows, songs and movies from the last time the Cardinals started a season 3-0; 1974. (It was, by the way, a damn good year for […]
I think we are all surprised by the Cardinals being 2-0 mainly because they had to play New England on the road. Clearly this team is winning with defense and special teams, but Kevin Kolb is doing what good backup quarterbacks in this league do. And make no mistake — he came into this season […]
Once upon a time I guaranteed the Cardinals would not — could not — win a playoff game in Carolina. I boldly and foolishly claimed that, if proven wrong, I would literally eat crow. When a caller suggested that not only would the Cardinals win but they would go on to host the NFC Championship […]
On Friday I said that I had never had such low expectations for a Ken Whisenhunt coached Arizona Cardinal team (the first year doesn’t count of course). Did the Cardinals opening win over Seattle put me in a revisionist mood? No. Not yet. Were this a trial, and I was the jury, an argument based […]
Am I shocked? Am I surprised? I am happy. I’m happy the Cardinals went with John Skelton as their starting quarterback. His selection feels right and natural. Comfortable. He never grabbed the job as forcefully as we would’ve liked, but between his arm strength, pocket poise and size it seems to me he gives the […]
It was a surreal moment as I made my way to the Sun Devil Stadium press box; I couldn’t recall if I had set foot in the building during the entire Dennis Erickson era. Sun Devil fans can certainly relate. Outside of a Holiday Bowl run in year one and the horrendous stumbles of the […]
The Cardinals quarterback competition is like getting lost in the woods. We’ve come all this way only to find we’ve been walking in a giant circle. John Skelton (not Jonathon Trent Dilfer) was the night’s biggest letdown. He completed 4-of-10 passes for 41 yards, tossed a pick on an overthrow and has a QB rating […]
It’s time for the Cardinals to cut their losses. I’m sorry they wasted over $20 million dollars on Kevin Kolb and I certainly don’t blame them for trying to get a franchise signal caller after the Derek Anderson disaster, but it’s time for Kolb to go and I’m not talking about to the bench; I’m […]
There can’t be much left to decide, can there? There was never any doubt for me that the Cardinals game against the Raiders boiled down to a referendum on Kevin Kolb. While there were certainly other issues that required attention (defense, running game), the focus was on Kolb. This was going to be his night […]
It is time. Time for Major League Baseball to start punishing teams for their players cheating. I am so tired of this era, so sick of hearing about players cheating. Tired of Ryan Braun, Manny Ramirez, Melky Cabrera. I thought this steroid/PED era was over, but I guess I was wrong. Baseball has one option […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have a new priority in the off-season — re-signing Jason Kubel. With all the uncertainty surrounding Justin Upton and the reality that the Diamondbacks will once again listen to trade offers for him in the offseason and with centerfielder Chris Young likely entering his last year with the organization in 2013, it […]
I got a text from the producer of the Burns and Gambo show last night at halftime of the preseason opener. It simply read: Skelton 1, Kolb 0 Yep. That’s about right. All of our fears about Kevin Kolb were realized in the first 15 minutes of the preseason. The biggest of which has nothing […]
As a proud graduate of Northern Arizona University I can assure you that these words have not once, in the history of the world, ever been spoken: “What happens at Lumberjack Stadium stays in Lumberjack Stadium.” It wasn’t a misplaced Vegas reference. Instead, Clark Haggans said it Wednesday night, trying to describe the intensity of […]
The first day of Cardinals camp Wednesday in Flagstaff brought me back to the spring of 2003. It was then that the Arizona Cardinals, coming off a 5-11 season under coach Dave McGinnis were looking to make a splash in free agency and defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday was their main target. Holliday was the 19th […]
If I were in favor of trading Justin Upton I would probably stoop to the level of a high school sophomore who tries to spice up their term paper with a cheesy inspirational quote. Something like… “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” -Robert F. Kennedy or “Only those who risk […]
The Phoenix Suns supplied lots of fireworks Wednesday on the most appropriate day of the year. Things moved fast once they agreed to move Steve Nash to the Lakers, ending an exciting and highly-successful era in Suns basketball. Here is a breakdown of what transpired with my thoughts on each deal: • Nash to the […]
In “Back to the Future” – perhaps one of the most creative movies ever made – Marty McFly goes back in time and is stunned to see the way things used to be. In “Back to the Future 2” – perhaps one of the worst sequels I have ever sat through – Marty McFly goes […]
The most dangerous time in the NBA season is upon us next week and fans all across the country especially here in Phoenix should be afraid. Be very afraid! Free agency is fool’s gold in this league, always has been, always will be. Outside of Shaq to the Lakers (before the current rules were put […]
His game has abandoned him and in the onslaught of missed shots and bad decisions he didn’t want to add to the ledger. So he passed on a wide open shot. Others saw it as well, including J.A. Adande of ESPN. These Finals have not gone down easy for the former ASU star. In four […]
It wasn’t a big hit for the former front man of The Police; in fact, it wasn’t a hit at all. Yet all this talk about what happened to the Diamondbacks one year ago Monday has embedded a very old song by Sting in my head. History Will Teach Us Nothing. Surely by now you […]
The time has come. No more excuses. Justin Upton has to put this Arizona Diamondbacks team on his back and carry them. He may be only 24-years-old, but he has played in the major leagues since 2007, he has over 600 games and over 2,200 at-bats on his resume. The Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling to […]
It’s hard not to like what the Cardinals did in the NFL draft. Michael Floyd was a need and a necessity as the Cardinals have struggled with finding a #2 receiver ever since they decided not to pay Anquan Boldin the money he wanted and shipped him to Baltimore. Steve Breaston and Early Doucet both […]
For as much as I love the movies, I’m surprised that I’ve never used this space to tell you what my favorite movies of all-time are. Movies, plural. If you were the demanding sort and mandated I choose just one, I would. But realize if you ask me in a week you might get a […]
There are five games left in the regular season and I have no idea whether the Phoenix Suns will make the playoffs or not. But I do know this: Alvin Gentry deserves a contract extension regardless of what happens. I don’t usually pine for coaches to get extension. In fact, for me it’s just the […]
A 4-0 start works well no matter how you dissect it, but it’s especially satisfying when you consider through four games, the Arizona Diamondbacks really haven’t enjoyed the spoils of their starting pitching. Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson were both effective but hardly dominating in their first starts. Josh Collmenter has some work to do, […]
