Imagine the disappointment. You’ve waited your whole life for the summer of 2014. You’ve done nothing wrong and everything right. Through absolutely no fault of your own, the plan will not work. It’s the wrong time. The only worse feeling than having your dreams not work out would be forcing them when the facts say […]
Bud Selig has done the impossible, twice. He had the players on his side. Now, Selig’s ego could bring division where there was solidarity. Selig worked against the most stubborn, anti-drug testing players association in sports and forced them to accept the stiff, highly punitive joint drug agreement. He was masterful in riding government and […]
I saw a tweet a year back that the Most Interesting Man in the World once hit a walk-off home run…in the first inning. After reading new Vice President for Athletics Ray Anderson’s resume, attending the press conference Thursday and conversing with him Friday, I think Dr. Crow did the same. Admittedly, a Hail Mary […]
In the last 24 hours, I’ve learned people that use the phrase “holier than thou” are holier than thou. Before you read another word, please know: I do not have a Baseball Hall of Fame vote and probably never will. It has less to do with qualifications and more to do with simply the fact […]
How hard do you work? Do you give everything you have to your job every day? I didn’t ask if you are great at your job or do you do a great job every day. No one can be great at their job every day. I asked if you know there are people at your […]
As Jimbo Fisher lifted the crystal football that declared Florida State the champions of college football, it became clear that the BCS was not broken. The BCS was a lie. Three letters are so harmless. When reciting the alphabet, they go in order with little fanfare in positions 2, 3 and 19. When said backwards, […]
1) SEAHAWKS (1): already clinched a playoff…gets the #1 seed (home-field advantage until Super Bowl) by beating Arizona or if 49ers lose on MNF to Atlanta 2) PANTHERS (3): clinches playoff if they win…also clinches if 49ers lose to Atlanta and Cards lose in Seattle…can not clinch division this week…needs to win out to earn […]
1) This is only the fourth winning season in Arizona Cardinals history.(Cards press release) 2) The Cardinals went undefeated versus the AFC for the first time since re-alignment. (Cards press release) 3) The Cardinals have scored more points this year — with two games still remaining — than they did in any of the three […]
Today’s question and declare leaves it up to you to evaluate the Diamondbacks’ performance at the Winter Meetings. The opinions were mostly split. The big issue is the trade for Mark Trumbo. I’m against this trade. The trade comes in two forms. Appearances and reporting say it was a three-team trade. The actual trade is […]
1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1): Only the 49ers throw the ball less. 2) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2): If there’s a Super Bowl in the future, must diminish the two-TD gap between home scoring average of 34 points and the 20 points averaged on the road…biggest home/road scoring difference in the league. 3) CAROLINA PANTHERS (3): Best […]
In case you don’t know from the things I’ve said on air, I hate the BCS, but I don’t have a problem with the BCS formula. I just don’t want it used to narrow the field from 125 to 2. Although I’m thrilled we will have a 4-team playoff next year, I’ve always wanted a […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils lost the Pac-12 Championship Game because Stanford’s coaches coached better, and they lost the game because Stanford’s players played better. Stanford did not drop key passes. Stanford did not allow its quarterback to be constantly harassed. Stanford did not allow linebackers to be matched up against ASU’s best receivers. Stanford […]
Today’s “Question and Declare” is all about the Pac-12 Championship game. If you think ASU will win, what is the key to victory? If you think Stanford will win, what is the key to their victory? A lot of very intelligent responses, but no one said the name that concerns me. Obviously, Ty Montgomery is […]
1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1): Ranked second in scoring offense and scoring defense…it’s time to take Seattle seriously as a Super Bowl team. 2) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2): The only team whose defense hasn’t scored…I didn’t drop them because losing at the No. 1 team deserves no punishment. 3) CAROLINA PANTHERS (3): More touchbacks per kickoff […]
1) On passes 30 yards down the field or more, only 3 QBs complete a lower percentage of passes than Carson Palmer and zero QBs throw more INT’s. (ESPN Stats & Info) 2) Week 13 of 2012: Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons are the #1 seeds in the playoffs. Week 13 of 2013: Houston Texans […]
They did it! Arizona State is going to the playoff! OK, it’s a mythical playoff of how college football should be handled, but I’ve put together a mathematically fair college football playoff for over a decade, and this is Arizona State’s first year to be in the running. In case you don’t know from the […]
1) When using play-action, Robert Griffin III completed one pass to his team and one pass to San Francisco. (ESPN Stats & Info) 2) Michael Vick has never won a game in an outdoor stadium played in freezing temperatures, while Peyton Manning is second-worst over the last 10 years at 1-5. (ESPN Stats & Info) […]
I think I’m going to be OK with the 15-person panel who will be choosing the four teams participating in the NCAA playoff next season. Thankfully, it removes the coaches from being involved. Looking at this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll, this sham can’t continue. Coaches simply aren’t knowledgeable enough about college football to be […]
Todd Graham was torched by the national media for his one-year tenure in Pittsburgh. Isn’t it time for those same people to turn their attention to Pittsburgh and wonder if they’re the problem? Arizona State University is in a major metropolitan area with four professional franchises. The University of Pittsburgh is in a major metropolitan […]
I have never figured out why this topic is so hard to grasp, but a different set of “tweeps” than last month wanted more ASU talk on the show. All of our show topics are determined by a simple evaluation. If you care enough to buy tickets to an event, that’s how we know you […]
1) DENVER BRONCOS (2): On any other team it’s not a story, but considering the importance Peyton puts on practice it will be interesting to see the affect…1-0 in the brutal 3-game stretch (vs. KC, at NE and at KC.) 2) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1): Opposing QBs have dropped back 90 straight times against the […]
1) Arizona Cardinals before Bruce Arians = 3 wins in Florida. Arizona Cardinals with Bruce Arians = 2 wins in Florida. (Cards press release and me) 2) The Colts offense has scored seven first-half TDs with Reggie Wayne and zero since Wayne’s season-ending knee injury. (ESPN Stats & Info) 3) Ron Rivera was 2-14 in […]
Here’s your weekly question and declare. Follow me on twitter (@doug620) to be included. Every week I’ll tweet out a question on which I have an opinion. I’ll give you mine and read yours. This week’s question is for the Suns: what are your thoughts on the Suns, has your opinion changed in the first […]
1) Alabama scored the most points they have against LSU since 1947. (Postgame press notes) 2) Florida State has scored at least 41 points in every game this year.(Associated Press) 3) The only three players with three TDs of 50+ yards in length in the same game are Gayle Sayers, Randy Moss and Tavon Austin. […]
