In the first ever ACC championship game, FSU upset Virginia Tech, and now they represent the ACC in the Orange Bowl against Penn State despite an 8-4 record. While it might not make for an interesting game, I think the real excitement could rest in seeing whether FedEx, the sponsor of the Orange Bowl, will [...]
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Orange Bowl
Posted in football, Humor on December 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
News of Back Home
Posted in football, politics on August 5, 2005 | 7 Comments »
I used to joke that the four seasons I experienced growing up in North Florida were summer, summer, summer, and football. And because I was there long before the Jaguars joined the NFL, football meant college football. One’s loyalty generally went to one of two places, either the Gators of the University of Florida, or [...]
The New Blue Devils
Posted in basketball, football on February 10, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Making the cross-sport college-pro comparison… Duke is a dynasty — they’ve been at or near the top of college basketball, with the exception of one year, for as long as Mike Krzyzewski has been their coach. How have they done it? Coach K has recruited numerous All-Americans, which puts him in select company in the [...]
Super Bowl — Dynasty?
Posted in football on February 8, 2005 | 1 Comment »
So the day after the Patriots won the Super Bowl, the question that seems to be on people’s minds is whether the Patriots have created a dynasty. To me this question is absurd. The Patriots are a great team, and deserve accolades for what they have accomplished. To win back-to-back titles in this era of [...]
