If you asked any casual fan what topic has defined the NBA over the past few years you’d probably get one of two answers: super-teams and tanking. Teams are either stockpiling superstars like they’re toilet paper at the start of quarantine, or they’re hoping nobody will notice that they’ve been playing Shelvin Mack 23 minutes a game. This race to the top/bottom means that the true losers are the teams stuck in the middle. And thus, the “treadmill of mediocrity” was born. Continue reading
Author: Elijah Teague
Why College Football’s Parity Problem Isn’t a Problem At All
If you’ve paid any attention to college football the last few years, you’ve probably heard one major complaint. “The same three teams win it every year, so what’s the point of even playing?” College football is built on chaos, but chaos only comes from parity. And the claim that the dominance of a handful of teams is bad for the sport isn’t exclusive to football. The Warriors heard the same gripe while they built their dynasty. On its surface, this looks like a sound argument. If casual fans feel like they know who will win then there won’t be any suspense, so they won’t watch. However, hard evidence exists that proves this theory wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the English Premier League. Continue reading
Dear Colleges: Stop Making Students Pay For Tickets
Everyone knows college students are broke. It’s basically a universal constant. Every dollar not spent Thursday night ends up going to something completely unnecessary like a 50-pound bag of rice. Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything, that’s a purely hypothetical example. College administrators know this better than anyone, probably because they’re the ones taking all the money. So why do most schools make students buy their own tickets to football games, basketball games, etc.? Continue reading
My Top Ten Movies of 2020 (Sort Of)
Like almost everyone on the planet, I had plenty of free time this year. And, like any sane person with a Netflix subscription, I filled that time by watching a metric butt-ton of movies. Maybe to make it seem like I was being somewhat productive, I decided to keep track and rank each one. What kind of blog would this be without a low effort, end-of-year top 10 list? Continue reading
The Death of the Mercenary Coach
Every college football fanbase tells themselves the same thing. “Our coach loves being here. This school is his home and he’s committed to us forever.” For most of the sport’s history, this simply has not been the case. The coaching landscape has been dominated by what I like to call the “mercenary coach”. Continue reading
Great Albums Should Be Fun To Listen To, Despite What Critics May Say
Art is subjective. Everyone has different tastes, and that’s not a bad thing. Your favorite song is someone else’s least favorite, and vice versa. Despite that being the nature of music, music critics have seemed to create a consensus on what makes a song or album “good”. Continue reading
The 10 College Football Moments I’m Thankful For
College football is an incredible thing, and it’s had its share of memorable moments. From the band on the field to Hail Flutie, every generation of fan has witnessed many unbelievable plays. So to show how thankful I am for this sport, I decided to countdown the 10 most memorable plays that I’ve been fortunate enough to watch in my lifetime. Continue reading
Recapping What Really Matters in College Football: Week 10
College football is the embodiment of chaos. If the Joker was a hat guy, he’d wear the NCAA version of Rob Lowe’s NFL hat. Because of this, there is no shortage of dumb stuff happening on any given Saturday. Sadly, the media doesn’t like to cover this side of the sport, and instead focus on unimportant details like “crazy highlights” and “who won the game”. But not this guy. That’s why I promise to bring you the official list of all the stupid goings-on in college football (hopefully) every week. Continue reading
Nostalgia: Music’s Best Quality Filter
Nostalgia is a funny thing. It affects so many aspects of our lives, but we never really think about it. Continue reading
South Carolina: College Football’s Self-Destruct Button
College football is the most chaotic sport out there. Despite that inherent uncertainty, plenty of things stay the same. One such surety is that Pitt will continue to be college football’s superweapon. And if Pitt is the sport’s Death Star, then South Carolina is the exhaust port that blows the entire thing up. Continue reading
