The southeastern United States is enjoying a marvelously mild day. A splash of meteorological joy appearing amongst sustained seasonal malaise is historically bad for my blog, and today is no exception. Traffic is down 30-35%. In fact, I’m positively delighted you’re reading this. No one else is. Winter Saturdays mean Upward for us, so we … Read more
ESPN fired college sportscaster Ron Franklin today, terminating his 24-year-long relationship with the network. The story is generally reported as colleague Jeannine Edwards offering a comment on an off-air conversation he was having, him saying something like “leave this to the boys, sweet baby,” her responding something like “I don’t appreciate you calling me that,” … Read more
All right, I’ve had enough. With apologies to those I’ll disappoint, I’m for Oregon on January 10. If the SEC’s national title streak dies with Auburn screwing it up, that’ll suit me just fine. Just call it reaffirmation of second banana status.