For sports fans, February is a brutal month. After the all-important first Sunday, most fans placate their appetite for sports by watching mediocre mid-season NBA games and perhaps a couple frames of the NHL (yes, it is still around). Rabid baseball fans count down the days until pitchers and catchers
Author: Nathan Barnett
Giving Thanks for the BCS: One Fan Applauds the Often Maligned System
Sitting in physical pain on my aunt’s couch after a second Thanksgiving meal in two hours, I performed my annual obligation: giving thanks. After recognizing my family and the food I had just crushed, my twisted and misguided soul led me to kneel at the altar of college football. Sitting
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Made the Right Call in His Fourth Down Attempt
This week, I will attempt to defend one of the most successful and respected coaches in all of sports. Bold, huh? Well, after the New England Patriots went down to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night, 35-34, blowing a 17-point fourth quarter lead, defending Bill Belichick might not be such an
Barnett Discusses Punishment in NCAA Football
If you had access to ESPN a week ago, you would have witnessed the violence stemming from New Mexico women’s soccer player Elizabeth Lambert (and if you didn’t have access, you can always check YouTube). Lambert punched, tripped, tackled (in football, not ftbol, fashion), and even yanked a player down
Upcoming Match-Ups Will Make for Exciting End to BCS Season
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS), which decides (among other things) the two teams that will play in college football’s national title game, is starting to show its cards. Another normal Fall 2009 Saturday morning passed last weekend, as America woke up to find a top-five college football team struggling mightily.
Clutch Hitting and Curses: Reality or Fiction?
Baseball seems obsessed with curses. The Curse of the Bambino. The Curse of Billy the Goat. The Curse of the Black Sox. The Curse of Rocky Colavito. The Curse of Captain Eddie. Our affinity for baseball curses has even crossed the Pacific, where my personal favorite curse struck Japan’s Hanshin