Chad Underwood: WVU vs. LSU: A Chance to Rewrite the Story

LSU presents a challenge, but also an opportunity for WVU to excel on a national stage.

 
   I cannot remember a time when I did not care about West Virginia University sports. It is a part of me that I cherish, a part that few here in where I live (in SEC Country) can even understand.

   I lived in West Virginia until 2001, my family moved a couple months after the September 11th attacks. Few times in my life have I been that sad. I was leaving what to me was everything behind: My best friends, my family and my home. It all had to be left behind because of a job opportunity my father took, which looking back on, was a great decision.

Michael Allen: What American Sports Fans Are Missing: Part Two: Open-Wheel Racing

            The United States of America is, arguably, the best country in the world for sports.  There’s something for everyone.  We have four gargantuan professional sports leagues, a steadily growing soccer league with a bright future, a thriving college sports organization, motorsports, horse racing and poker.  Americans are always a major competitor in the Olympic Games.  I’ve even seen a game of chicken foot broadcast on ESPN.  The USA sports party is wild.  But there are a few guests, some foreign, others local but a little shy, leaning against the wall that we should offer a few drinks.

Mark Vance: DRIVE Review

 

Carey Mulligan

We should totally hang out

We should make out too.

That was my haiku about Carey Mulligan.

Oh, my darling Carey Mulligan. So soft, so quaint, so innocent. Your dimples can express the beauty of the world more than Renoir, Michelangelo, and Bob Ross ever could. Your smile seems to reach out and grasp my inner being and comfort it until it transforms from hard, cold, and angered into warm dripping slurp. Oh Mulligan My Mulligan…

Savannah Cingoranelli: Why Fake Fandom?

Last Monday, the Broncos came close to a Week 1 victory, but came up short in a 23-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders.  

   
   It’s tough being a true fan to a horrible team. That explains why so many people are considered “bandwagon” fans. When a team does great, they celebrate and wear all the memorabilia you could imagine; but the second the team goes on a losing streak and all the hype disappears, their fandom is easily swayed elsewhere. However, it is possible to get through the terrible years.
   I would know. Not only am I a Broncos fan, but I have been a fan practically since birth. I grew up around that area, and in the Northwest region of the United States, college football is disgustingly dreadful. At that point, everyone turns to the NFL for their football entertainment.

Face-Off: Chad Underwood says "Defense Wins Championships"

"Oh Yeah, Rick. It is going down right now. How dare you disrespect us."- Steelers Defense 

 
 "Defense wins championships" is not just some worn out saying used to keep teams grounded, it is a fact. When Rick and I decided to write these dueling columns, I thought the battle would be much harder than it has been. In my opinion, the numbers tell the story just fine.

Face-Off: Rick Dahrens says "Offense Wins Championships"

These men combined: six Super Bowl championships and eight appearances in the big game.

   

 The Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and Chicago Bears: One of these teams is not like the other. All except one has won a Super Bowl within the past 7 seasons. One has ventured far enough to the big stage, but fell short. The Chicago Bears lacked one aspect of the game that the rest of the teams excelled with.

Michael Allen: What American Sports Fans Are Missing: Part One: Australian Football

This is a image from last season's Grand Final, not some kind of war.

   

The United States of America is, arguably, the best country in the world for sports.  There’s something for everyone.  We have four gargantuan professional sports leagues, a steadily growing soccer league with a bright future, a thriving college sports organization, motorsports, horse racing and poker.  Americans are always a major competitor in the Olympic Games.  I’ve even seen a game of chicken foot broadcast on ESPN.  The USA sports party is wild.  But there are a few guests, some foreign, others local but a little shy, leaning against the wall that we should offer a few drinks.