#1- Texas is ranked number one in the country and plays at THE Ohio State next Saturday. THE Ohio State is ranked number three, but the Las Vegas Bookies have the Buckeyes favored by 2.5 points at this time. So there must be some points allowed for home field advantage, or the Bookies believe they know […]
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Memories
Do you remember the movie “League of Their Own” with Tom Hanks (“There Is No Crying In Baseball”)? This was a story of a Women’s Baseball League during and just after World War II. Recently, one of the super-stars, Sophie Kurys, passed away. She was an unbelievable base stealer for the Racine Belles, which was […]
Now These Are Real Changes to Baseball Rules
Since I was born, some people have been arguing that baseball rules need to be changed to make it more popular and more profitable and other people have been arguing that the traditions should remain in place. Some recent changes involved adding the DH to the National League and putting a ghost runner on second base […]
Pacific 12 Football
The Ups and Downs of Football I was a Big Ten supporter for many years after graduating from Indiana University and living in Wisconsin for 23 years. After many decades I have become a Pac 12 fan. It is getting harder and harder to be one. The Pac 12 conference football players get graded every […]
Winning
First Place Is The Place To Be From my Webster’s: To be first or best in, or as if in a contest. Lots of discussion about winning right now involving World Series, football, round ball, elections, etc. There are thousands of famous quotes from famous people about this topic such as winning is the only […]
Pro-Betting On March Madness
Big Money and Bigger Risks A bettor at South Point wagered $33,000 to win $550 on Baylor on the money line (-6,000) and cashed his ticket when the Bears blew out Norfolk State, 85-49. The same gambler rolled over the bet and wagered $63,500 to win $706.10 on Gonzaga on the money line (-9,000). There was […]
UCLA Versus The Tar Heels
A Moment of Reflection The Bruins will be playing North Carolina in the Sweet 16 this Friday. In 1968 they met in the NCAA Championship game at the Sports Arena and UCLA won 101-69. Wooden’s fourth title. I was at the game with my 6 year old son Danny. The more interesting game was the […]
What Do You Think of Those Four Playoff Games?
Who Will Move Forward Four games, three decided on a game ending field goal and one went to overtime. (Will the owners ever realize how important field goal kickers are to their success and draft them and pay them well. And quit playing in Wisconsin snowstorms.) Now for the odds on who will go all […]
Rose Bowl and the Mid-West
It’s About the Weather Years and years ago in a far-off land called Racine-Wisconsin, I watched the first Rose Bowl game where a Big Ten team played a West Coast team. The Michigan team won handily so that felt good. We decided to go to a local movie, and when we walked outside we met […]
California and Wisconsin on New Year’s Day
It’s The Weather When I was in high school, I remember a Rose Bowl game where Michigan beat USC badly. Then, I went to a movie in a hellacious snow storm. Remembered for many years. Every year when there is sun in Pasadena on the New Year’s day broadcast and cold east of the Rockies, […]