Why won't the option work in the NFL? The question has been asked many times, and the same answers are used every time. One of the arguments is that NFL quarterbacks can't take the beating that option quarterbacks are required to take. This same argument has been transferred to Tim Tebow now that the Broncos have used the option (fairly successfully) against the Chiefs. Why?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Penn State "Protests"
If you look at pretty much any significant social movement in the 20th century, chances are that a good portion of those within the movement were college students (or college-aged kids) and that many of their demonstrations and protests happened on their college campuses. Civil rights, Vietnam, apartheid. All of these had their roots within the youth, and it's no coincidence. College should be a "coming of age" time. It's a time when kids make the transition from living in their parents' world to seeing what their world is going to be. During this time, their eyes are opened to many different ideas and events going on around them that they may not have had full awareness of, or realized the implications on their own future. They must take this new influx of knowledge and try to make sense of it all. Sometimes when these students look at the world from this new perspective that what is out there is theirs to inherit, they don't like what they see. They see injustice, abuse in the world. It's at this time that in the past these young people decided to take ownership of their futures, to take it upon themselves to change the world that they were about to step into.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
USMNT Roster - Costa Rica/Belgium Edition
USMNT takes on Costa Rica on September 2 at 10 p.m. CT at the Home Depot Center in California and will travel to Europe for a September 6 match against Belgium at 1:30 p.m. CT. The following is the 24 man roster along with my analysis, complete with calls for Houston Dynamo players to be called up.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The Jürgen is Here
Do you know how to type an umlaut on your keyboard? (It's alt+U, at least for me) It's time to learn, because after years of pining for him, Jürgen Klinsmann is now the head man of the USMNT. Or has it has recently been stylized, ÜSMNT. Clever, right?
Friday, July 15, 2011
Soccer Is Popular...Now What?
It's happening again. The United States is doing well on the international stage in soccer, and so every media outlet has their own version of "What does soccer need to do to be more popular?" or "Will we see a soccer overtake _____ in popularity?" and the such. I'm not lambasting those who pose these questions, because people will readily take part in those discussions over and over again. And more often than not, the people asking the questions don't know how to talk about soccer, so in a way this is their way of acknowledging that something big is happening in soccer without being forced to break down the game itself. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with that, but my answer, as Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal puts it: Who cares?
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Don't Tell Me What To Do, Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly's one of the new sportswriter types that gets away with unabashed biases in his column. In order to be a columnist, you have to have opinions and with that your biases will show through. But I don't think that I've seen a national columnist so predisposed against one particular team (well, except for Bill Simmons, but he's more of a fan than a journalist). Now, I'm not one to say that I can never read certain writers. I agree with some writers more than others, and sometimes I'll disagree with them. And I just can't agree with Rick Reilly telling me to root for the Mavericks. Here's what he says:
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Finals Season
Finals abound this time of year, so Ben and Matt break down the NBA and NHL.
Share your thoughts below.
Share your thoughts below.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Texas A&M Football Schedule: 2011
Texas A&M just released their football schedule for the 2011 season, so here's the breakdown, game-by-game.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Top 10 List of People to Punch in the Face
Ben and Matt unveil their list of Top 10 People to Punch in the Face (in sports) in this chat.
Lists after the jump.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
New International Kits
The most recent international break in soccer has brought with it many new national team kits. The USMNT debuted "the people's jersey", France switched from adidas to Nike, and many others got some rethinkings on their standard kit. Let's take a look.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Weekly Chat, Transcribed Edition
Ben Crook: Due to technical difficulties, this week our Weekly Chat is going silent film style, without the film. So just silent.
Matt Reese: Good, I dont like your voice anyway
Matt Reese: Good, I dont like your voice anyway
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
I'm Talkin' About That Weekly Chat
The BCE staff discusses men's college hoops, last weekend's NFL conference championship games, and a little bit of Australian Open. Tune in to find out why.
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