By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday the NCAA announced the four teams competing in the College Football Playoff. The four teams will be Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, and Cincinnaitti. Those four teams will play each other on New Year’s Eve with the winners playing for the National Championship on January 10th. I usually give the committee aContinue reading “They Got It Right”
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Signs Of Life In Miami
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Miami Dolphins pushed their winning streak to 4 games with a 33-10 drubbing of the Carolina Panthers. This recent winning streak has pushed the Dolphins record to 5-7 and on the outside looking into the wild card hunt. There are two major reasons the Dolphins have won four inContinue reading “Signs Of Life In Miami”
New Look Mets
By: Mike Rifkin When Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets fans were thrilled because they knew and were told he was willing to spend his money. Last offseason the big splash was trading for Francisco Lindor and signing him to a 10 year 341 million dollar contract. This offseason Steve Cohen really spent onContinue reading “New Look Mets”
TWIW – This Week In Wrestling VII
By Jeff Knapp Before anything, I’d love to take this moment to congratulate WWE wrestler Mustafa Ali on the birth of his and his wife’s brand-new baby girl Dua. Those of us who are fathers, know how lucky we are. Much love to Mustafa and his family Now onto the wrestling…. IMPACT – TURNING POINTContinue reading “TWIW – This Week In Wrestling VII”
Feast Or Famine For Harbaugh
By: Mike Rifkin Thanksgiving means spending time with family and college football rivalry games. The best rivalry in college football and one of the best in all of sports, is Michigan vs Ohio State. This game also looms large in the College Football Playoffs. The latest rankings has Ohio State in the playoff at numberContinue reading “Feast Or Famine For Harbaugh”
The Genius Is Back
By: Mike Rifkin For two decades the New England Patriots ran the NFL winning six Super Bowls. Which led to this question: were the Patriots this good because of quarterback Tom Brady or coach Bill Bellichick? Last season Brady hoisted the Lombardi trophy with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Bellichick and the Patriots were atContinue reading “The Genius Is Back”
These Two NFC Teams Can Learn From The Lions
By Mike Rifkin This past offseason the Detroit Lions decided it was time to move on from franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford and traded him to the Rams for Jared Goff and two first round picks. While the Lions remain winless this season the trade of Stafford was a sign that the team was ready forContinue reading “These Two NFC Teams Can Learn From The Lions”
Goodell Shows Where His Loyalty Is
By Michael Rifkin The NFL is still looking to recover from the fallout of the Jon Gruden email situation. At the NFL owner’s meetings on Tuesday, Roger Goodell said the league would not release any findings into the investigation of the Washington Football Team from the summer. Goodell said Tuesday, “We’re very conscious of makingContinue reading “Goodell Shows Where His Loyalty Is”
Baker: A True Winner
By Michael Rifkin For the third time in five years, the Houston Astros are going to the World Series. Before the 2020 season, MLB discovered that the Astros had been stealing signs by using a video camera in the center field to steal signs from the catcher and banging trash cans to tell hitters whatContinue reading “Baker: A True Winner”
NFL Culture Issues
By Mike Rifkin & Bill Murphy On Monday night, October 11th, 2021, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned. Gruden was in his fourth season of a ten-year contract. His resignation comes as the New York Times uncovered Emails Gruden had sent using homophobic and misogynistic language. Gruden released a statement Monday saying, “ I haveContinue reading “NFL Culture Issues”
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