As it goes in Won’t Get Fooled Again by the Who, “Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss.” Will this ring true in Washington, D.C. as a new coach was hired for the Redskins? We all know that Mike Shanahan was fired by the Washington Redskins after another tough season in DC. He…
As our favorite anchorman would say, “Well, that escalated quickly”. After a great week of college football games with upsets and excitement, NFL Wildcard Weekend didn’t disappoint either as it got off to a fast and furious start. We got the 2nd largest comeback in postseason history by the Colts, the Saints 1st postseason victory…
“Give them nothing, but take from them everything.” This line from the movie 300 is the perfect way to describe the mentality of the 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team. After a week of questions and going into the ‘Granddaddy of them all’ as a 6.5 point underdog, the team came out and silenced the…
They say “good things come to those who wait.” Michigan State football fans have been waiting for this week for 26 years. My journey as a Spartan fan has been much like this past season: full of ups and downs, but always has promise for great things. As I’ve mentioned before, I was practically born…
Nicholas Sparks once wrote, “In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance – when you least expect it – sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.” This quote is very applicable to sports as one play can change the entire course of a game or…
The Chinese Philosopher Confucius once said ,“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” This quote is very accurate when you look at Michigan State’s football team this season. Prior to the start of Big Ten play, the team looked very average and I wondered…
Phil Jackson once said: “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.” The Zen Master obviously knows what he’s talking about as he had to find a way to balance talent and team en route to 11 NBA titles as a head coach. As…
They say, “When one door closes, another one opens.” That is exactly what is happening for the Detroit Tigers. Just over two weeks ago, Jim Leyland announced that he was retiring from managing and the baseball world was left to reflect on his accomplishments and wonder what might have been. (In case you missed it,…
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