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Boxing Day, the Fourth of July, Serie A thoughts, and Fire on National teams
In my debut article I'm taking on the hat trick format to discuss a needed holiday tradition in MLS, a quick look at the revival of Italian soccer, and a couple familiar faces playing with their respective national teams. Does anyone have any fireworks ready? 1. The holidays may have lulled...
Why baseball purists are dead wrong about instant replay
It was an eventful sixth inning in Florida on Sunday. Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence hit what was initially ruled a double, but after going to instant replay, umpire Joe West ruled, accurately, that a fan had interfered with Bryan Petersen's ability to make the catch by reaching out for the ball....
Mary, Mary, Where You Goin’ To?
There's a well-known business book called "Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies." The general thesis is that the truly great organizations that thrive over a century have a well-defined set of core values that guide them and unite them -- from the chief executive on down to the...
Mary Fell Off the Dome: Which Traditions are the Most Important?
If you haven’t done so already, please read Michael Collins’ post from Monday and leave a comment of thanks for him. ***************************************************************** For quite a while now I’ve been mulling over writing about Notre Dame’s traditions, but I wasn’t sure how to...
Saturday May Be Last Irish Game with Natural Grass at Notre Dame Stadium
One of the most controversial topics is back! There is a small possibility that this Saturday’s game against Utah could be the last game played inside Notre Dame Stadium with natural grass underneath the player’s cleats. This topic was brought up last week at a press conference when head coach...
Know Your Foe: The Florida-Alabama Rivalry
For the past several weeks, we have been covering Florida's rivalries. Previous installments: Georgia, FSU, Tennessee, LSU, Miami, and Auburn. Paul Finebaum has called the rivalry between Florida and Alabama "college football's most important rivalry." Despite this, Florida has played Alabama fewer...
Know Your Foe: The Florida-Miami Rivalry
Over the last several weeks we've covered the Gators rivalries with Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee and LSU. Almost a month before Neville Chamberlain gave us "peace for our time," while Florida State was still an all-women's college, the University of Florida and the University of Miami met for...
Section 8 Annual General Meeting - The Soul
I am sure you are all familiar with the concept of 'the heart' and 'the soul'. The thing that is in place in any working environment and makes everything go along like clockwork - that is the heart. The thing that inspires, the thing that unites, the thing that makes you do occasionally otherwise...
Tradition! Tradition? Tradition!
I was doing some dusting of the sidebars this evening and realized I hadn't watched this video in probably two years. Funny how thematic context can change and be applicable in whole new ways. We had Tradition. We lost Tradition. We trashed Tradition. And now? Well. Who knows? But have another look...
Why Gregg Doyel's Defense of NCAA Tournament Expansion Justifies Opposing a College Football Playoff
If you've been reading this weblog for any length of time, you've probably gotten a pretty good idea of what I believe about many, many things, but you should be absolutely certain what I believe about four things: I love Georgia; I hate Auburn; I am convinced that, when you expect the worst, your...
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