I hope you guys have enjoyed the last week, because this is what the rest of our lives are going to be— culture war about everything, forever. Maybe that's necessary, I dunno. But man, it's exhausting. I'm 100% Team Sherman, and it's not close. But some of my lefty friends have essentially anointed him the second…

I certainly admire these men's hard work and long hours, but the capitalist in me just can't find the rationale for donating to their cause. I mean, a couple bucks here, some ice cleats there, suddenly round trip airfare to Russia. Where will it end?

Nothing special = moving 50lbs of gear from a stand-still to a sprinting dive in a matter of seconds. Yup, you nailed it.

But if you have 10-6 and the flop is 10-10-6, it's impossible for someone else to have 10-10.

Looks to me that the Saints called it that way. Watch the running back in the backfield, he waits and then streaks down the sideline facing Colston. I think Colston did what he was told to do, but just horribly botched the throw.

Am I the only one who thinks it makes sense to bring some LB/FB/RB/TE/ST types to play OL for that play? If they could hold off the pass rush just long enough to get the quick throw off, seems they'd be better equipped to block in the open field than a clunky OL. I've kind of wondered this before, and DEFINITELY after…

No language or dialect is superior or inferior to any other. All speech has the capacity to express the same ideas and thoughts. Southern English and AAVE are just as valid as whatever you consider "proper" English.

Seeing as he made plays for his team in crucial situations, I'd agree with your sarcastic third sentence.

358 passing yards, 1 interception and 5 touchdowns. 469 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns.

Yes! And I always had a soft spot the Brave's middle infield with Blauser and Lemke. And, seriously, Rafael Belliard was one of my favorite players for some reason. That was a great era to be a Braves fan.

This is by far the best part of growing up a braves fan in that era. Favorite players were Glavine, Smoltz, Avery, Maddux....

Exactly. Kids go all over the country to get better shots at starting or more money from boosters. Be the same here.

Or just say "fuck the draft" and let players sign as free agents out of college. There is still a salary cap in place. You are free to decide how much you want to believe in a 19 year old kid who may be the next great thing, or could be a colossal bust. The player has other teams to use for leverage, and teams don't…

The standard for entering a home does not include probable cause. Warrant, invited, chasing a fleeing suspect, or witnessing criminal activity from a place readily accessible to the general public.
That is all.
I appreciate the advice you're giving, but clean that up.

On point one: If your business model relies on mandatory unpaid labor as its backbone, it probably isn't a good one to begin with. If I run a company that doesn't make money, I can't require my employees to work without pay to compensate for it, and neither should athletic departments or the NCAA

Except having a degree is still NOT REQUIRED. As I said, unless you need specific certifications or clearances that require a degree (which is a fairly limited number of occupations) there is absolutely nothing that prevents an employer from hiring someone with absolutely no formal education. If some kid comes along…

Or be able to leave whenever you want just like other students can.

Well, for Cox, he was the GM who built the team that would become the Braves in the 1990s. He drafted Glavine, Justice, Chipper Jones, Steve Avery, etc. He was the GM who traded an ace away to get John Smoltz, who was a struggling prospect at the time. Then he fired Russ Nixon and appointed himself manager halfway…

That's not true, I already thought it was as rare as it was. You don't know me.

If 3 championships in 4 years isn't enough to keep you from being an asshole, the hole inside you is probably too big for college football to fill.