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Total strangers talking about Michael Sam
Michael Sam came out to the public on Sunday night. What followed was an avalanche of reactions by total strangers, all of whom felt deeply involved in the news.There are a lot of total strangers who...
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A FEW MORE THINGS ON MICHAEL SAM
M-I-FREAKIN'-ZThere are a few really heartening things about the Michael Sam story, and Bill C has already said most of them. Mizzou handled this beautifully, the Mizzou football team did all of the...
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE?
IF YOU HAVE AN INSANE OPINION, PLEASE INQUIRE WITHINWe think it's important at EDSBS for you to know this: if you have something you'd like to say about a player, or about the most deranged possible...
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Westminster dog rankings, 2014: Another tough year for Spaniels
They're dogs, and thus all wonderful by definition. Still, if Westminster gets the chance to rank them, then so do we, using the same criteria they use: our own irrational personal biases. 1. Great...
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URBAN MEYER TAKES A PHONE CALL
SOMEONE OWNS THE BROWNS?[A man sits eating a cold pizza alone in his garage in a golf cart. An oil painting of Woody Hayes hangs on one wall. From time to time, in between bites, the man looks up at...
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LOOKING AT A VAST AND DESOLATE LANDSCAPE
THE EYE SEARCHES AND FINDS ONLY ICY DOOMIce tip-taps against the window like the sound of ghostly fingers typing. The world grows quiet. Words die in the throat before one can say them. Winter's best...
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YOU COULD GET A DELAY OF GAME FOR GOING TOO FAST IN 2014
WE CAN'T WRITE ABSURD THINGS MORE ABSURD THAN WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT, COLLEGE FOOTBALLAllow the NCAA a moment of clarity: among this year's proposed rule changes, there is something un-stupid in taking...
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THE MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL: A MAN SHOULD NOT PLAY WITH LEGOS
ALL A MAN DOES IS FROWN AND DIE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBERIt is how I start my morning. I get out of my bed with 8,000 thread count sheets made of pure pre-Revolutionary Egyptian Cotton. Each one...
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THE ILLUSTRATED ARGUMENT FOR THE PROPOSED NEW CLOCK RULE
THAT'S IT. THAT'S AS GOOD AS WE COULD DO.That's as good as any other argument we came up with, really.
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A VERY BIELEMA VALENTINE'S DAY
I JUST WANT TO TAKE IT NICE AND SLOWLove is football. Therefore, football can't be hurried. That's Phil Collins, and it might as well be law.Call me the Sheriff, because when it comes to love, I'm a...
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DEE HART'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT AT ALABAMA
NICK SABAN, JUST BURNING MONEY FAST BECAUSE HE CANA roster made up of nothing but four and five star recruits works out the same way as every other roster does in this sense: it'll distribute itself...
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2014 NFL Draft: Anonymous strikes again
The annual NFL Scouting Combine starts this week, and that means only one thing: context-free reports about the state of America's youth. It is important to note that Nolan Nawrocki isn't just a scout....
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THE MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL: WELCOME TO NICK SABAN MERCEDES
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS SOON AS THIS LAWSUIT CLEARS UPWelcome to Nick Saban Mercedes, a dealership that strives to give you excellence every day. We're trying to push the E Class right now because of the...
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VANDERBILT'S NEW COACHING STAFF JUST GETTING COMFORTABLE
WELCOME TO NASHVILLEEven our nicest, sober-est great uncle was arrested for DUI in Nashville. So know that if you want to fit in with the locals, there are few better ways to do it than pinballing down...
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Cross-country skiing, or why you'll never be a secret Scandinavian
Cross country skiing is like most sports in the Olympics, and creating your own alternate history: It's a thing you can't do, but still want to very badly. .m-sbnation-2014-winter-olympic-coverage {...
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THE MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL: LET CALIPARI RUN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL
WE REPEAT: LET HIM LOOSE, AND WATCH AN EMPIRE RISEWe want to be specific here. We don't want to put Mark Stoops out, or have him anywhere but sitting in the chair reserved for the head coach of the...
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BOB STOOPS STILL ON THAT PASTA GAME
THE NCAA DECLARES WAR ON EXCESSIVE CARBS, BUT B-STOOPS IS STILL IN THEM STREETSHey, buddy. Psst. Over here.Yeah. I see you.I know what you're looking for.Yeah, it's B-Stoop, aka Yung Semolina, aka Big...
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MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL: ART BRILES AND FAST CARS
SO TURNT AT 7 MILES PER GALLONTaking a ride with one of the best coaches in the game @CoachArtBriles#WRUpic.twitter.com/vEjQkIofkW— Kendall Wright (@1kendallwright) February 18, 2014A McLaren? We guess...
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Breaking Olympic wolf news: that's not a wolf in Kate Hansen's hallway
Wolf-ish? Yes. Wolf? Likely not, say the experts.American luger and dance enthusiast Kate Hansen shared a picture of a furry, four-legged animal roaming down her hallway in Sochi. It definitely had...
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HATIN' ASS SPURRIER IS NOTHING WE MADE UP
HE'S REAL AND CAN PUT ON HIS CROWN AND CAPE AT ANY TIME1. We don't make anything up, we just write it down before it happens.2. See: Hatin' Ass Spurrier on the proposed new clock rules, in real life,...
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