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Now I'm listening
Last year the NCAA approved student athletes being able to earn money for their name, image and likeness or NIL. I think that a lot of fans thought this was a good idea since... — Updated 5/17/2022
Missed opportunities
I’ve applied for several jobs during my long working career. For each job I was interested in I needed to modify the resume and get new letters of recommendation. Now that I’m... — Updated 5/10/2022
Getting closer
There is an old saying: “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” When it comes to the Undeberg Invitational you could say you don’t know what you’ve got... — Updated 5/3/2022
A good realtor
Following every season coaches find themselves either fired, accepting a raise with a couple of years added to their contract or finding the next ideal place to go to. And in a few... — Updated 5/2/2022
Too many decisions
This time of year gets interesting for a number of reasons, one of them being the transfer portal. For football you may see some guy that played in another part of the country and... — Updated 4/26/2022
Brackets?
Each year during the NCAA tournament I get asked how my bracket is doing and I always answer I don’t do brackets because I would pick teams that I want to win instead of... — Updated 4/5/2022
Over too soon
The NCAA men’s tournament will be over next Monday and an old champion will once again be crowned as the best in the land. Well at least the best at the end of the season which... — Updated 3/29/2022
Live to play…
The NCAA tournament has gotten to be my source for reality TV because it is real. There are no scripts to follow. Sure, there are game plans but the other team may mess up those... — Updated 3/22/2022
Time flies
Sorry about not having a column for a few weeks. I’ve had last minute commitments on the day I normally write this column therefore I miss the deadline. Oh sure I could have... — Updated 3/17/2022
Time for common sense
I’m not sure if you saw the news this past week that showed some very young elementary school students in Nevada. These youngsters were told by their teacher that starting the ver... — Updated 2/22/2022
In a League of his own
It was quite a week for EWU Eagle alum Cooper Kupp. He earned the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award on Friday and on Sunday he was instrumental in rallying the Los Angeles... — Updated 2/15/2022
Is that all there is?
Trying to find a great sporting event to watch on Sunday was not easy. Sure there were a few college basketball games that were televised but I can’t say there was one team that... — Updated 2/8/2022
Be Careful
Here we are almost two years after the country was supposed to shut down for two weeks in order to flatten the curve for C-19 and those impacted by it. Two weeks turned into two mon... — Updated 2/1/2022
And the winner is…
The awards for outstanding players in the NCAA divisions have been announced. The FBS winners are told prior to the bowl games in early December. The FCS awards are announced the... — Updated 1/18/2022
Decisions
I had some great ideas for a column this week which was a carryover from last week but because of some unforeseen circumstances didn’t get written last week. Now that it is a... — Updated 1/4/2022
Urban Renewal
For those folks that follow football in the college and professional arenas I’m sure that you heard about the firing of Jacksonville Jaguar head coach Urban Meyer. His less than... — Updated 12/22/2021
It's still early
I know a few people that are worried about the Gonzaga basketball team because it has lost two games early in the season and really struggled against a couple of lesser foes. Sure,... — Updated 12/16/2021
Falling into winter
Fall sports have concluded with the football state championships determined last weekend. So let’s go back and give credit to our local teams. The girls’ volleyball team... — Updated 12/8/2021
That really did happen
To say the least it was an amazing weekend. No, I didn’t do any Christmas shopping because I don’t want to start something I can’t pay for. No, the sports world gods decided... — Updated 11/30/2021
Picking winners or not
On Sunday I was sort of watching a NFL game that had been long decided when the network switched over to a more competitive game which was actually in the early stages of overtime.... — Updated 11/24/2021
Second seasons
It has been a while since the volleyball and football teams qualified for their respective state tournaments. It was 2013 for the volleyball team and 2015 for the football team.... — Updated 11/9/2021
Are we safer now?
I would think that the whole world knows by now that WSU football coach Nick Rolovich was fired because of the Washington state governor’s mandate that all state employees would... — Updated 10/26/2021
Can't imagine
There are a lot of things that go through one’s mind when you hear about the destruction of a relic or part of a community. I had a lot of feelings that went through my mind when... — Updated 10/19/2021
Are you prepared?
Longevity in the NFL is something many players hope for but in the real world most players only last a couple of years. Tom Brady is certainly the exception. Russell Wilson is too... — Updated 10/12/2021
Shoulda been there
For most college football teams the big rivalry game is the last scheduled game of the season. All of the team’s fans look forward to it because it is for bragging rights for the... — Updated 10/5/2021
