Sure, the State of Illinois has a huge pension problem. Despite being a “blue state” we have a corrupt Democratic state legislature that can only pass laws wrapped in a $50 bill. Yes, our governors are more likely to end up in jail. But we have medical marijuana legalized. (How long before recreational marijuana is […]

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Less than one day after articles were written detailing Ritchie Incognito’s hazing and threats to Jonathan Martin, many people are blaming the victim. Jim Trotter’s “Inside The NFL” column on SI.com wrote, “there are NFL personnel people and active and former players who believe Martin handled the situation poorly by allowing it to spill out […]

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Anyone who follows me on Facebook or has even been on this site knows that I hate the Green Bay Packers. I was born and raised in Chicago, and my grandfather had Bear season tickets. So, I was almost literally born a Bear fan, which also means that I have hatred of the Packers built […]

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Long time readers know that there are few television “journalists” I despise more than ESPN’s resident NBA jackass Stephen A. Smith. Because he sounds “street” and appears to have that same worldview, he has become chummy with a lot of NBA players and hangers-on. So he uses his contacts to spread falsehoods in the name […]

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Hazing has been a “rite” for men and women for millennia. Want to be in a club? You have to order the food, or clean up. Want to be in a fraternity or sorority? Weeks of “pledging” await you. And, as shown in fun way back in the television movie “Brian’s Song,” if you’re a […]

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I know that some people will look at this post as another knock on my least favorite university, Notre Dame, and they’d be right, but only a little (5%). There are bigger questions to this that makes this relevant for all of college athletics. Last year, redshirt freshman Everett Golson started at quarterback last year […]

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Somehow something in me never thought there were be a world without Lou Reed. He was too stubborn, too cool, too cantankerous to die. He was the voice of the streets, hustlers and hookers mixed with the artists. In some ways, he was the American version of Keith Richards – yes, we had drug issues, […]

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