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[quote]the Seminole Tribe said it was an honor to have their tribe named for a Ncaa program. [/quote] I wasn't a history major, but I'm almost sure this isn't right....

[link=(https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-covid-19-deaths-are-counted1/)]from Scientific American[/link] This article gives a balanced discussion of some of the many difficulties in collecting good data on COVID-19 deaths -- some that could cause overestimates and some that would incl...

Rulon Gardner over Alexander Karelin at the 2000 Summer Olympics....

Howard Carter, what a shot, all the way from the parking lot! Hi-C!...

Even though the BCS rankings are no longer with us, I still enjoy checking in on my favorite ranking method,the Colley Matrix, which is based purely on a team's record and who they've beaten. Some interesting results this week: http://www.colleyrankings.com/ ....

If there is any justice Alabama wouldn't even have to play games -- they would just be crowned champion every year. Since they are so obviously the better team win or lose, this would save a lot of injuries and would keep teams that luck into beating them (but only on the score board) from wasting e...

Seems a little harsh, but okay. I'll get back to studying the rule book?...

Ole Miss did not "get every break." Bama got plenty, including two passes that hit Ole Miss defenders in the numbers and were dropped. At least one of those drives continued for a Bama touchdown. Maybe the other one did too, I don't remember. The onside kick was certainly a break for Bama. As much a...

I'm driving up over the mountain today during rush hour in Birmingham on HWY 31, and I notice that on the other side of the highway is a pulled-over vehicle. There's a 60-ish looking man walking from the vehicle across the highway to get something that I can't see because of the concrete divider. ...

I hope Tennessee is also not skeered to throw at Peterson. It would really be unmanly to do anything but throw to his man all day....