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Welcome to the Sweat Hog Series, the series for the football fan just getting into the sport who does not yet know the difference between the three types of big men up front offensively. This is the second installment of my three-installment series on offensive line positions. This position is my favorite of the three.…
I’m quite the insomniac. So Sunday night I’m up late browsing on social media when I see several new tweets pop up. I click the chrome tab and select to view the new tweets. They are all from one person – Luke Fickell, Ohio State’s defensive coordinator and linebacker coach (I’m a die-hard Buckeye, for…
People I talk to with only a small interest in football often don’t know the difference between offensive line positions. I tell them I played offensive guard in high school, in return I receive a look so perplexing my grandfather is confused. So then I say, “one of the guys on the front lines”, and…
Overall, these two years of playoffs in college football have gone tremendously. Ratings have been through the roof, especially in the first year. The championship has never felt more undisputed, and the story-lines of “3rd-string quarterback” or “return to the throne” could not have been scripted with any more perfection. But to be frank it’s…
The dark and gloomy time known as football off-season is only a handful of days from ending. With the end of this barren desert on the horizon, it’s time to take a look at some of the teams who will have an impact on college football this season. Color me biased, but here’s a good way to…
Whether the sport is traditional or played on PC or console, drug abuse appears to be a constant. At first I found the notion that eSports players could enhance their performance with drugs to be laughable, but it intrigued me enough to do some research. I quickly realized that performance enhancement is possible using certain drugs. In…
Gambling: An addiction that countless people struggle with. It’s easy to see the appeal. You bet something as collateral, with the chance to be handsomely rewarded for taking the risk. However, some people take it too far, losing their life-savings, their homes, and their self respect. Enter online gambling. Taking away the hassle of physically going…
I’m no boxing expert, and I never watched Muhammad Ali fight outside of the occasional highlight. When I was in eighth grade I read (see as skimmed) a biography about the champ’s life for black history month at school, and I don’t re-call much from it other than his famous win over George Foreman in…
League of Legends and Esports in general are contrasted by traditional sports in that the demographic involved in Esports is much more specific than that of traditional sports. Traditional sports are not dominated by a specific demographic. Some races may prefer basketball, others may prefer football and still others may prefer soccer. Nonetheless, every demographic, including…
In traditional sports, making the transition from amateur to professional usually means the individual has acquired the skills the professionals have. It typically means the amateur has mastered the game the same way the pros have. Most importantly, the amateur has trained and been accustomed to the situations he will experience in the professional scene.…
So far we’ve looked at the big issue that eSports is experiencing,that is, that it is lagging behind bigger, more established sport economies, not growing at a rate it should, given its youth, and what I have deemed to be some key impediments to this, that is, the inconsistency of eSports and the instability of…
In our last article we discussed the disproportion of eSports, given its viewership (and its relative young-ness) it should be growing at a much larger rate than it currently is. I believe that one of the two major problems impeding eSports proper growth is this: the inability for franchises, or to put another way, that teams rise…
To say that eSports is growing at an exponential level isn’t all that crazy of a statement. It seems that every year, each split of the LCS, each Major in CSGO, every International we find ourselves saying the same things: “this is it, this is the most competitive it’s ever been, this is going to…
Whether you are an avid watcher, or go for the socialization and beer, I’m lining you up with some tips that will take your college hoops fandom to the next level! If you don’t have a team, that’s okay! Some people just like basketball, and if that’s you, embrace it! You don’t follow any particular program to enjoy…
