Simulated Gameday Experience

To understand what’s going on with the Tennessee QB situation, it makes sense to go back a few years. 2010 was going to be a season of reckoning as most of the players we thought were going to be stars were upperclassmen of some form or fashion going into 2008. (In the case of Eric Berry, that’s a non-issue; we knew he was gone after 2009 anyway.) Four-year starter Erik Ainge departed after a successful 2007 season, so it fell to talented but largely unproven Jonathan Crompton to shepherd the team through the ’08 season. And then things fell to shit. (more…)

Let’s start with the obvious; those of you who have been following my writing for years should’ve noticed a distinct lack of any discussion on the NBA. Considering I watch pretty much any team sport that’s broadcast in the US (and a few that aren’t – hello, handball!) you figure I’d follow professional basketball, and yet I never really got into it. I’d watch it occasionally, but never really with any conviction or particular interest in results or players. And yet, I’m drawn to LeBron’s Game 6. (more…)