I'm not gonna lie: the football team I root for in the college ranks isn't very good, and hasn't been for a long time. I have come to terms with the fact that my team probably won't contend for a national title while I'm alive, so I've decided to lean on Alabama to be my bodyguard: That's right. If my team can't win the whole thing, I am relying on Alabama to keep my most hated rivals from doing it.
Is that petty? Sure is. Do I care? I do not.
I also wonder after just two weeks if the Steelers won't be the big flop of this NFL season. Yeah, I know: it's only two weeks, and a lot can happen between now and the end of the season. But one thing is for certain: the once vaunted Steelers defense is anything but, and it's a carry-over from last season.
In the last three games that have mattered, the Steelers have scored a total of 100 points, and they are 0-2-1. That's because the defense is not doing its job. Is it coordinator Keith Butler? Is it a lack of talent? Or is it both?
And has anyone noticed that Major League Baseball is nearly unwatchable anymore? Not that it was a massive fun fest before, but we suddenly have pitchers who can throw but not pitch, and we have hitters who can mash but can't hit.
Why? MLB has fallen in love with analytics, and it's make the game almost impossible to watch.
Quick hitters: Gregory Polanco can't slide; condolences to an NHL head coach; the Big Ten may be the worst Power 5 in the country; and please, Money, don't come back.
And we name our very first Jag of the Week. Hint: He used to play for Buffalo ... notice I said "used to".
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