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Message to TCU and BSU Football Fans: Don't Blame the BCS System

Too many college football fans complain about the lack of a playoff at the FBS tier. They point to the BCS system and note that in most years there is at least one deserving team that is left ...

Written by Uncle Popov about 26 days ago 838 reads 21 comments
NFL Shutouts: Why This Season Has Left So Many Teams Feeling Defenseless

After Oakland finally showed up last week, the Raiders went Raiders and collapsed against the New York Jets, losing 38-0. It was so bad that Raiders head coach Tom Cable (finally) benched JaMarcus Russell...

Written by Uncle Popov about about 1 month ago 324 reads 4 comments
Lane Kiffin Should Blame His Players, Not SEC Officials

Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin is complaining about a penalty that was not called. In Tennessee’s game against Alabama on Saturday, the Volunteers attempted a game-winning kick to knock off the second-ranked team in the country...

Written by Uncle Popov about about 1 month ago 912 reads 5 comments
Austin Scott's Lawsuit Against Penn State Is a Fumble Waiting to Happen

Austin Scott is a running back. And he is looking to get paid! But he is not attempting to get on an NFL team, or a CFL team, or a UFL team, or even in one of the many European leagues...

Written by Uncle Popov about about 1 month ago 445 reads 10 comments
Bobby, Blue, Bland: The Effect of Bobby Bowden at Florida State

During the 1992 Democratic National Convention, then vice presidential candidate Al Gore repeated the line "it's time for them to go...

Written by Uncle Popov about about 1 month ago 366 reads 4 comments
Jeff Passan, Sports Media, and the Loss of Power

Jeff Passan is a writer for Yahoo! Sports and formerly of The Kansas City Star; the latter a newspaper, for those who did not know (yes, newspapers do still exist). And apparently he is a bitter man...

Written by Uncle Popov about about 1 month ago 85 reads 0 comments
Rainbow Bright: Finding Positives in Hawai'i's Loss To UNLV

After getting out quickly and holding off the Washington State Cougars, Hawai'i met a stronger opponent in Mountain West foe UNLV. In the end, the Warriors came away with a loss in the second of a three-game mainland road trip...

Written by Uncle Popov about 2 months ago 140 reads 2 comments
Whiteout? Blackout? Who Really Wins (and Who Cares)?

It seems that it is now fashionable for teams, particularly college football teams, to have color-themed games. Penn State has pulled the “whiteout” at Beaver Stadium and while it is cool looking, it does not really do anything special...

Written by Uncle Popov about 2 months ago 611 reads 3 comments
Hawaii Football: Finding Positives In Close Win Over Central Arkansas

It was not pretty, but it was one of those "we'll take it" victories over the Bears of Central Arkansas. What was likely perceived by some to be an automatic "W" became a fight for survival for ...

Written by Uncle Popov about 2 months ago 226 reads 4 comments
Josh Hamilton's Scarlet Letter?

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter is one of sin, guilt, and repentance, set in Puritan Boston. It follows Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a scarlet "A" to advertise her sin ...

Written by Uncle Popov about 3 months ago 180 reads 1 comments
Josh Hamilton, Addiction, and Human Frailty: Disasterpieces

"I don’t feel like I’m a hypocrite. I feel like I’m human." Those are Josh Hamilton's words on Saturday, Aug. 8, following the publication on Deadspin of pictures proving MLB's "Superman" had in fact relapsed...

Written by Uncle Popov about 3 months ago 714 reads 10 comments
2009 Boise State Schedule: Three Big Games Beyond Oregon

Upon the release of the USA Today coaches poll, it became quite clear that the voters initially held Boise State in high regards...

Written by Uncle Popov about 3 months ago 908 reads 8 comments
Three Mountain West BCS Busters Face Three Trap Games Before Crashing the Party

Sometimes, you have to suspend disbelief in order for an article to work. We love the underdog. Well, most of us love the underdog just as long as that underdog is not upsetting our favorite ...

Written by Uncle Popov about 4 months ago 647 reads 13 comments
Hi, My Name Is Brett, and I Am an Addict: Brett Favre and Football

Football is indeed the new favorite pastime in the United States, supplanting baseball for that honor. This status is exemplified by how ESPN and other sports media cover the sport 365 days a year...

Written by Uncle Popov about 4 months ago 1,017 reads 12 comments
College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Part Three

Many different people, from academics to politicians, spend an extraordinary amount of time defining each word they use. As sports fans, we are no different, especially when defining exactly what is a "sport...

Written by Uncle Popov about 4 months ago 2,208 reads 14 comments
MLB's All-Star Game Is for the Fans—at Least According to the Media

The moment that Major League Baseball announces the starting rosters for its annual All-Star Game, sports fans across the United States (and maybe Ontario) begin dissecting the selections...

Written by Uncle Popov about 4 months ago 484 reads 19 comments
Ricky Rubio, Who Do You Think You Are?

You remember Yi Jianlian, yeah? He was the seven-footer from Guangdong Province in China who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth pick in the 2007 NBA Draft...

Written by Uncle Popov about 4 months ago 3,916 reads 85 comments
College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Pt 2

Sometimes the snow comes down in June. Sometimes the earth goes 'round the moon. And sometimes, an FCS school beats two FBS schools in the same season! Yes, I did just cite a Vanessa Williams song...

Written by Uncle Popov about 5 months ago 1,127 reads 7 comments
Holy Chizik! Give Auburn a Break!

Two seasons after Alabama makes a splash with the hiring of Nick Saban, Auburn goes out and, like 13-year-old Chinese divers, barely makes a splash in the pool by hiring Gene Chizik...

Written by Uncle Popov about 5 months ago 1,075 reads 9 comments
College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Pt. 1

As college football fans, we love to circle the marquee games for the upcoming season. It helps build up the anticipation to discuss the games that will define the season for our favorite teams...

Written by Uncle Popov about 5 months ago 2,559 reads 10 comments
The Top Five U.S. Athletes To Play Abroad

In most sports, we as sports fans simply take it as natural that the world's best athletes come to the United States to play in arguably the best leagues in the world...

Written by Uncle Popov about 5 months ago 348 reads 2 comments
Rush Limbaugh Should Own a Sports Franchise—Just Not the St. Louis Rams

Imagine the following scenario on ESPN's SportsCenter: "Today, NFL owners approved the sale of the St. Louis Rams to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh...

Written by Uncle Popov about 5 months ago 866 reads 38 comments
Chien-Ming Wang To Start, but Is He Really "Back"?

First, I have to give big ups to "Heartbeat of the Bronx." His article on Chien-Ming Wang inspired this article. Wang is scheduled to make his first start today since returning from the disabled list...

Written by Uncle Popov about 6 months ago 414 reads 16 comments
An Ode to LeBron James, With Help From Coldplay (Viva LeBron?)

An article written by Dan Wetzel for Yahoo! Sports discusses LeBron James's silence and actions speaking loudly. For some reason, as I read that article, the sounds of Chris Martin and Coldplay entered my head...

Written by Uncle Popov about 6 months ago 371 reads 2 comments
Did Chris Andersen Posterize Lamar Odom?

Whoa now! How is it that someone who dunked “all over” another human being can actually be the one who is “posterized”? Well, let’s go over what happened in Game ...

Written by Uncle Popov about 6 months ago 1,380 reads 34 comments

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Uncle Popov Article Archive

Message to TCU and BSU Football Fans: Don't Blame the BCS System

NFL Shutouts: Why This Season Has Left So Many Teams Feeling Defenseless

Lane Kiffin Should Blame His Players, Not SEC Officials

Austin Scott's Lawsuit Against Penn State Is a Fumble Waiting to Happen

Bobby, Blue, Bland: The Effect of Bobby Bowden at Florida State

Jeff Passan, Sports Media, and the Loss of Power

Rainbow Bright: Finding Positives in Hawai'i's Loss To UNLV

Whiteout? Blackout? Who Really Wins (and Who Cares)?

Hawaii Football: Finding Positives In Close Win Over Central Arkansas

Josh Hamilton's Scarlet Letter?

Josh Hamilton, Addiction, and Human Frailty: Disasterpieces

2009 Boise State Schedule: Three Big Games Beyond Oregon

Three Mountain West BCS Busters Face Three Trap Games Before Crashing the Party

Hi, My Name Is Brett, and I Am an Addict: Brett Favre and Football

College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Part Three

MLB's All-Star Game Is for the Fans—at Least According to the Media

Ricky Rubio, Who Do You Think You Are?

College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Pt 2

Holy Chizik! Give Auburn a Break!

College Football's Five Most Likely Upsets in 2009, Pt. 1

The Top Five U.S. Athletes To Play Abroad

Rush Limbaugh Should Own a Sports Franchise—Just Not the St. Louis Rams

Chien-Ming Wang To Start, but Is He Really "Back"?

An Ode to LeBron James, With Help From Coldplay (Viva LeBron?)

Did Chris Andersen Posterize Lamar Odom?

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