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What a Crazy BCS Year It Will Be!

The system is designed to pick the national championship game, not the other BCS Bowl games. That is left up to the bowls themselves to choose...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 7 days ago 425 reads 2 comments
NFL Week 3 Report: Contenders & Pretenders

With one game left for Week Three, we as fans can begin to see who is standing out and who is falling down in the NFL. There have been many surprises so far and we are beginning to see who are the contenders and who are the pretenders...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 2 months ago 438 reads 1 comments
Big Jolt: Comeback Win May Have Saved Indians' Season

Sure, they are only on a three-game winning streak, but the 10-run, come from behind, win over Tampa Bay at home may have been just the thing to get the Cleveland Indians back on track...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 6 months ago 68 reads 4 comments
Marc Silverman Is Chicago's Best Sports Radio Host

Marc Silverman has been called Chicago's hardest working radio personality. I would have to agree with that statement. Silvy embodies all of what it takes to be a true radio personality. Especially in a market like Chicago...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 7 months ago 369 reads 0 comments
Best and Worst of 2009

2008 was a year to remember. From the BCS National Championship way back in January, to the perfect season falling short for the Patriots. The resurgence of the Celtics in the NBA to the spectical that was the Beijing Olympics...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 11 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
College Football's Crazy Strategies: Individual Awards Need Serious Overhaul

Why is it that college football just can't seem to get things right? The BCS is one thing, there are so many arguments for so many different things that no one will ever be happy. But the fact that they can't get their awards right is really a shame...

Written by Eric Lawhead about 11 months ago 159 reads 3 comments
Ohio State—The Team From Up North...Greatest Rivalry In Sports?

The greatest rivalry in all of sports will be happening this weekend. But does anyone care? It does not seem like it...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 126 reads 1 comments
Message to Division I Football Presidents: Make a Playoff Already!

Dear Division I Football President, I write you with the strong urgency to make a playoff system. Something needs to be done. This year there is a very good possibility that there will not be a "BCS" school that is unbeaten...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 281 reads 0 comments
Should the Cleveland Browns Start Thinking About Next Season Already?

Well Week 10 has come and gone. The Browns in a must win game, in front of a somewhat national audience, with the future behind center, blew another one. It seems to be a constant this season...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 436 reads 2 comments
The Brady Quinn Era Has Started—There Is No Turning Back Now

It has begun, the Brady Quinn Era in Cleveland. The most over endorsed backup quarterback ever, is finally a mildly endorsed starting quarterback. The Quinn chants will stop...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 486 reads 0 comments
Is It Really Brady [Quinn] Time?

Is the season over? Should they bench the guy who led them to a 10-6 record last season? These are all questions every Browns fan is asking right now. When will Brady Quinn be in there? Derek Anderson has had one good game this season...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 1,037 reads 21 comments
What Can the Cubs Do to Reverse the Curse in '09?

So it happened again. High expectations, great defeat. For the second year in a row the Cubs were swept out of the first round by a team from the NL West...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 709 reads 14 comments
Dos and Don'ts of Being a Fan at the Game

I've been going to professional and college sporting events my whole life. I've seen a lot of interesting things happen on the field and in the stands...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 223 reads 0 comments
It's Only Week One, Folks: There Is Still a Lot of Football to Be Played

Week One is in the books, and each game had a little different story to it. Brett Favre's first game as a Jet. The Aaron Rodgers Era in Green Bay. Tom Brady, out for the season. On and on, each city, something different...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 186 reads 0 comments
How Do Back-to-Back BCS Championship Berths Equal a Declining Big Ten?

Since when did getting to back-to-back BCS National Title games, and three out of the last six, mean that your conference is getting soft? THE Ohio State University Buckeyes have been one of the most dominant teams in college football's recent memory...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 433 reads 3 comments
Living in Chicago, Fan of No One

Disclaimer: If you like Chicago sports, this article may offend you. I lived the first 16 years of my life in a suburb of Cleveland, near Akron. I grew up watching the Cavs play in the Coliseum with Mark Price, Larry Nance, and Brad Daughtry...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 338 reads 5 comments
Could There Really Be a Redline Series?

Could we be seeing blows like this one in November in Chicago? Could this finally be the year for the Cubs to make it to the World Series? Do the White Sox have the staying power to make another ...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 116 reads 4 comments
Open Mic: Cleveland Indians All-Time Lineup

The Indians have been around for a long time. They have gone by names such as the Blues, Bronchos, Naps and now Indians. Many great players have worn the Cleveland jersey...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 453 reads 0 comments
Open Mic: Summer Olympics. Does Anyone Really Care?

It's that time again. When people wake up at all hours of the night or wait to hear on the morning news what has already happened that day. It's time for the Summer Olympics...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 368 reads 4 comments
Open Mic: Ohio Disappointment, Sport Accomplishments

Disappointment. That's a normal word which has always existed in sports, especially in Ohio—the state of disappointment...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 430 reads 0 comments
Cavaliers' 2008 Draft Preview: Who Should They Pick?

At least this year they actually get to add a player to the team through the draft. With no picks in last year's draft the Cleveland Cavaliers need to make a thoughtful and impacting decision...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 483 reads 1 comments
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: White Sox Win Streak, Cedric Benson Cut Loose

Well, it's been a couple of weeks since I last wrote my last "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down" article. But since then, I've gotten married and went on a honeymoon to Jamiaca. So I'm back and ready to start this off again...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 441 reads 0 comments
Cleveland-Chicago: Indians Prepare for Pivotal Series Against the White Sox

It's May 20 and the White Sox are riding a five-game winning streak, and playing much better than anyone outside of that blow-up-doll-ridden locker room gave them credit for at the start of the season...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 429 reads 1 comments
MLB: Baseball Power Rankings

Through the games on May 16: 1. Chicago Cubs: They just came off a sweep of what would be No. 1 Arizona, and beat up on San Diego. Soriano is just now heating up. 2...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 786 reads 6 comments
Thumbs up, Thumbs Down, Which Way Do Your Thumbs Go?

Each week I will give either thumbs up or down to recent sports stories. I also want to see what you have thumbs for either up or down. Give me your opinions, but remember these are only my opinions...

Written by Eric Lawhead about about 1 year ago 530 reads 1 comments

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Eric Lawhead Article Archive

What a Crazy BCS Year It Will Be!

NFL Week 3 Report: Contenders & Pretenders

Big Jolt: Comeback Win May Have Saved Indians' Season

Marc Silverman Is Chicago's Best Sports Radio Host

Best and Worst of 2009

College Football's Crazy Strategies: Individual Awards Need Serious Overhaul

Ohio State—The Team From Up North...Greatest Rivalry In Sports?

Message to Division I Football Presidents: Make a Playoff Already!

Should the Cleveland Browns Start Thinking About Next Season Already?

The Brady Quinn Era Has Started—There Is No Turning Back Now

Is It Really Brady [Quinn] Time?

What Can the Cubs Do to Reverse the Curse in '09?

Dos and Don'ts of Being a Fan at the Game

It's Only Week One, Folks: There Is Still a Lot of Football to Be Played

How Do Back-to-Back BCS Championship Berths Equal a Declining Big Ten?

Living in Chicago, Fan of No One

Could There Really Be a Redline Series?

Open Mic: Cleveland Indians All-Time Lineup

Open Mic: Summer Olympics. Does Anyone Really Care?

Open Mic: Ohio Disappointment, Sport Accomplishments

Cavaliers' 2008 Draft Preview: Who Should They Pick?

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: White Sox Win Streak, Cedric Benson Cut Loose

Cleveland-Chicago: Indians Prepare for Pivotal Series Against the White Sox

MLB: Baseball Power Rankings

Thumbs up, Thumbs Down, Which Way Do Your Thumbs Go?

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