Changing the Game: Lynch, PAT, & What We Learned During the 2014 NFL Season
ICYMI, Marshawn Lynch is your new BFF–or your new guy to hate in football if you’re a hater of all things great. At his Media Day Press Conference, he answered every question with “I’m Just Here So I Won’t Get Fined”…
Draft Dodging: and family feuds
I have never been to “into” the NFL draft. This year, for some reason, I decided I cared. I listened to some sports radio, did some internet homework, looked into … Continue reading
3 Tiers of Philadelphia Eagles Fandom
PROLOGUE: On 94.1FM WIP in Philadelphia during an afternoon ride home a couple of weeks ago, Harold Carmichael called in to comment on the three tiers of Eagles fandom. This … Continue reading
#SnowBowl 2014 :: Eagles Erase Detroit
Yesterday, via my ESPN Sports Center app, I rooted for #DaBears over Dallas. There were reality TV singing shows on I needed to watch– plus, I don’t have cable. I … Continue reading
Nick Weasley
by Kimberly Southwick Nick Foles reminds me of Ron Weasley. I know maybe he looks more like Napoleon Dynamite, but whenever I see him, I automatically think: omg he’s a … Continue reading
Against the Spread :: Week 9 Picks
by Kimberly Southwick Would I be better at picking against the spread if I played Fantasy Football? Yes. I would probably be better, but I also would have no time … Continue reading
Against the Spread :: Week 8 Picks
By: Kimberly Southwick I know, I know, I skipped two weeks. This was because I sent my picks in kinda last minute. Well, and also because I wrote a piece … Continue reading
#FOMOF, Gender Biases, and Football Fandom
By: Kimberly Southwick A peer of mine once told me that any girl who likes football obviously “has Daddy issues.” A comment like that sticks with you. And hurts. My … Continue reading
Book Review :: Tom McAllister’s BURY ME IN MY JERSEY (Villard Books, 2010)
By: Kimberly Southwick REVIEW: I purchased a copy of Tom McAllister’s memoir Bury Me in My Jersey at AWP in Boston earlier this year*, but only I read it recently, … Continue reading
Against the Spread :: My Week 5 Picks
By: Kimberly Southwick Last week, I detailed my qualifications along with the sometimes-foolish ways I make my picks and predictions. This week, I’ll back track a bit to how exactly … Continue reading
Poets on Sports 