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Wonder, Think and Know: Blue Demons Edition

Apparently, the late great Mike Royko never said “some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. But until I figure out something new to call this column, we’re going to pretend he did. This is the first hoops game I’ve been able to see in person this season, which…

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The Deadspinning of Manti Te’o

Deadspinning: “Irresponsible journalists acting on small pieces of a story that they don’t yet fully understand who rush to condemn a person who was put through an emotional wringer over many months, assign him nefarious motives and pontificate about the University that rightly defended him.” The victims in the Manti Te’o story were people who…

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A Community of Electrons

As I said on “Dome and Domer” the other day, if you want a good look at how crazy situations can get, run a website with a message board on it for a while. You’re simultaneously hit with both the best and the worst the electronic ether can offer. And if the last couple days…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Manti Te’o Edition

As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. But this time, gentle readers, I’m going to stick with what I know. I know the Internet brings out the weird in droves. There’s a reason I don’t give my children’s school permission…

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The Brian Kelly Spectrum

This originally was a post on Rock’s House, but I figured the more info the better. First, let’s establish where you were on Monday night before all this happened: (a) I liked Brian Kelly as a hire originally and still like him (b) I liked Brian Kelly as a hire originally but now have my…

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