Author: Mike Coffey

If the BCS Games Were Picked Today….

Back in the day, I used to do a tracking thread on The Pit for the Big East Tournament, allowing the men’s basketball fans to predict where the team would be seeded. With ND’s participation in the BCS all but assured (knock on wood), I figured it would be a good exercise while we wait…

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Hawaiian-Flavored Shake?

The college football season is a marathon and not a sprint. Along the way, some obstacles spring into your path while others get moved aside. Sometimes that movement is within your control, other times not. All you can do is hope for an even playing field and that you’re there at the end. So too…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Pesky Puma Edition

As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. And as the late great Casey Stengel once said, if we pitched as hard to get out of trouble before we got into trouble, we wouldn’t get into trouble. Amen, Casey. There was…

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(Secret) Sauce for the Goose

Yesterday, I penned a missive to our buddy John Feinstein, which it appears a number of you liked (which, while not essential to the work, generally makes me happy). It also, however, sparked a conversation that got me thinking, and I believe it’s a thought process worth exploring. While talking about the article in an…

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