EARNED 2022

Tuesdays this pre-season are Hard Knocks nights for me. While watching several questions popped into my head midway through one of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s passionate speeches. While Campbell was story telling about swimming lions and people with missing butt cheeks I thought “Am I underrating what this Lions team could be this year?”…

Underdog is here! NFL week one was all about the underdog! No not that 70’s cartoon, the 8 underdogs who either won outright or covered their underdog spread. Parity has been an increasing trend year over year in the NFL but week one was crazy. Even the lowly Stafford-less Lions somehow managed to cover the…

As a sports fan, and a father one of my current favorite shows is Ted Lasso. The Apple+ Tv show is a hallmark of cliché coach speak and positivity. And although one of the most recent episodes was quite oddly coach Beard focused, I can’t help but think of one of the early season one…

Well, that was quite a week zero! Here are the highlights and hot takes. There were some eyebrow raising outcomes on the betting side of things. These early surprises are important things to keep an eye on for future week matchups. Surprises and Considerations Connecticut covered their +23.5 spread! Utah State has some holes to…

Well week 0 came and went! Nebraska didn’t show up until it was too late. UCLA and Fresno State made somewhat impressive statements out of their week 0 matchups with the Rainbow Warriors and Huskies. A small part of me wants to take a 3 point underdog UCLA in week 1 at home against LSU….

Last weekend I began reading Kirk Herbstreit’s book Out of The Pocket. As a married man with a full-time job and a now 2-year-old son, finding time to do much of anything else besides eat and sleep is a challenge. This book is worth turning off the game and spending a little time reading and…