The Fun, The Cool Still Possible Though Not The NCAA’s “Target”

Face it, the NCAA is a buzz kill. It’s genetically predisposed to buzz killing and to instituting the arbitrary rule that confuses and irritates and generally makes dealing with them a pain in the ass. Exhibit A is the so-called rule against “targeting”. Let’s first establish that no one targets, that is, no college player, in a premeditated fashion, says to himself, On this play I’m going to launch my body as a missile and use the crown of my helmet, intentionally aiming it, at the helmet of my opponent while in the act of making or attempting a tackle. It doesn’t happen. “Targeting” therefore is a silly and inaccurate term and concept. What does happen is that, while hurtling themselves at one another with

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Making The NFL Great Again…

…Well, It Never Stopped Being Great, But There’s A Few Things That Would Make It Better

It’s week three in the NFL so we should probably talk about the things that are bugging us after two weeks. It’ll be therapeutic. I’m here to help.

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