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Passing the Guard: Thoughts on UFC on Fox 1
Music to listen to: Another awesome jam by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers Before the UFC of Fox event last Saturday, I was telling people who were unfamiliar with MMA that the results of the heavyweight title match between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos could be anything. We could see a five-round wrestling match,…
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Passing the Guard: UFC on Fox 1 Preview
Music to listen to: A ridiculous jam by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Poland back in 2007 On Saturday, the UFC makes another major step in the development of the company and advancement of MMA in general with UFC on Fox 1. This isn’t the first time that MMA has been on network television,…
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Gridiron Blitz: NFL Midseason Review and Week Nine Picks
Music to listen to: Lonely Girl by Oceanlab (PROFF remix) Here’s a review of my NFL predictions at the halfway point of the season and my picks for this weekend My preseason predictions will be in red, my analysis in italics NFC East: Philadelphia, Dallas (wildcard), New York, Washington…
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Gridiron Blitz: Week Nine NFL Preview
Time to preview Week Nine of the NFL season: Music to listen to: South Side of the Sky by Yes Its been a while since I put a Yes song on the Inquirer… Here are the picks (home team in CAPS): ATLANTA (-7) Indianapolis: I’m done taking the Colts after last week’s debacle at Tennessee…
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Zone Blitz: NFL Week 8 Preview
Music to listen to: Boiling Death Requests by Omar Rodriguez Lopez Lets predict some NFL games (home team in CAPS) Indianapolis (+8.5) TENNESSEE: Everyone saw the Colts quit last week on the road at New Orleans. While it would make sense to take the Titans at home (I still think Tennessee wins the game), I…
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Verbal Submission: UFC 137 Preview
Music to listen to: Guitar solo by Duane Allman You can never go wrong with some Allman Brothers music. I’ll always respect a band that uses two drummers, especially if one of them is Black. Much love. Let’s preview a UFC card… Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn: Full disclosure, I’m…
