Fab 5: Revisited
April 5th, 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the infamous Chris Webber "timeout" call. I was a mere 7 years old when it happened and I probably was paying ... Continue Reading
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Hump Day Hot Takes: 4.4.18
Before we jump into this week's Hot Takes, I want to acknowledge that this is the 1 year anniversary of this (almost) weekly column. We've come quite a ways fro... Continue Reading
What I Learned from March Madness
With the Final Four one day away, I thought it would be appropriate to look back at March Madness 2018 to appreciate all that we've all that we've witnessed, le... Continue Reading
Youtube (Kinda) Close Reading – T.J. Sorrentine Stuns Syracuse
What this?
A Youtube (Kinda) Close Reading is where I kinda close read a Youtube video. For clarification’s sake: close reading is that thing you do in the Hum... Continue Reading
Ranking the Top Tweets from UMBC’s Twitter
For the past few years, there's been a sports writing renaissance happening at a clip of 280 characters or less. That's right, I'm talking about Twitter, the mo... Continue Reading
UMBC Stands for “U-MUST-B-CIDDING”
When the 2018 NCAA Tournament began this week, there had never been a game where a #16 seed school has defeated a #1 seed. It has never happened before. It's al... Continue Reading
March, Providence College, and a Musical Theater Mixer
Tournament Mixer
March of 2016 I was on tour with a big old silly musical in Columbus, Ohio, a fun city with good food and a dope bike share program. Fun fact ... Continue Reading
Hump Day Hot Takes: 3.14.2018
Why is it that when ever I have an off week from doing this column, something absolutely ridiculous happens? I'm looking at you J.R. Smith. Honestly, I have a t... Continue Reading
The Wonderlic Test: Why?
The Wonderlic Test: why is it a thing? That is the thought that is constantly swirling around my head now that we're in NFL combine season. NFL hopefuls go thro... Continue Reading
Jake’s College Football Wrap-Up
Well, folks, that dreaded moment is upon us: another college football season has come and gone. Interestingly enough, I see a lot of parallels between the 2017 ... Continue Reading