This is a REPOST of BobLee’s Epic “Gladiators & Spectators” from 2010. Back in 2010 Jemele Hill was getting her first set of cornrows and Lebron had yet to make his first Bazillion … as BobLee noted “there’s a Yellowstone Caldera boiling in college sports …
Other than a topic to beat to death over a old codger breakfast, The Alliance is NOT The End of College Football.
All that proposed NCAA NIL Rules will do is “raise the ante” for recruiting Super Recruits. NIL admits that “a college education” has zero value.
So Little Ricky and I pondered … What Would Vince (Lombardi) or Bear (Bryant) Do with Opt-Outs ???
2,000 years after Spartacus led his Gladiators Revolt against Rome … The Revenge of The Gladiators in College Athletics is picking up steam … in These Troubling Times.
Most Football Rivalries – like Politics – are Local. Not unlike Grandchildren. Ours “matter” a lot to us. Not so much to You. Thats OK. This year’s Big Game for locals is Saturday night.
So are The Days Of Our Lives… BobLee reflects on 50 years of “back then” and those he shared those “Days” with. Sands Thru an Hourglass.
Carolina’s Junction Boys… a story of young men facing circumstances and adjusting their lives to “deal with it”. Not a matter of Courage – a matter of Priorities…
UNCCH finds itself in a Kerfluffle-epidemic. Two recent Kerfluffles have hit the oft-maligned Orange County academic colossus. … BobLee examines their impact.
What did YOU do this past weekend that some might consider “silly”… even “foolish”. Did you stand in line for hours to visit a grocery store? Did you …
If it hadn’t been “Little Ricky” I would never have written this column. He called… I said yes… and the rest was a poke in the eye with a sharp stick..
As Half of America begrudgingly endures The Other Half Joyfully Celebrate INDEPENDENCE DAY… BobLee Says what he thinks about …
Sure… I have opinions on Everything… and so do YOU. Today I want to know WHAT YOU THINK about ……….