SEC picks week 4: Who Ya Got?

by | Sep 24, 2016 | Social Media

No bloviating this week. Straight to the picks.Kent State at ‘Bama – Good grief. The Evil Empire 63, Flashes 0 South Carolina at Kentucky – SC has inconsistencies on offense, especially at QB. Kentucky has no defense, but a high-scoring offense. I’m guessing the UK...

Stop calling me a racist

by | Sep 18, 2016 | Social Media

Wading back into the lakes of fire known as race and politics….I am a Libertarian. Not just my voting pattern – I am a dues-paying member of the Libertarian Party. The easiest way to describe Libertarianism is to say we are fiscally/economically...

SEC picks week 3: Who ya got?

by | Sep 16, 2016 | Social Media

They’re doing it. Again.As I mentioned in week 1, it’s becoming routine for ‘Bama to play their first game against a big-named school. We Auburn fans get our hopes up that the big-name school will knock them off. And then the game starts, and the big-name school...

SEC Week 2 – Who Ya Got?

by | Sep 10, 2016 | Social Media

Welcome to Cupcake Week 1.0. A lot of low-level FBS and some FCS schools are playing road games at SEC foes to get a nice big check to fund their football programs for the year. Every once in a while, the little school refuses to comply with the script and wins the...

The Ethical Question of Drug Use

by | Sep 1, 2016 | Social Media

OK, let’s stir the pot a little more. I recently joined the Libertarian Party. Not just changed my favorite team – I went all in. I filled out forms and became a dues-paying member. I bought a baseball cap and 2 T-shirts. I got a pack of propaganda that includes a few...

SEC Picks Week 1: Who Ya Got?

by | Sep 1, 2016 | Social Media

Finally, something productive to fill Saturdays with!For those new to the site, the background: Several years ago, the Charlotte Observer started a blog called “SEC Expats” where the paper’s writers who went to/rooted for SEC teams here in the heart of ACC country...

My take on Collin Kaepernick

by | Sep 1, 2016 | Social Media

Everyone else has weighed in, so I might as well do so as well…..If you missed the news, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Collin Kaepernick has stated he will not stand when the national anthem is played before games, because he believes that the flag represents a...