east-coast-bias Stories - Battle of California
When May a Georgia Bulldogs Fan Root for Another Conference Against the SEC?
I have no idea whether college football fans on the Pacific Coast chant "Pac-10! Pac-12!" or fans in the Lone Star State chant "Big 12! Big 12 [sic]!" or fans in the Midwest chant "Big Ten! Big Ten [sic]!" I know, however, that fans in the South are famous infamous for chanting "SEC!" This leads me...
Where does Tampa Bay end up in the media pecking order of the NHL's Final Four?
Let's play a little game of speculation. We all know how the NHL and the traditional media regards the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not only is it a "South-least" Division team, but it's also one of those supposedly "unworthy" Sun Belt teams. While the arrival of Steven Yzerman has stemmed some of the...
East Coast bias and the Tampa Bay Lightning's western road trip
The Lightning are starting a four-game, seven-day road trip out West. That’s a strange thing for me to say, since I grew up on the West Coast. For me, it should be an "Eastern road trip".Those hockey fans in the Eastern Conference have no idea how easy they have it. The entire conference is...
Week Eight BlogPoll Ballot Draft Submitted: Auburn Tigers Are Clear No. 1; Oregon Ducks' Mid-Major Schedule Drags Them Down to No. 6
As the curse of being No. 1 continued, another wild weekend of college football produced more than a few changes in my BlogPoll ballot. As always, I ranked by resumes and began with a blank sheet of paper without looking at last week’s ballot, although I was pleased that my effort of a week ago...
Don't Bet On It!: Week One College Football National Game of Disinterest
College football season begins tomorrow, so I had better wrap up my week one forecasts and get down to the serious business of preparing you for the Georgia Bulldogs’ opening outing between the hedges. I’m almost done after having taken you around the SEC and run down the national games of...
Kyle Gets Conciliatory: An Encouraging Word About Boise State's Place at the Table
The recent Congressional hearings on the Bowl Championship Series are as unlikely to produce anything except talk as the Congressional hearings on steroid use in major league baseball, but give the grandstanding representatives their due: they did produce talk, at least. One of the more poignant...
East Coast Bias and How the Pac-10 Can Improve Its Reputation (According to an SEC Guy)
Recently chowder, a Cal Bears fan, made a visit to Track ‘Em Tigers to get Auburn fans’ (and by proxy, SEC fans’) opinions on the Pac-10 and related issues. It sparked some great discussion, and it got me thinking about a few things too.The first thing he asked about was east...
Ten Reasons why Lubo wasn't a finalist for the Norris Trophy
I don't really care enough about NHL hardware -- if a player has a good enough season, whether or not he wins a trophy for it doesn't matter too much to me. In fact, snubs can be handy in future contract negotiations, so I never really raised a stink about the fact that Lubo wasn't a finalist for...
Dear NHL: Congratulations on not forgetting your east-coast bias
Now I don't want to over-emphasize the point of this post, as really, I don't care very much at all about the NHL's Three Stars of the Week. It's an announcement that pretty much every week escapes my notice, as generally it's a collection of east-coast players named Sidney or Alexander or...
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