From the airport lounge getting ready to board my flight to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl. I was at a couple of dinner parties in the last week and the…
It feels a bit like 1996 doesn’t it? An upstart football team that isn’t in the national spotlight at the start of the season, finding their way into the mainstream…
Cam Skattebo, Ashton Jeanty, Travis Hunter was the order of my Heisman Trophy ballot submitted last Monday. Yes, I had the Arizona State running back first, not because he played…
My friend JP called a few weeks back asking if I’d be available to sit at his table for the Arizona State football banquet. Having been the emcee of that…
The riverboat gambler head coach decided to do his thing in the first quarter of Saturdays Big 12 title game. Kenny Dillingham went for it on 4th and 1 from…
I wanted Colorado vs Arizona State in the Big 12 title game. No offense to Iowa State, but the intrigue around the Buffs was certainly intriguing. My Heisman vote would’ve…
Kenny Dillingham, river-boat gambler. A 28-23 win over BYU didn’t come without questioning the head coach. Saturday afternoon, his Arizona State team executed an onside kick up 14-0 in the…
I’ve always maintained that at its core, sports is meant as a distraction. I call it, “the candy store” because that’s what it is. Get away from the pressures, stresses,…
We will start with Paul “Bear” Bryant. Kenny Dillingham should be on the final list for the prestigious Head Coach of the Year award, which is given for “a high…
November 13, 2023, Ray Anderson resigned/fired/showed the door/exit, stage right as Athletic Director at Arizona State University. A year later, the head football coach hired under his watch has delivered…



