Tag: Lang’s World
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Lang’s World: Amid college football chaos, Crimson Tide consistently rises above fray
Last weekend was a wild one in college football. Six of the top sixteen teams caught an L, which included four of the top eight teams. This traditionally means a big shakeup among the top 25, and this week’s rankings are no different, with several teams rocketing up the standings, while the losers settle into…
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Lang’s World: MUSCLEWATCH 2018
It’s a tradition unlike any other: MUSCLEWATCH. It began almost two decades ago, when my friend Matt and noticed each season that some player would report to NBA training camp having added “15 pounds of muscle.” For whatever reason, it was never 12 pounds, never 17 pounds, but always 15 pounds of muscle. Which always…
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Lang’s World: Sending my (un)official application for Oklahoma’s defensive coordinator vacancy
I would like to throw my hat in the ring to be the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma. If you missed it, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley dismissed Sooners defensive coordinator Mark Stoops over the weekend, not long after the Sooners gave up 48 points to the Texas Longhorns.
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Lang’s World: Kentucky among those atop SEC standings – in football – is just so, uh, weird
The Kentucky Wildcats enter Week 6 undefeated, at 5-0. They’ve won all five games by double digits, are 3-0 in the SEC (including wins over Florida and South Carolina) and haven’t really shown any signs of looking troubled. In a land of high-speed spread offenses
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Lang’s World: Wagering on college football isn’t quite for me, but it can turn even blowouts into nail-biters
I understand why people bet on college football. It gives games another layer, gives people another reason to watch or not to watch. It’s legal now – at least I think it’s legal, thanks to a recent court ruling. So there’s no need to sneak around.
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Lang’s World: College football mascots and nicknames provide unique window into a program’s competitive soul
MEMPHIS – This past weekend, the University of Kentucky followed up their big upset of Florida with a game against Murray State. That would be the Murray State Racers, a small school in western Kentucky. Murray State lost the game 48-10, but that was really beside the point. Because moreover, Murray State lost a perception…
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Lang’s World: What to expect when your expectations are a bit too high for your favorite college football team
All college football fans want is to know that they have a chance. And until they lose, they do. But the college season is here, and losses have come along as well. Prepare to be disappointed.
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Lang’s World: 10 Takeaways from a weird and wild Week 1 in college football
College football coaches are always looking for a good idea, and any original thought that seems to resonate with a coach’s players will immediately go viral.
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Lang’s World: Late August can only mean one thing – time to buckle up for the start of college football’s thrill ride
For me, college football is about the experience. It’s tribal. College football fans are my people, and we are about to reconvene and make some racket.
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Lang’s World: Parting shots, memories and lessons learned from Grizz Gaming’s NBA 2K inaugural season
This past Saturday night in New York City, Grizz Gaming closed out our inaugural season with a 72-67 win over Heat Check Gaming. With that win, we finished in tenth place in the NBA 2K League. And our season is now dunzo.