This season was a fun one, unless you were a Indianapolis Colts’ or Minnesota Vikings’ fan. The Green Bay Packers got off to a blazing start on the offensive end and didn’t let it up, or so it seemed, all season. The only real blunder was their only loss, which came against the Kansas City [...]

David and Zach converge to debate in which direction the Atlantic Coast Conference should look as it grows into a 16-team behemoth…

What is wrong with the Packers’ defense? Is it the injures that have happened again this season, with the latest one sending Nick Collins home for the rest of the season? Is it the loss of some free agents who Ted Thompson felt that the Packers did not need? Is it due to age? The [...]

Zach continues the Tailgater crew’s look at their preseason top 19 with a preview of the Wolfpack…

Another one bites the dust. As you may have heard, HBO has been searching for a NFL team that they could video tape and present on their documentary style hit show, Hard Knocks. Trouble is, every team they approach keeps turning them away. First it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Then it was the Denver [...]

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Zach dives into topics including doping practices gone awry, FIFA’s wake-up call, and snow sports in this week’s edition…

I’ve been thinking the past few days about just how blessed I am as a sports fan. Perhaps it is just the glow after finishing the first draft of my first book, achieving the New Year’s resolution I set on the first of January 2010 of having this thing completed and ready to edit by [...]