So here we go, my writeup on Wrestlemania 24.
Match 1: John Bradshaw Layfield beat Finlay in a Belfast Brawl
I have to say, I think they did an excellent job with the weapons, but it felt almost like a hardcore match from days of yore instead of a Brawl. They didn’t go into the [...]
Entries from March 2008
The Official AO Wrestlemania Wrapup
March 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Opinion/Editorial · Other
Swafford’s Guide To Bracketology Part III: The Art of the Blown Call
March 25th, 2008 · No Comments
(Stay tuned. Podcast coming soon.)
There’s always one story from the NCAA Tournament every year.
One year, it’s the Cinderella story that came from nowhere to make the biggest impact of the year. Others, it’s the legendary coach that finally reached the top of the mountain.
What will be this year’s story?
Will Davidson’s run into the Sweet 16 [...]
Tags: Basketball · College · Patrick Swafford
Swafford’s Guide To Bracketology Part II: The Bracketbuster
March 24th, 2008 · No Comments
I love the first weekend of the tournament. It’s like this really great party that lasts for four days. There’s all sorts of sexy women and a few surprise lookers. It’s a great time to be playing the field.
Then comes Monday morning when you wake up and realize that all those sexy women used you [...]
Tags: Basketball · College · Patrick Swafford
Swafford’s Guide To Bracketology
March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Admit it, you’ve done it already.
You’ve racked your brain over the do’s and don’ts of filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket.
You’ve contemplated which seeds are prone to upset, which one-seed looks to have the safest road to San Antonio and you’ve weighed the going trends that most “experts” love to point out.
My advice? Screw what [...]
Tags: Basketball · Patrick Swafford
We’re going streaking!!
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
By now, most sports fans in America are getting sick and tired of hearing about unbeaten streaks.We had the wonderment of the Patriots flirtation with perfection shoved down our throats like fifteen-week old New England Clam Chowder, only to see them flop against a team that… let’s be realistic here. There’s no way that the [...]
Tags: Other · Patrick Swafford
Attention Gamblers Anonymous!
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Well its March so you know what that means right? Yup, your extensive overly priced extra sports package on your cable box is finally going to pay off!
Thousands of trees will be massacred, gallons of ink will be used, and copious amounts of valued time at work will be wasted. Don’t forget about those TPS [...]
Tags: Chris Lemke · Uncategorized
The Empire Theory
March 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Giving credit where it’s due, you’ve got to admit that Red Sox owner John Henry was dead on when he stuck those hated Yankees with the nickname, “Evil Empire.”
Think about it. It fits.
Outside of pinstriped circles, no one really claims to be a Yankees fan, do they? You don’t hear someone say “Well, since my [...]
Tags: Football · Opinion/Editorial · Patrick Swafford
How to Succeed in the West Without Really Trying.
March 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
22 Straight Victories and a firm clutch on the second longest streak in NBA History was at stake when Tracy McGrady and the Yao-less Houston Rockets opened their doors to the Wicked Witch of the West on Sunday. And it went exactly as everyone thought as we patted the Rockets on the head and told [...]
Tags: Basketball · Chris Lemke
…That Day Has Come
March 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Right now, you’re probably looking at this fledgling little website and thinking “My God. What have I gotten myself into?”
You’re not alone. I’m wondering the same thing about myself.
Over the last few years, I’ve developed a reputation on the campus of my school, Jacksonville State University, as being one of the most (if not the [...]
Tags: Opinion/Editorial · Patrick Swafford