The NCAA brackets were revealed last night. In past years, I would have spent the day studying the matchups, reading up on the teams, and making what I thought was an informed decision. Those days are long gone. The brackets were revealed at 6. CBS had the bracket games open later last night. I filled … More Tater’s Picks of Madness 2023
Yesterday the NCAA tournament was on CBS during the day and was moving to TBS, TNT, and Tru TV for the evening night games. CBS had its regular Sunday night programming scheduled to start on time after the games. The problem? The last CBS game was scheduled to start at 5:20 pm and 60 Minutes … More Why Can’t Networks Schedule Sports Properly?
I’ve decided to go ahead and post these now. This means there is a very good chance the TV post will be my only post tomorrow. I always do two brackets for my bracket challenge. One homer bracket where I pick Kentucky to win no matter how unlikely and one where I pick the one … More Tater’s 2022 Picks of Madness
For those of you reading who might not have seen it, the below video shows a fight at the end of the college basketball game between Michigan and Wisconsin. Howard was mad at the Wisconsin coach for calling a timeout late in the game when they were winning by double digits. As he walked past … More If Juwan Howard Worked in the Real World
The Atlanta Braves won the World Series last night. If you read any of my TV posts you will know that I am a Braves fan and have been staying up late to watch all of the games. Here is a short history of my life as a Braves fan. I started watching the Braves … More My Life As a Braves Fan
In case you are not aware of the John Gruden story, the tweet below has a summary of why he was fired from his job as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. It was first revealed the Gruden emailed racist insults about the head of the players’ union and then the above was released. I … More On John Gruden and the Response
Until last year, we have gone to at least one baseball game every season. We are Braves fans, so we go to a game when they are in town to play the Nationals. My daughter recently said she wanted to go to a game so we bought tickets. This year we could have chosen to … More My Night at the Baseball Game
I’m very sleepy today so in honor of March Madness starting today, here are some pictures from my trip to the Final Four in Indianapolis in 2015. Unfortunately, my team lost so my experience was cut short.
Its finally here. After a two year wait, we finally have March Madness. My favorite time of the year. It won’t be the same this year without Kentucky, but I’m still very happy about it. I need March Madness to get my mind off waiting to be eligible for the vaccine. I need distraction and … More Tater’s 2021 Picks of Madness
Some backstory first: It is always hard to convince my wife to upgrade to newer technology. I think she still misses her government issued Blackberry. It took some time to convince her that upgrading to HD TV was a good idea, especially for people who watch a lot of sports. The sane was true for … More My DVR Problem
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