Lamm at Large

When Nick Saban talked about parity in college football this summer, I laughed  I think most of us did. Well, maybe he had a point. What we saw last weekend was the non-Power 5 programs making a bold statement. Appalachian State winning at Texas A&M (ranked 5th), Marshal winning at Notre Dame (8) and even Georgia Southern winning at Nebraska. Earlier this year ODU won at Virginia Tech. We'll probably see […]

If the Jaguars lose their season opener Sunday at Washington, don't go and burn your Jaguars gear. Don't go stomping around muttering how you'll never go to or watch another Jaguars game. This Jaguars team IS an improvement over last season. It starts with better leadership and coaching. Comparing Doug Pederson to Urban Meyer is like comparing a thoroughbred to a donkey. Win or lose, at least Pederson knows what […]

Have FSU fans forgotten how it feel to win a big game? Based on what I've heard the last two days I'd say yes. The Seminoles beating LSU in New Orleans' Superdome Sunday night was huge. Does it matter now that FSU almost blew a 2-TD lead in the 4th quarter? Does it matter they had to block an extra point kick after the Tigers drove the length of the […]

Like it or not LIV golf is winning its battle with the PGA Tour. That will be obvious in a couple weeks with the playing of the President's Cup at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. The American team won't be hurt that much even with the loss of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. All three were in slumps. The American lineup of Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, […]

For the better part of the last 25 years college football has been about Florida, Florida State and/or Miami. That was then, this is now. This year's Top 25 includes only one of them, Miami, at No. 16. That ranking is more about hope than what the 'Canes have done. The arrival of coach Mario Cristobal has the 'Canes excited. So Gators, Seminoles and "Canes, how does it feel being one […]

This is the toughest week of the year for NFL coaches. No one enjoys firing people, and that exactly what each coach has to do 27 times this week. That's 864 jobs. They have to call in men who've spent the spring and summer busting their butts and give them the bad news. Fired or waived or traded or put on the practice squad. The group consists mostly of undrafted rookies […]

The U.S. Open Tennis Championship is underway and the world's No. 1 player, Novak Djokovic, isn't playing. The reason is both wrong and stupid. Djokovic has won three Opens and played in the final six times. He's a major draw with millions of fans around the world. But he hasn't been vaccinated for Covid and both the United States and New York say, no vaccination, no play. Digest that for […]

College football begins this weekend. Depending how you enjoy it, its a glorious ride -- hip-hip-hooray -- or another disappointing autumn -- ho hum. If you enjoy the process, its great. If you are obsessed with the final result, most of you will be miserable long before the 4-team playoff starts. College football lacks parity. Going back a decade, the four-team playoff has featured Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson. […]

When the Jaguars released Malcolm Brown last week, I was surprised, even a bit shocked. Why would a struggling franchise release an above-average player with a relatively salary cap hit? The only answer is because Coach Doug Pederson felt the young, inexpensive players below Brown on the depth chart were just as good. That's a positive step, one the better teams can afford to do. No, I'm not saying the Jaguars […]