LAMM AT LARGE: Love/Hate relationship with college football

I love college football. I hate college football.
When college football is at its best, its great. But college football is at its worse, it sucks. I’m not talking about the quality of the teams. I’m talking about scheduling.
Last week, there were five nonconference games with a combined score of 321-21. Why is Pitt playing New Hampshire (77-7), Ohio State playing Akron (59-7), Miami playing Central Connecticut (69-0), Coastal Carolina playing UMass (53-3) and Alabama playing Southern Miss (63-14)? Writing a big check and getting a guaranteed victory isn’t sport..
There isn’t anything that can be done about conference games like Georgia beating Vanderbilt (62-0) and Texas routing Texas Tech (70-35), but nonconference games should be against teams with equal resources.

Written by: Taylor Doll

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LAMM AT LARGE: Henderson just the latest Jags 1st round miss

When the Jaguars shipped C.J. Henderson, the 9th overall draft pick in 2020, and a 5th round pick to Carolina for a 3rd round pick and a journeyman tight end, it marked another 1st-round draft mistake for the franchise. That got me to thinking: exactly how bad have the Jaguars drafted since 2000? Concentrating only on top 10 picks, they have had an incredible 16 such picks over the last two decades. They should have laid a foundation for success. […]

September 29, 2021