About the Book
Fifty Years of Tailgate Tales regale in Steve’s good, unique, and fun experiences. Stories entertain and intertwine his life-long adventure. These include march-on at ArmyNavy; attending the Rose Bowl comped by Kermit the Frog; an unlikely team shutting out the Old Ball Coach; pounced upon at a “Miracle” upset; an honorary nickname earned at Wake Forest; and befriending an icon who attended 788 San Diego State games. He also addresses concerns about changes that tend to make college football less competitive rather than more competitive to win national championships. Transfer portal policies, NIL money intended not to recruit players, outdated strength of schedule metrics, schedule manipulating, and conference realignments lie among them. Loyalty, teamwork, and commitment are still intangibles to be learned outside the classroom despite focus on finances to support college athletics. Granted, players deserve some share of that revenue, but can this be done and still avoid “pay for play?” Beyond college, the vast majority of players pursue careers outside professional sports. The intangibles taught by college football are lessons well-learned for life.
Category Archives: Steve-o’s Game Previews
If TCU, unranked in the preseason polls, bests Georgia this Monday night, it could not be a better scenario for college football…Coach Hatcher influenced the careers of the two college football coaches leading their teams into Sofi Stadium Monday night…What bothers us about Fickell?… Helton’s got a successful system and knows how to develop a pipeline…We see what Kiper doesn’t…We want more bowls pitting the Group against Power…The SunBelt improves…new TV contract for CUSA midweek games
Continue readingIt will be a knock-down, drag-out, hard-hitting slugfest between two rosters from basically all 50 states playing just for pride to beat the other.
Continue readingRegarding CFP expansion: We hate to see traditions die as they have been falling by the wayside these past five years or so. However, we like the CFP expansion and that it’s going to happen earlier. More teams the better!
Continue readingThe Vols drop. So LSU, USC, Alabama, and Clemson all step up a notch. Alabama? Why? Alabama beat FCS Austin Peay(7-4), 34-0.
Continue readingGeorgia continues to roll with great defense and with steady, reliable QB Stetson Bennett who’s got our vote for the Heisman. Kentucky results exposed Mel Kiper, Jr. and the Wildcats under Bob Stoops who started off at 4-0.
Continue readingAn on-line heading on PSU’s “Nittany Lions Wire” this week read, ”Win over Indiana boosts NFL draft stock for Penn State prospects.” Should Nittany Lion fans, or any other college football fans actually be excited about this?
Continue readingFast forward to this weekend. Georgia wins and finishes 2022 as outright No. 1. UGA, Tennessee, and Bama win their remaining regular season games. Then, Bama defeats UGA in SEC Championship. All three SEC teams have one loss.
Continue readingThe onus is on James Franklin to coach his team to victory during the game. He can’t just assume his teams can win on sheer talent.
Continue readingMeeting with tailgate revelers on Friday and an early morning tailgate on Saturday to prep for, we’ll have limited time to update. For the 12-noon kickoff on week Eight we look forward to meeting with many friends in Annapolis to share “Tales from the Tailgate!”
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