As we approach the close of another sporting year, we’ve dug out the most important numbers from the 2017 calendar — the Streaks, the Money, the Achievements, the Failures, and the Surprises.
Sports and rationality don’t always go hand-in-hand. Deep into injury time or during an insufferable penalty shootout, even the most ardent sceptic can be found whispering a prayer or reverting to superstitious habits they picked up as a child. When we reflect on certain victories, defeats, and even particular fixtures,...
As we await the release of College Football Playoff Committee’s final rankings before the bowl-season, James Adam Shaw has compiled his Top 25 for Onside View. The Playoff-Bound No team has a stronger claim on the No.1 spot than the defending national champions, Clemson. The Tigers’ loss to...
The College Football Playoff Committee’s latest rankings will make for gloomy reading in Tuscaloosa — but how could it be otherwise? Following a defeat to Auburn that was significantly worse than the final score would suggest, the Tide’s chances of remaining within the top four were always remote, and perhaps...
The Iron Bowl: (#1) Alabama at (#6) Auburn. Saturday 25 November 3:30pm (EST) CBS // 8:30pm (GMT) BT Sport ESPN It’s that time of year again — and I’m not just talking about the Iron Bowl. As the Alabama Crimson Tide prepare to face in-state rivals Auburn in a game...
Come Tuesday evening, there will be a new, if temporary, top table in college football. In the aftermath of arguably the most consequential evening of the year, Georgia and Notre Dame will likely drop out of the playoff picture, and it’s difficult to see a way back in for the...
The 2017 New York Jets’ season will likely be remembered as the ‘tank’ that never was. Despite entering the year the presumptive favorites to attain the coveted No.1 overall draft pick, it’s become apparent that the Jets are neither terrible nor excellent — a condition with which fans have become...
Over the coming days, and perhaps even weeks, we’ll hear ad nauseum the adjectives and superlatives reserved for games like the one we just witnessed between Ohio State and Penn State. An instant classic; remarkable, unbelievable, transfixing, and even heartbreaking. Saturday afternoon’s match-up at the Horseshoe was, of course, all...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve somewhat inadvertantly adopted a new Sunday afternoon ritual. In addition to watching the Jets routinely throw away two-TD leads, I’ve increasingly found myself staring with bemusement at my computer screen — and with the AP Poll firmly in my cross-hairs. I’ll admit, this has...
It’s Sunday 15 October, and we’re already discussing the possibility that this year’s Playoff will take place in the absence of any PAC-12 representation. This realisation follows what was a humiliating weekend for the two premier programs in the state of Washington. Beginning on Friday night, #8 Washington State was demolished on...