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Posted on 02 April 2008 by Robert Fafinski

From my earliest memories of being with my parents and listing off the starting lineup for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins, I have been a full-fledged member of America’s love affair with baseball. But how is it that this seemingly boring game captures the imaginations of millions, enthralling them for months at a time? In [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Grill Master, meat

From the Tailgate Master: What kind of meat should you eat?

Posted on 06 December 2006 by Brian Henry

Grill… check. Grilling utensils… check. Coals… check. I think it is finally time we confront the apex of tailgating decisions. What kind of meat do we grill? Popularity: 6% [?] Continue Reading

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Tags: holidays, Sports

For every holiday there is a sport

Posted on 06 December 2006 by Luke Fuller

Thanksgiving goes with football like exam week goes with caffeine. Odds are most of us got a strong dose of football over Thanksgiving break, whether it was one of the three NFL games played Thursday, one of the great college football match-ups the rest of the weekend or some personal playing time with family [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: BCS, Bowl Championship Series, College, Football

The Bowl Championship Series

Posted on 08 November 2006 by Patrick Kurish

With the college football season about 75 percent over, it is that magical time of year once again: bowl season. Who will be playing where? Who will be the BCS’s blunder be this year? All will be answered in due time. For now we can do nothing but speculate, and to be honest, that is [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Football, NFL, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady

The Future of Rivals: Brady vs Manning

Posted on 08 November 2006 by Luke Fuller

Here we are in our 20s, and our generation is still lacking its signature rivalry. Our parents were in their twenties for the epic trilogy between Ali and Frasier as well as the glorious days of Magic and Bird following the 1979 NCAA title game. Sure, we had Sosa-McGwire for a few summers in our [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Football, Ohio State

Which school has a better football team: Ohio State

Posted on 08 November 2006 by Paul Nadolski

Brian, it is easy to be a homer. Picking a team from your home state is the simple way out. Why don’t you try making an original move? And besides that, how can you compete with a team whose mascott is a nut? Thats right. A buckeye is nut. November 18th should be a day [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: College, Football, Michigan

Which school has a better football team: Michigan

Posted on 08 November 2006 by Brian Henry

Paul, Paul, Paul, my poor misguided comrade. We share so much: a love of sports, a devotion to Marquette, a passion to write and a soft spot for fruit snacks. It hurts me to see your mind polluted with bad taste and poor reasoning. I think you’ve watched one too many ESPN All-Access packages about [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Football, Saints, Sports

Something to cheer about

Posted on 25 October 2006 by Luke Fuller

Like the news, it is too easy to focus on the negative in the sports world. While thinking of a topic for this column, I kept coming back to the Miami-FIU brawl. Since the incident, I see a clip of it every time I turn on my TV. It is a shame that this story [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Cooking, tailgating

From the Tailgate Master: Marinating your meat

Posted on 11 October 2006 by Brian Henry

It’s the day prior to the highly anticipated barbecue or tailgate you are hosting, the menu is set and it’s time to begin the pre-game ritual.Anyone can just go to the store, purchase prepackaged meat, dump it onto a grill and flip it every couple of minutes; that’s what the weak and inexperienced grillers settle [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Football, Marquette, Sports

What it would take to bring D-1 football back

Posted on 11 October 2006 by Cassie Kowaleski

It’s Saturday morning, you wake up early and you’re not even upset. Why? It is a necessity, and not even a sacrifice, to get up early to enjoy hours of tailgating before Marquette’s football game against top rival Notre Dame. Campus is buzzing; the stadium is going to be overflowing. College Gameday is televising their [...] Continue Reading

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