by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Lumps of Coal All Around By Mark Nagi The Christmas season is finishing up but there is still time to hand out lumps of coal for those in the sporting world. We’ll do this for no rhyme or reason, on a local, national, and even international scale. If they played...
by design | Dec 27, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
Family Time… With the New York Rangers By Mark Nagi I love the New York Rangers and I love Madison Square Garden. Even if they don’t love me back. I’ve been a New York Rangers fan since 1979. I was 6 years old when the underdog Rangers went on an unexpected run to the...
by design | Dec 12, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
The Heisman Trophy is Irrelevant By Mark Nagi Back in 1997, some 25 years ago, Peyton Manning was favored to win the Heisman Trophy. He threw for 3819 yards (3rd in the nation) and 36 passing touchdowns (4th in the nation). He had led Tennessee to the SEC title....
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
Bama bias is real By Mark Nagi At this point, I’m surprised the College Football Playoff committee doesn’t simply turn this into a five-team playoff with Alabama getting an automatic berth while playing the winner of the 2 vs 3 game. If you haven’t been paying...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
A Trip to Appalachian State… Ruined! By Mark Nagi Regular readers of my articles know that I’d rather be at a ballgame than watch them on TV. There’s something about the buzz of the crowd, the sound of the sport and the smell of the concessions that make the...
by design | Nov 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Admit it. You didn’t have high preseason expectations for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. I mean, how could you? You’d seen the Vols lose game after game for most of the last 15 years. They had lost 15 in a row to Alabama, beaten Florida only once...
