by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
A look ahead to 2025 in sports By Mark Nagi Regular readers of this column know that this is the week in which I get out the crystal ball and predict the next 12 months in sports. This is important for your planning purposes and in our increasingly busy lives, isn’t...
by design | Dec 30, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The sky isn’t falling for the Vols By Mark Nagi This season Tennessee’s football team won 10 games. They beat rivals Florida and Alabama, each of them for the second time in three years. They finished the regular season tied for second place in the Southeastern...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Why do we care so much? By Mark Nagi I feel like I write an article like this one at least twice a year, typically when one of my sports teams loses in a crushing or an emotionally taxing manner. I ask the question…why do we care so much about sports? I mean, with...
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Vols heading to Columbus By Mark Nagi In December 2020, Tennessee athletics was an absolute mess. The Vols finished a 3-7 Covid season under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. A few weeks later, Pruitt would be fired for recruiting violations and athletics director Phillip...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Bama Bias is Real By Mark Nagi So, there’s an adage that states you aren’t paranoid … if they are out to get you. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think the earth is flat. But there are some conspiracies that make too much sense not to have at least a little...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The Broken College Football Playoff System By Mark Nagi As Americans, we take great pride in our achievements. We sent men to the moon and brought them back safely. We ended the Cold War. We developed vaccines and medicines which have saved millions of lives around...
