OPINION

Chip Shots: Beginning Of The End? All I Can Offer Is A Hug

The end begins now.

Can Connor Cover? A Lesson In Humility & The Legend Of Joe Flacco

I’m going to get a bit personal with you good people for a minute here, so I apologize in advance.


The Penalty Box: It’s Going To Be A Long Autumn

There was a moment Sunday night when I came to a hard determination—it’s going to be another rough autumn sports season around here.

Chip Shots: Let’s Talk About 8-Man Football, Whitko

What if Chip Coldiron began his September 1 conversation with Whitko athletic director Barry Singery with, “Barry, let’s talk about eight-man football…” before discussing his more immediate concerns?

Can Connor Cover? Minor Setbacks Lead To Major Comebacks (I Hope)

Woof. I’ll be the first to admit, that’s not how I pictured week one playing out.

The Penalty Box: Irish Looked Unready

There are things I think are true, and there are things I know to be true.

Chip Shots: And Then There Were Two. It’s Usually Just Two

I admire Roger Grossman’s ability to cover more than a handful of topics in The Penalty Box with smooth transitional flow and brevity. Sometimes I head down the road with five or six issues on my mind only to expend too much copy space on two of them.


The Penalty Box: What It’s Like To Score A Touchdown

There is one thing that is constant through all levels of all sports: people love to score.

Chip Shots: Dr. Seuss Trees, NLCs, NFTs, Bees...

I’ll share my view of my Sunday morning composition of this column (last Sunday, again? guilty). Did you notice Dr. Seuss-looking trunks two of my evergreens (thanks to the fine work of the home’s original owners)? I’ll also share my view of the 2022 high school football polls.

The Penalty Box: Disrespect Card Is Overplayed

There are a few basic facts we know about successful people. They are driven to success.

Chip Shots: Thanks Nespresso

I’ve thrown caution to the wind this week, completing my column prematurely with reckless disregard for what possible breaking sports news has since surfaced, and what my take would have been.


The Penalty Box: NIL Has Run Amuck

One of my favorite sayings is “don’t bother closin’ the gate ‘cause the horses are already running down the road”. The NCAA and its member schools are reaching for the gate, but the dust from the college athletes is visible on the horizon.