Matt Zivich

Arizona Loses 2nd In a Row, Michigan and Duke Roll, Virginia Outlasts Ohio State SONG SELECTION: EMELINE, song “Dance With My Demons” from the debut album Emotional Virgin, to be released March 6, 2026 Texas Tech Shows Grit and Determination To Stun Arizona In Tucso…

A crazy Valentine's Day slate of hoops, including a fight in Providence and a fire at a popcorn stand in Oklahoma (for real.) There was also some great action in many games involving the Top 25, so here's your recap. Please leave comments anytime.
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Beyond cool. Truly a magical set of scenes. 🙂

Talk about a different kind of smoke, literally.

Make That 25 In a Row For Miami of Ohio SONG SELECTION: MUNA, song “Dancing On The Wall” From the album title of the song you see above, to be released May 8, 2026 With Ohio Governor Mike DeWine in attendance, you knew this g…

The first Friday the 13th of 2026 proved be very lucky for the team that is the last one who is unbeaten:

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If you don't have a box cutter handy, use large scissors. What I do is flatten every box (large to medium size) and lay them on the curb for recycling. An extra tip--if you can't take off the shipping label with your bare hands, simply use a black Sharpie and black out your name and mailing address.

VIEWPOINT: Miami RedHawks There’s no need to call them ‘the other Miami’ any more. Logo image courtesy of logos-world.net Nestled in Butler County, Ohio, the town of Oxford sits roughly 4 miles (6.4 k…

After Arizona lost at Kansas on Monday night, it leaves only one team left in the nation that is (still) undefeated.

Tonight, Miami of Ohio hosts the Ohio Bobcats. They will have a huge national spotlight on ESPN starting at 9 pm Eastern.

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Ohio State Gets By USC Ohio State Exerts Their Will In Second Half “With both teams having similar resumes, this was a game we had to have.” Ohio State head coach Jake Deibler in press conference following th…

Ohio State wins a huge game in the Big Ten, and Ole Miss finally returns to play a home game--two weeks after their monstrous ice storm that paralyzed the entire state.

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Purdue Needed Overtime to Beat Nebraska, Miami Upends North Carolina SONG SELECTION: The New Pornographers, “Pure Sticker Shock” From the album From The Site Of, to be released March 27, 2026 In Lincoln, Nebraska–Purdue blew a 22 point lead early i…

Your Tuesday night recap included two wild finishes in the Big Ten, and a remarkable comeback in the Big 12:

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One NFC player chose Florence and The Machine.

My choices would be Madison Beer, Hayley Williams, Addison Rae, or if you want to go full-on disco vibes, Jessie Ware would be a great choice.

If You Get Some Time, Take A Look At This After last night’s big win by Kansas to hand Arizona their first loss of the season, one of the stars of the Jayhawks did an incredible things a few minutes after the ESPN cameras were turned…

Apologies for the timing of this post, considering the news about the FBI releasing door-camera images of 'armed individual’ in the Nancy Guthrie case. Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie says: ‘We believe she is still alive’.
Continue to pray

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Kansas Beats Previously Unbeaten Arizona, Stops 23 Game Winning Streak Last Power 4 School Hoping to Finish Unbeaten Goes Down in Flames “This place won this game tonight.” Kansas Head Coach Bill Self during interview with Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter. A…

And now, we are down to one unbeaten team remaining in college basketball.
Here is the recap on the last Power 4 school to suffer their first loss in the regular season, plus other games of interest as Rick Pitino makes more history at St. John's:
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BREAKING:
Kansas ends Arizona's chance of going unbeaten as the Jayhawks won 80-78 at The Phog. The Wildcats 23 game winning streak is the longest in Big 12 history.
More details later in a recap of Monday's night big games.

Stock Up, Stock Down The February 9 Edition Image courtesy of thehill.com The bubble talk begins in earnest with the Super Bowl finally behind us. Let’s get started. STOCK UP Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten Conference Overall Record 18-5, 8-4 i…

The season is in the final weeks and teams are either improving their chances for an at-large bid, while some schools are slipping at the wrong time.
I cover that with my thoughts, right here with my latest weekly edition of:

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Judge rules Charles Bediako no longer eligible to play for Alabama An Alabama circuit judge on Monday denied Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction, ending the 7-foot center's college eligibility and his season with the Crimso...

To no one's surprise, the second act of Charles Bediako's college career is over after five games at Alabama.

The details:
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Noon Sending deranged posts about very few medals Team USA is winning in Italy

Bad Bunny Brought Defiant Joy To An Otherwise Boring Super Bowl Bad Bunny’s jersey said “Ocasio.” On Twitter, at least some handful of people got performatively upset about that. For months, these people had been ready for the Puerto Rican star to make a grandstan...

Many music historians and podcasters will remember this largely as a love letter to Puerto Rico, and many of the Americas for that matter:

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Couldn't have said it any better, especially during these divisive times in America.

Ranking The Top 5 Upsets During Super Bowl Week The Doomsday Defense. The Steel Curtain. The 46. The Legion of Boom. The Dark Side. Many Super Bowl eras dating all the way back to the early 1970’s left their marks with devastating defenses…

Just in case you were all busy catching the hundreds of podcasts on YouTube from Radio Row in San Francisco, there were some notable games on the college hardwood.

Here is a brief recap:
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I agree with many fans that Mike was the right guy to take over for Al Michaels on the NFL, and certainly was the right choice to replace Bob Costas doing primetime coverage of the Olympics.

This Super Bowl felt like a slow moving bowling ball. Field goal after field goal, after field goal. The offense from New England, not sure how to describe it, even after their first TD in the fourth quarter. The interception that became a Pick 6 sealed it. Seattle got their revenge after 11 years

Outside of the final few drives, this was an awesome performance. Seattle is very deserving of this Super Bowl championship.
Let that sink in for a minute--the Seahawks are World Champions.

For you history nerds, Pittsburgh beat Dallas twice in the 1970's (both games were thrillers down to the last play). It took Dallas until 1996 to get revenge.

Seattle joins Philadelphia in getting revenge after losing the first matchup in the Super Bowl to, you guessed it—the New England Patriots.

New England avoids becoming the third team not to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
The record low is 3 points, Miami Dolphins in SB VI (1972) and the Los Angeles Rams in SB LIII (2019).

Plus that Bud Light ad was horrible

After one quarter, defense has ruled.
While NBC has shown some great crowd shots at one end of the field, but what showing us the other side?

Great atmosphere, beautiful football weather, what more can you ask for?

Trying to stay calm as possible, but I usually start to get more excited as the game progresses.

Hot Takes 2, two parter: the Bravo/Peacock reality stars boat--cute seeing the footballs go inside one of 6 buckets. How can you not admire the gorgeous view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Steve Kornacki went way back to connect past Super Bowl QB's with past Presidents and where they went to college.

There are some that stand out every year, and others that are really bad.