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College Football's Playoff Problem

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Here we are again, another college football season wrapped up. It was not an easy season to complete due to all the COVID spikes that struck down even the game's Socrates in Nick Saban not once but twice; fear not because he recovered swiftly and led his Alabama to another national title, his sixth with the school and seventh overall. This national championship was gassed up like it was going to be a game of epic proportions as we had the college game's version of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers battle for glory. In the end, it was one of the most one-sided affairs in the national championship game history. It would've felt better if the scoreline was a little bit closer, but it was all Bama. The part that is really funny to me about this Bama win is that nobody is happy unless they are a Tide fan. The reason? The college football playoff and championship have become stagnate.  Each year, the CFB landscape is supposed to change, because a new season offers a ...

2021 NHL Storylines to Follow

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It's the greatest time of the year. Hockey season is officially upon us, even though it's like four months overdue. I have been itching for the NHL to return since they completed the 2019-20 season in August-September, respectively. The new season is bringing a whole new batch of fun storylines to the table, in what is sure to be an exciting-yet-shortened season. So what should we be on the lookout for come January 13th? 1) Tampa Bay's Cup Defense Officially Starts With the new season comes the beginning of the quest for the Stanley Cup. 2020 was the year the Tampa Bay Lightning finally shed their demons and triumphed over the Dallas Stars en route to their first Stanley Cup since 2004. To think, the Bolts dominated almost every matchup they had in the playoffs, even though some of their series went to six games. Not to mention, they did it without star center Steven Stamkos. However, Stamkos has had plenty of time to recover from his knee injury and he will be needed now m...