Monthly Archives: April 2012

Grading the draft properly

The NFL Draft grades are out, but since they’re basically just off-the-cuff spouting of the general consensus to begin with, it’s hard to find much value there. Of better use is Grantland’s analysis of past draft pick value, looking at … Continue reading

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Trent Richardson: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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Andrew Luck: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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Justin Blackmon: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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Death to the BCS: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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My first book review! (it’s from my brother, on Amazon, but I ain’t picky)

Eyeblack Odyssey got its first official-esque vote of confidence in the form of an online review on Amazon.com today. The fact that this review came from someone I suspect to be my brother (the sweet, nourishing gushing, among other things, … Continue reading

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Barry Sanders: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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Boise’s upset of Oklahoma: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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Becoming a better fan

I might make this a regular feature, and on the other hand, I might not. But honestly, I’m an incredible geek for football knowledge in general, and in scheme (doctoring) specifically, so I thought I’d pass along a couple of … Continue reading

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John L. Smith: Today’s reason college football is good

Eyeblack Odyssey argues that college football is good. In honor of that thought, I’ll be posting a series of daily blog entries that celebrate the good in the sport. I have no idea how far I’ll take this, but for … Continue reading

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