TCU: Tremendous Class Undeterred

Mark Cuban wants to fix the BCS. And, via its voting, so do college football writers and coaches. Despite not getting a chance to play for a national championship, undefeated TCU received three No. 1 votes from the media and one from a coach in Tuesday’s final college football polls…

The Schutze Card: Don’t Leave Home Without It

Two things. First, I would like for people to quit bitching about my photo. One guy wrote in that he found it “disturbing.” Well, WTF, Einstein. It’s not meant to be a sympathy card. Second: Another guy wrote in with a really good idea yesterday. I had written about how…

Whitt’s End: 1.7.11

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *If Bill Parcells fit too snug and Wade Phillips was a size too loose, Jason Garrett fits juuuuust right. *Maybe I’m naive and gullible and biased in favor of Garrett, but until…

Ron Natinsky is the Chosen One? What’s Our Second Choice, Then?

I don’t like end-of-the-year round-up stories reminding me of all the stuff I’ve already forgotten over the year, because most of it was stuff I forgot for a reason. One of the national New Year’s lists reminded me that on August 28 the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department arrested Paris…

Top 10 Schutze Columns of ’10

Nothing slow about us, but just when you thought my third annual list of Schutze’s best columns wouldn’t take shape, Jim’s check finally cleared, so I took the time to look back at his fine work throughout the year and picked out the 10 that made me fall in love…

TCU Finally Shuts Up the Big Ten Buffoons

So a bunch of us are sitting around on New Year’s Day laughing at the empty seats at the Ticket City Bowl, gulping venison chili and combating our headaches with straight up hair o’ the dawg. Suddenly, invited to our football-watching gala by a mutual friend, the Big Ten Buffoons…

Whitt’s Merten’s End: 12.31.10

It’s been a fun two weeks, sports fans. Richie’s back on Monday, but before I give him back his blog, here are some week-end thoughts before I go. *Sunday’s Cowboys-Eagles game looks like it might be the first NFL start for Stephen McGee as Jon Kitna continues to nurse a…