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The Big Ten made it all of one week before COVID struck, and boy did it get interesting. Two days after Wisconsin trounced Illinois behind the emergence of Graham Mertz at quarterback, Mertz tested positive for COVID-19. We can only assume that this was the college football gods striking down Wisconsin for thinking they could have aContinue reading “College Football Picks – October 31”

It was an eventful Saturday in the world of college football, and we have some thoughts on what took place, especially the games of interest here at Hangover Headquarters. As our faithful reader knows, we started a new series of picking college football winners on Friday. On the extremely small chance you missed that column, you wouldn’t be surprised toContinue reading “Weekly Ramblings October 25”

With the return of Big Ten Football this weekend, we are feeling frisky, so we thought we’d make some picks to get everyone ready. We would have waited for the Pac 12 to join to, but like everyone else, we don’t care about the Pac 12.  A few ground rules before we jump in. We’ll try to pickContinue reading “College Football Picks October 24”

As we sit here a few weeks away from an election, the country seems as divided as ever. The vitriol taking place around our election has spilled over into the sports world and it feels like it’s not acceptable to just have a different opinion anymore. You think Lebron is better than Jordan? You’re the dumbest human alive! You think golfers wearingContinue reading “Hateability Rankings – MLB”

The extended Hangover family arrived this week to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day by complaining about having to wear a mask and being surprised that people are at restaurants when they try to go to Sunday brunch. We’re taking a mental health break to spend time with our favorite readers, and we’d like to thank the four of you for your continued support. Continue reading “Weekly Ramblings – October 11”

We’ve been so busy watching sports that we forgot to actually write about them. Fear not, we remembered enough about what happened over the past week to have a few thoughts.   Mack = Still Back  Another dominant performance from your #8-ranked Tar Heels against Boston College on Saturday in Chestnut Hill. The Heels, ever hospitable, allowed the Eagles to hang aroundContinue reading “Weekly Ramblings – October 4”

We’re experiencing this odd phenomenon. Professional and college teams are competing, these competitions are on television, fans are making totally rational claims about the quality of their team and media are debating silly things like “Is Mitch Trubisky actually the greatest quarterback in NFL History?”  So, let’s dive in and see what’s been happening.  Baseball Playoffs  Baseball’s shortened season came to a close today, and likeContinue reading “Weekly Ramblings – September 27”

It was a busy week in the world of sports, but like most of the last seven months, it was talking about playing sports that made more news than the actual playing of the sports. Fortunately, you’re in luck. We’re experts at writing about people talking about other people thinking about playing sports.  Let’s see how the week went…  DeChamboo-yah  So, IContinue reading “Weekly Ramblings – September 20”

Moving Day is in the books, and most of the movement was down the leaderboard, as only 7 players managed to shoot below par, and only 3 remain under par for the tournament. The big winner of the day was Matthew Wolfe, who shot an incredible 65 to put himself in the lead, two shotsContinue reading “Ten to Win – Saturday”

If you wanted to pick a more likeable, engaging and totally respected by their peers duo to be leading the US Open…you could literally pick any two golfers other than the two currently in the lead. Patrick Reed leads the way, with Bryson DeChambeau one shot back, as we head into the weekend. If weContinue reading “10 to Win – Friday Update”