Last summer, I ranked my eight favorite college football games I worked in my career. A game just three days after that ranking, published Aug. 31, 2017, rendered it moot. And thus, the tone for the 2017 season was set. Last autumn's campaign measures up with any of the most chaotic of any in my…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. Ok, boys and girls – we’ve almost reached the midpoint…
Jeff Jagodzinski has not been the head coach of a college football program in a decade, and it remains one of the most confounding mysteries of the sport. College football coaches -- especially successful college football coaches -- can typically rehabilitate their careers rather quickly, and with minimal effort. Take Bobby Petrino, who spent all…
Recent Throwback Thursdays at The Open Man have followed a five-year pattern, chronicling milestones in a nice, symmetrical order: There was the 25-year anniversary of the 1993 season; last week's ode to 1998 chaos (and you can make the Dec. 5, 1998 project reality with a subscription to The Open Man on Patreon!); and that…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. I have a confession: I am addicted to college football…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you…
Last night's solstice marks the true beginning of summer, coinciding with my four-year-old's last day of preschool. Summer means travel season, so it seems only fitting this edition of The Open Man Q&A come in a travel size. Though not as robust as more recent entries -- check out last week's on best offensive lines…
The coming college football season marks the 20-year anniversary of a landmark campaign. In 1998, the game's decision-makers launched the Bowl Championship Series: a compromise between traditionalists who sought to maintain the postseason bowl system, and those pushing for a system to crown a more clearly defined national champion. The BCS functioned as the upgraded…
We have a loaded Q&A, so no dilly-dallying: Just remember to send your questions for The Open Man Q&A on Twitter @kensing45 or @the_open_man. You can also email kyle@theopenman.com. Bucket list cfb rivalry games to cover? — Sir Miguel "Miggie" Smalls I, Esq. (@miggiesmalls) June 13, 2018 ALABAMA-AUBURN Whether at Jordan-Hare or Bryant-Denny Stadium, the…
So Your Humble Author went the lazy route of farming out content via social media engagement during the offseason lull posited an important question to the college football nation: Which chain restaurants most reflect the regional tastes of each Power Five conference? Based on not-at-all-established criteria, my nominations were as follows: ACC: Bojangles Based in…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. Big-ticket home-and-home series are seem to be making a comeback,…
Every passing moment moves us all one step closer to conclusion of our life's journey from cradle to casket. It's only upon reflection that one realizes how far they've progressed, and the realization settles in: How damn old am I? Related: The 2018 college football season marks 25 years since I became a true fan…
Q&A makes a triumphant return to The Open Man, and I really have to take my hat off to you readers. This week's round of questions are collectively the best in this column's history, starting off with a John Wick-inspired bang. I won't belabor the introduction, so let's get the requisite details out of the…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. Checking the mailbox during my childhood was a task best…
The Open Man countdowns to the 2018 college football season with 129 — in honor of the 129 programs participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision this year — things we love (and some we hate) about the sport. Click the 129 Things tag to see every entry. Among the more divisive works of American cinema is the…
