The Corleone family from the famous Godfather trilogy would have made excellent athletic directors in this day and age, because the mindset of “it’s nothing personal, it’s just business” is exactly how college football head coaches are handled, no matter their legacy (see Bobby Bowden) or how likeable they may be. College head coaches have […]
Read More »Commissioner Post 1 Candidates Speak Their Mind at Fannin County Forum
A forum sponsored by the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce was held at Fannin County High School in the Performing Arts Center on June 7th and allowed those in attendance the opportunity to listen to the candidates that are running for the commissioner post one position.
Read More »Superior Court Candidates Chat at Fannin Forum
A forum sponsored by the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce was held at Fannin County High School in the Performing Arts Center on June 7th and allowed those in attendance the opportunity to listen to Roger Bradley and Robert Sneed, the two candidates for superior court judge on the Appalachian judicial circuit.
Read More »2012 College Football Preview: 14 Matchups That Must Happen
Today is Sunday, June 17th, which is significant for two reasons: it is Father’s Day, the one day out of the year that we take time to thank our dads for walking us through the other 364 days with very little disruption, and it is exactly 74 days until the 2012 college football season kicks […]
Read More »Lady Rebels Run Wild at Basketball Camp
The Fannin Lady Rebels’ basketball team was one of twenty two schools that participated in the basketball camp that was held in Pickens County from Monday, June 4th to Wednesday, June 6th. Both a video and a slideshow containing pictures from the three days of action can be found below.
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Off the Clock: Reviewing the 2012 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft has now been over for two days, so that means it is now time to step back and evaluate some of the big questions concerning who got the job done and who dropped the ball for their team’s future.
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
What a difference a day makes. By waiting an extra 24 hours for this week’s Two Minute Drill, we were able to witness and discuss one of the NBA’s greatest players going down with a debilitating injury plus all seven rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the […]
Read More »Let the Picks Begin: 2012 NFL Draft Preview
The NFL Draft is now a little under twelve hours from starting, giving head coaches and general managers across the league a small margin of time to decide on which particular players they want to bring into their organization. While drafts, especially first rounds, over the years have been remembered for the big surprises and […]
Read More »The Summation of Summitt: A Legend in Her Time
As the final buzzer sounded, the sports town known as Rocky Top undoubtedly fell completely silent as the Tennessee Lady Vols fell to Brittany Griner and the Baylor Lady Bears by the final score of 77 to 58. It wasn’t the fact that this was the first senior class in Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt’s […]
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill: Super Bowl Sunday Edition
Hello, and welcome to “J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill”. In case you aren’t familiar with The Drill, it is where I take a look at five of the biggest stories in the sports world and give my take on each situation. Today is Super Bowl Sunday, so while fans everywhere get the pizza and wings ready, […]
Read More »College Football Coverage: Ranking the New Head Coaches for 2012
The end of the football season is a very sad time to those who practically worship the sport like myself, but it does give us valuable time to reflect on everything we witnessed and start looking forward to the future. One such topic that comes up at this point in time is coaching changes. Twenty […]
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Another week down, another week of sports to catch up on. Let’s see what’s up for discussion in this edition of the Drill:
Read More »J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of The Drill. It’s race season once again, so in the spirit of raceday being a little over 24 hours away now, let’s start our engines up and take a look at what the world of sports has to offer for our amusement this week:
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