Sorry about that title, I just couldn't resist. It's not that I'm above the occasional terrible, well-worn pun – proper blog titles are the domain of compensated professionals, not understimulated poseurs such as myself – it's that there's been a lot of football news lately, and all of it has made it very difficult to … Continue reading The Superb Owl
Author: Rob Mackie
Hi! I'm Rob. Currently funemployed, I have started this blog as a way to practice writing and also spread the good news of reserving pasta water as your pasta cooks for adding back into your sauces. Seriously, everybody needs to be doing this.
NFL Conference Championship PseudoColumn
This week got away from me, which means that I am compiling this column at the last minute with what little time I can spare for it, which means I must keep things brief. Suffice to say, I am in agreement with everyone that the Divisional Round was the best damn weekend of football I … Continue reading NFL Conference Championship PseudoColumn
NFL Divisional Round Normal Column
Over the course of Wild Card Weekend, I failed. I did not fail because my picks did poorly; my playoff pool looks pretty alright, indeed, and while going 0.500 against the spread isn't exactly a success it's about as positive an outcome as I could've hoped for. Rather, I failed because I defied my own … Continue reading NFL Divisional Round Normal Column
2021 NFL Playoffs MegaColumn
Welcome to the NFL Playoffs MegaColumn! With the regular season having finally reached its terminus, it's time for me to take one last look back at the entirely too long season that was before I turn my attention to the upcoming playoffs. Now that the Mike Zimmer/Rick Spielman era of Vikings football has also been … Continue reading 2021 NFL Playoffs MegaColumn
Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 18, 2021 Season
Happy New Year! Come, face the week that should not be! It is no secret that the slate of games during the final week of the NFL's regular season is destined to be crap. At its most interesting, the final week of the season contains but a small handful of games with actual stakes attached. … Continue reading Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 18, 2021 Season
Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 17, 2021 Season
I had this week's introduction written in its entirety before I learned of John Madden's passing on Tuesday evening, and I join with everyone in mourning his passing. Madden towers over the world of football like a colossus, and I find there is very little I can say about the man that doesn't sound or … Continue reading Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 17, 2021 Season
Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 16, 2021 Season
Hi everybody! This week got away from me, so it's just picks again. Hoping to be back to normal next week. Happy holidays! Get your COVID booster! Week 15 Correct Picks: 11/16 (0.687) Season Total Correct Picks: 135/224 (0.603) Week 15 Points: 89/136 (0.654) Season Total Points: 1,113/1,792 (0.621) 16 Points: Packers over Browns 15 … Continue reading Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 16, 2021 Season
Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 15, 2021 Season
As the regular season winds down, I am chasing one goal: Finish above 0.600 in both total correct picks for the season and total points for the season. I am knocking at the door of 0.600 in terms of picks – just one more correct pick on the season, and I'd be sitting at 0.60096 … Continue reading Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 15, 2021 Season
Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 14, 2021 Season
I'm back! Now that I don't have any other pertinent blogging responsibilities, I can once again devote some actual attention to my weekly picks, instead of tossing them together at the last minute and posting them without explanation. This has been a deeply strange season for confidence pooling, and that's all because (as you have … Continue reading Rob’s NFL Confidence Pool: Week 14, 2021 Season
GBBS 2021 – The Final
You know, I thought this was a pretty damn good season of Great British Baking Show. Unlike last season, when I pulled up into the final column not entirely sure why I was still watching, save for blind loyalty, I legitimately enjoyed watching the show again. This season was fun! Yes, some of the judges' … Continue reading GBBS 2021 – The Final
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