#3 Pick in 2012 NFL Draft, held on April 26-28 Perhaps moreso than any other team the Vikings were the biggest disappointment of the 2012 season. With a defense known for being good at worst and one of the best running backs in the NFL today in Adrian Peterson, many thought the Vikings could contend […]
Baggman and Eugene discuss how the media portrays college coaches and the nature of college sports that allows coaches to become larger than life, as well as NFL, some footy and some puck.
#2 Pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, held on April 26-28. One year removed from a near NFC West division title the Rams blew on, big time. The scintillating rookie campaign of Sam Bradford was followed up by a dismal second year marred with injuries. Their former head coach, Steve Spagnuolo, never ended up being […]
My initial thoughts when I saw this in the theater were that it was a flawed movie. There was only one true character, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), another half character in Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), and that the rest were basically just one-liner throw-ins to create depth. I remember that the much publicized script problems […]
The brain child of ThunderAnt, i.e. current Saturday Night Live performer Fred Armisen and relatively unknown writer/musician Carrie Brownstein, “Portlandia” is a sketch comedy TV show that runs on the IFC (Independent Film Channel, apparently indie films weren’t enough). If the name didn’t tip you off, the show takes place in and around the city […]
Alcatraz premiered a couple nights ago and exceeded my expectations. The show begins with two police officers in 1963 going to Alcatraz for a prisoner exchange, but everyone has disappeared. One of those officers is Emerson Hauser. Fast forward to the present, Hauser (played by Sam Neill) is an off the grid FBI agent. His […]
#1 Pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, held on April 26-28, 2012. No one is surprised at the recent firing of head coach Jim Caldwell. No one is surprised that the Colts want to draft the most surefire QB prospect in Andrew Luck since their current QB Peyton Manning held the same distinction when they […]
The Baggpod Sports edition returns after the long weekend to discuss the NFL playoffs, the future of football and how the sports media has too much power.