Category Archives: Sports

How Good Is Good Enough?

Posted on December 5, 2022 by nathanalbright

If you are a sports fan and reading this, or the people responsible for hiring and firing coaches, how good would a coach have to be for him (or her) to remain secure in the position on an indefinite basis? … Continue reading →

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If That’s Movin’ Up Then I’m Movin’ Out

Posted on December 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

Unless you are a fan of low-major basketball programs or FCS football conferences that are struggling to such an extent that they need to join forces in order to preserve having a playoff spot, you probably are not familiar with … Continue reading →

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Days Of Past Futures

Posted on September 19, 2022 by nathanalbright

Recently, I was listening to an online lecture that discussed the importance of studying the history of the Roman Republic–something I was inclined to study about myself already, obviously–and the speaker commented that one of the characteristics of the present … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Care If You’re Hate Watching As Long As You’re Watching

Posted on September 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

This evening while I was eating dinner and watching, as is my custom, Thursday Night Football, I noticed that the television next to football was showing Game 3 of the WNBA championship. I must admit that while there was a … Continue reading →

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On The Provincialism Of Sports

Posted on September 14, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is said that there are two subjects about which one does not talk about–politics and religion–because they can cause such hostility among people, but we ought to add sports to this. Sports, and the sorts of teams that we … Continue reading →

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Piglet In A Pen

Posted on August 29, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the more unusual aspects of the annual kids’ rodeo hosted by our congregation’s pastor (which I usually personally label by his name) is the fact that even though we are a people who have nothing to do with … Continue reading →

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There’s A Reason Why You’re Wide Open

Posted on May 26, 2022 by nathanalbright

Sometimes team sports is a lot like group projects. I remember mostly hating group projects when I was a student, largely because I ended up doing the vast majority of the work while others got an easy A out of … Continue reading →

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On The Constrained Optimization Of World Cup Draws

Posted on April 1, 2022 by nathanalbright

In a few hours as I write this, a group of people will oversee the draw for the World Cup that takes place later this week in Qatar. 29 of the 32 teams have already qualified, and there remain several … Continue reading →

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On Not Taking Care Of Business

Posted on March 25, 2022 by nathanalbright

By way of introduction, I would like to begin by saying that my view of professional athletes in general is that they are usually grossly overpaid and like most professional entertainers have an overly inflated view of their importance and … Continue reading →

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Not All Losses Are Created Equal

Posted on March 14, 2022 by nathanalbright

As someone who has watched the NCAA Tournament in Women’s Basketball, I tend to find those who push for equal promotion and advertising attention between it and the men’s game to be somewhat puzzling, since the men’s game is vastly … Continue reading →

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