Author: bsd987

I have written for SportsColumn.com since 2004 and was named a featured writer in 2006. I have been Co-Editor of the site since January 1, 2009. I also write for BleacherReport.com where I am a founding member of the Tennis Roundtable and one of the chief contributors to both the Tennis and Horse Racing sections.

I am "Stat Boy" for Sportscolumn.com's weekly podcast, Poor Man's PTI.

I am currently a Junior at Rice University majoring in History and Medieval Studies. My senior thesis will focus on the desegregation of football in Texas and its affect of racial relations.

Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].

Thanks,
Burton DeWitt
Co-Editor of Sportscolumn.com

General Sports

Settling the score once and for all: The Best Coach of Any Sport of Any Time

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 21, 2004
5 Comments on Settling the score once and for all: The Best Coach of Any Sport of Any Time

Everybody knows who the greatest coach of all times is, and everybody knows that everyone who disagrees is wrong.

But let me give you my list.

Let me give you a list that does not include Vince Lombardi. Let me give you a list that does not include Mike Krzyzewski. Let me give you a list that does not include Paul Bear Bryant.

Let me give you the 5 best head coaches that are forgotten when talking about the all-time greats.

These guys are all legends. If I ask you if they were great, you’d say hell yes. But you would not think of them off the top of your head.

MLB General

For all the Cubs Fans: 21 other teams missed the playoffs

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 14, 2004
1 Comment on For all the Cubs Fans: 21 other teams missed the playoffs

I shed a tear for the Cubs fans, but what about the other 21 teams who missed the playoffs?

College Football

It’s not only "Georgia on My Mind"

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 13, 2004
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The Gators hopes of salvaging the lost season go through Jacksonville and their showdown with the Bulldogs, but that is only the beginning of the start.

College Football

I’m going to get 4-6 years for this- but the BCS is the best thing yet

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 12, 2004
5 Comments on I’m going to get 4-6 years for this- but the BCS is the best thing yet

Defending the BCS to the best of my ability.

Yes, you read the title correctly. No, I am not high (I think). My goal is to defend the BCS, a crime so serious that if I lived in Texas I would get lethal injection. In California, I’d get mobbed and beaten and bruised up by all the USC fans. Even West Virginia and Louisiana hold their grudges for Marshall and Tulane, both of whom ran the table, and played in the Motor City Bowl and Liberty Bowl respectively.

College Football

The rebirth of the College Coach

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 11, 2004
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Over the last few decades, the best young and innovative head coaches have migrated from the consistency of the college ranks to the unpredictability of professional football.

College Football

10 Reasons Ron Zook should be fired by Florida

Post author By bsd987
Post date October 10, 2004
4 Comments on 10 Reasons Ron Zook should be fired by Florida

If you want more than 10, just ask me. I’ll give you an encyclopedia.