Hello everyone. I am very pleased to announce the July nominees for the montly Sportscolumn.com writing contest. The top 5 most popular articles as determined by average daily page views are chosen. It looks like football is dominating the most popular columns this month as we have not 1 but 2 Preseason College Football Top 25 lists in the running.
If you haven't already done so, please read each of the following articles and cast your vote in the poll to your right. The top vote getter will receive $100 from Sportscolumn.com. Good luck, writers. Voting ends 8/15. (P.S. Please support the contest by checking out the advertisers on our site.)
In no particular order, the top 5 articles for July are:
As I was sifting through a magazine stand about a week ago, I made one of my favorite discoveries. That's right, I came across a college football preview magazine. You know what that means folks.........we are almost there. I can almost feel Boise State marching into Georgia; I can almost see Texas and The Ohio State University hooking up in what should be a thriller. Remember when Bernard Hopkins called out Roy Jones and said to him, "Roy if you're not going to fight me, then you have to ask yourself. Are you really a fighter?" Well, if you don't enjoy the intensity, atmosphere, and feel of college football then you have to ask yourself. Are you really a football fan? Continue...
Who will go from worst to first? Can Pittsburgh possibly win 14 or 15 games? Can the Patriots win a fourth title in five years? A lot of questions remain unanswered, but one thing is stuck in most fans' minds- the dominance of New England the past four years. Although they should be a favorite to win it all again, they very likely won't, and the absence of Tedy Bruschi will be a huge reason why. Here's my predictions for how the standings will end. I may be far off, but this is how I see it: Continue...
A top 25 based on what the top 25 will look like at the end of the 2005 college football season. This preview will be the most accurate preview you will read summer. Continue...
The world of college football is a great one filled with glory and history, this year will be no different. My top 5 consists of the teams I think will have the best chance at making a run for the national title. I have broken down each team by what I feel is the good and not so good points of the teams listed. Here is my top 5 for 2005.Continue...
There are tons of great NFL players that are not chosen in the draft's first few picks- especially when it comes to wide receivers, kickers and kick returners. In fact, a majority of them were chosen during or after the fifth round. Going from latest to earliest draft position, here are 50 of the biggest draft-day steals since 1970, all taken during or after the fifth round: Continue...
Please vote for the best article, regardless of whether you agree with the writer or not on the particular issue. For those who didn't make the July contest, the August contest is already underway so get your entries in.
