Tag Archives: Southern

Part Viking, Part Sweet Tea

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

According to my DNA, I’m a patchwork quilt of Europe: 41% England & Northwestern Europe, 21% France, 16% Finland, 8% Sweden, with a handful of Irish, Welsh, German, Scottish, and even Icelandic threads tossed in. Basically, if there was a … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: The American preview

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Do you remember the Big East? Yes, it still exists in basketball, but the original Big East was a fringe power in football. At one point, it was the home for teams like Miami, Boston College, Syracuse, West Virginia, Virginia Tech … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: Conference USA preview

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

No conference has been picked clean more than Conference USA, which has seen 14 programs – an entire conference’s worth of teams – depart for larger affiliations since 2005. Nine of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference were … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: Sun Belt Conference preview

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

For every best, there must be a worst, even in the world of college football. And among the sport’s 10 conferences, the Sun Belt takes the spot of the worst. Yes, four Sun Belt teams made it to bowl games last … Continue reading →

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