kid nichols

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 885

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 24, 2021

This is the grave of Kid Nichols. Born in 1869 in Madison, Wisconsin, Charles Nichols grew up as a working class kid, the son of a butcher. The family moved to Kansas City when he was young. He became a star baseball player in the...

BigG I think they were doing that 50 years ago. It must be simpler to use a graphic than to waste a camera on a clock. But it should also be trivial in this age to synchronize it with the scoreboard.
The paranoid style and American college football · September 14, 2026
LeeEsq A lot of argument seems to be by tautology as well or appeal to experts.
The paranoid style and American college football · September 14, 2026
stinerman This was a thing for OSU as well. I think it was 2 years ago they went pretty much the entire season without having an offensive holding call called on their opponents.
The paranoid style and American college football · September 14, 2026
Caveatimperator But that's the starting point of the discussion with Erik's framing. He's not criticizing the issue from a systemic perspective, in terms of why "good" schools and...
The paranoid style and American college football · September 14, 2026
cazador no. 1) then why are you here? 2) ok 3) Most of the coverage of this, to people who actually cover and watch the sport has been what i am saying. Paul is using the LGM masthead to give the UM koolaid...
The paranoid style and American college football · September 14, 2026