Back to the gridiron

After a great first weekend of college football, the pros are back at it. A wild finish last night in Denver as the Super Bowl champs won their rematch with the Carolina Panthers. If the league is going to be as inconsistent in implementing the new concussion protocol as they are with how games are officiated, they are not going to make any progress in that area. Cam Newton should have been checked out. Period.

Speaking of concussions, Dale Earnhardt Jr. makes the wise call to sit out the rest of the NASCAR season. While he says he wants to come back next season, I can't help but wonder if he has to be thinking about his Dad's death at Daytona due to massive head trauma. I think he should consider shutting it down for good.

Tennessee and Virgina Tech square off at the Bristol Motor Speedway tomorrow. College Football and Hockey have worked the gimmick of playing their sports in baseball stadiums with success, I can't get behind this one however. While it allows them to draw monster attendance around 150,000, the fans are not going to really be able to see the game. They would be better off watching from their back porch through a glass sliding door on the living room TV.

I'm back with a new podcast next week after Week 1 of the NFL. So for now, we're done here.

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