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Welcome to Single High Sports
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“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.”-J.R.R. Tolkien 5-7 last week and 36-26 on the season when picking the sheet. I hope you are having fun and playing along, and further hope you did better than me. Not a typical week for me this week regarding football. It has been in the…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
“Towering in gallant fame Scotland my mountain hame, High may your proud standards, gloriously wave.” – Scotland the Brave 5th Stanza 7:22 on this 55-degree Tuesday Morning in the foothills with the snow on its way this week. One last week of extended Summer…hopefully. The 1-4 Edinboro Fighting Scots played host to 4-1 Indiana…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never make it out alive.”-Elbert Hubbard Weekly picks sheet below. Certainly not my favorite week of games, but these are the few that I think are interesting. I made this list before Week 7 kicked anticipating the lines to favor my way of thinking in at least…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
Dark is the sky above. The clouds revealing no love. A gentle breeze fluttering like a dove. This cup of coffee fits like a glove. It was after 2 AM on the East Coast when the Boise St Broncos etched the final W of the day in beautiful Honolulu turning the final page of Chapter…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
LIVE THOUGHTS WITH WHIT: I hope you are watching these games, or at this point, I hope you saw this happen. Enjoy! Illinois was up 27- 3 in the 3rd quarter. It is now 40-35 Illinois with 90 seconds left. 1-4 Purdue fighting like hell and Illinois missing a few key tackles. Purdue with 3…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
Beautiful warm day here in the hazy Utah foothills. I hope the day is going well wherever you are. Burgers, Fries, and an icy Pacifico are in my very near future. 3:33 is what the digital clock on my stove is displaying right now. Halftime across the board currently. 0-2 in the picks so far…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
“Listen and take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed. Just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other, but you will respect each other, and maybe—I don’t know, maybe, learn to play this game like men.” Coach…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
It’s Friday Night and Mr. Hayden is sharing his influence. This is my favorite time to look at numbers and script each game in my head. Utah is in Tempe and kicking off in about 90 minutes. Harvard and Cornell are in the closing stages on ESPN2. Friday afternoon Ivy League football has been fun.…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
“Far off in sunlit places Sad are the Scottish faces Yearning to feel the kiss of sweet Scottish rain.” – Scotland the Brave 4th Stanza Robert Wilson At 1-4, the Fighting Scot faithful, may yen for the same as the described Scottish Rain, instead of watching their beloved football team, in utter pain. Mundane. Remember,…
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Welcome to Single High Sports
A dose of sports to curb the workday boredom
Week 7 College Football Picks. I will be picking all 12 games on the pick sheet I posted, and one other game that has my attention. It should be noted that I lack confidence in these picks, and there is not one that I like as much as I did the Va Tech or Kentucky…