Arkansas football players didn’t believe in Coach Chad Morris. But maybe they didn’t believe in themselves, either. What resulted was the worst two-year period in Arkansas football history. Morris was finally run out of Fayetteville, and Sam Pittman, a career…
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Arkansas, Nebraska Get Bad Draw for Both in NCAA Baseball Regional
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonIt wasn’t long after the NCAA Baseball Regional pairings were released that there was squabbling from the University of Nebraska contingent on social media. After all, the Cornhuskers ran roughshod through the Big 10, finishing ahead of second-place Michigan by…
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Masks at College Football Games Are a Losing Proposition
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonMEMPHIS – Last Friday night, I found myself at the Liberty Bowl with my 12-year-old son, J.D. Memphis was playing its spring game, and we happened to be in town for a soccer tournament J.D.’s team was playing in. Not…
My wife Sheena’s Happy Place has three strong contenders – the beach, a concert venue and a ball game. She has remarked many times in our 20 years of marriage how much she loves these three experiences. The latter is…
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Musselman’s Case for National Coach of the Year
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonArkansas Coach Eric Musselman should be the NCAA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. And it really shouldn’t be close. I know Gonzaga is a juggernaut and has a good chance to be the first team since Bobby Knight’s 1976…
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Counting My Sports Blessings During a Disappointing 2020
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonI just got off the phone with my parents. Unfortunately, even though they only live five minutes away, we don’t see them as much as we used to thanks to the pandemic. They are both in their early 70s and healthy,…
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How to Cope Without Sports During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonThursday was supposed to be Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. While it isn’t a national holiday iIt should be), it is celebrated with exuberance in the Olson House. We don’t agree on our favorite teams, but we…