The Bengals play host to the Texans tomorrow to kick off the NFL’s Week 2, which means it’s time for my weekly NFL predictions. I opened the year with a pretty average 9-6 record in Week 1 and stayed alive in Survival Football after the Bills took down the Jets….
The couple days following Week 1 of the NFL season are notorious for overreactions as people make grandiose assumptions and predictions only to be brought down to earth as sample sizes become more meaningful. Well, in the spirit of the moment, I’ll join in on the fun: we’ve just witnessed…
On September 17, 2016, Ohio State traveled to Norman to face Oklahoma in one of the most anticipated matchups of the college football season. The schools entered the year as preseason favorites to win the Big Ten and Big 12, respectively, and contend for a National Championship. For the Sooners, defending…
Welcome to another year of Top Level Sports NFL Predictions! 2016 was my first year posting weekly predictions for the entire season, and I finished the year off with a record of 164-90-2, getting 64.5% of games correct. This placed me in the 97th percentile of all pick-em users on…
After winning a Super Bowl at age 39, most quarterbacks would choose to retire on top. In 2016, Peyton Manning did just that. This past offseason, Tom Brady was given the same opportunity when his Patriots pulled off the largest comeback in Super Bowl history. Capturing a fifth ring in dramatic fashion…
The 2016 College Football season was a disappointing one for the Lone Star State, which saw no schools finish the year in the top 25. Texas recorded their third consecutive losing season, while TCU took a big step backward. Texas A&M and Baylor were early bright spots, both starting 6-0, and…
Another year has gone by, which means it’s time to take a look back. I wrote over 100 articles during Top Level Sports’ third year, and in keeping with tradition, I’ve compiled a list of my 10 favorites of the past 12 months, given in chronological order. You won’t be…
Welcome to “On Second Thought”, a new series where I review some of my old articles, critiquing my arguments and explaining how my views have changed over time. For this first edition, I’ll be taking a look back at my piece on the One-and-Done rule. Original Article: Why the “One…
*Take 5 is a series where I give my opinions on five recent stories in the world of sports. Today, in a baseball-heavy edition, I’m discussing Scooter Gennett’s monster day, Oklahoma’s Women’s College World Series victory, and the red-hot Astros before finishing with recaps of the World Series of Poker…
Rish Bhatnagar joins me on the podcast to recap the first two games of the NBA Finals, preview game 3, and discuss the Cavaliers’ keys to get back in the series. Thanks for listening!