Written By @AllStaples Aristotle argued that the purpose of retelling tragic tales was to create pity and fear within the listener which would then eventually lead to the purging of those same emotions – catharsis. Or, in other words, welcome to Bad Beats. The Beat: Michigan at Indiana UNDER 44 The Bad: Michigan 27, Indiana […]
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Written By @AllStaples Welcome to Bad Beats – capitalized because a Bad Beat is a destination, like Milwaukee. 1. The Beat: Chiefs -6.5 versus Redskins, TOTAL 47.5 The Bad: Chiefs 29, Redskins 20 The Takeaway: This has to be a strong candidate for Bad Beat of the Year. In the closing moments of the 4th […]
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This week’s edition of Bad Beats was written by Allan Staples prior to the senseless mass shooting in Las Vegas. A tragedy like this resonates so deeply within folks who love Vegas – those who live there and those who travel there with some frequency – because it puts in crystal clear perspective the […]
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“What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?” -Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men By Allan Staples A second Cormac quote seemed appropriate given the coin toss nature of this week’s Bad Beats. To wrap up the worst beats of the week in NFL, we must return to the scene of […]
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“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.” -William Shakespeare By Allan Staples Shakespeare was lucky. He was dead long before he could have taken Boise State -16. Welcome to this weeks Bad Beats featuring a pair of College Football Beats which set Twitter ablaze. As always, unless noted, lines are courtesy of […]
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“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” -Cormac McCarthy By Allan Staples Welcome to NFL week one! Each week, we’ll take a look at the most nail-biting, hair-pulling, antacid-reaching beats of the week. Here are my candidates, let me know yours. All lines courtesy of our friends at betonline.ag. […]
