Author, Senior Editor, Podcaster
Barry Switzer wants to watch college football with you. Yes, you. He wants you to be sitting right next to him, in his house, munching on his snacks, with drinks from his fridge, talking Sooners football while the game is on TV. And yes, I’m talking about that Barry Switzer, the 79-year-old College Football Hall... Continue Reading →
My new book Lesson from Legends: 12 Hall of Fame Coaches on Life, Leadership, and Leaving a Legacy is available on Amazon right now. The book is great, not because I wrote it, but because it contains wisdom from so many great men. It obviously has some great advice for coaches and players, but I... Continue Reading →
By the time he hit five-years-old, Mike Osegueda loved baseball. By the time he was fourteen, he knew he wanted to be a sportswriter. By the time he was eighteen, he thought his career was over. “I walked into the school newspaper the day before classes even started and said I wanted to write for... Continue Reading →
I hate distance running. Anything over a mile and I’m out. And I’m tired of hearing from people who love it that I just have to stick with it a little longer until I can enjoy it. If only there was some science I could point to in order to prove that I’m not just... Continue Reading →
After years of hard behind-the-scenes work, grinding away, and even winning an Emmy for his writing, Ben Schwartz is finally having his moment as a star. And, assuming these jobs pay well, you could say he’s “flushhhhed with cassshh.” The man who is probably best known for playing the irrepressible, energetic, wildly irresponsible, and somehow lovable Jean-Ralphio... Continue Reading →
Politicians would dream of the crowd Andy Mineo recently had at his show at the Texas Theater on the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington. College and high school kids got hyped next to middle-aged people, some with their children. The hands bobbing in the air, from the front row to the back... Continue Reading →
Bun B, Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T. Tim Keller, John Piper, Louie Giglio. Bubba Watson, Justin Forsett, Steph Curry. The first three: famous, critically-acclaimed rappers. Keller, Piper, and Giglio? Well-known white pastors in their 50s and 60s. Two-time Masters champion Watson, Baltimore Ravens running back Forsett, and newly-crowned NBA MVP Curry round out the group. The... Continue Reading →
My Top 5 features a few artists you would expect and a few you wouldn't. As always, there's a band that I would have never guessed I would put in a Top 10 list (The National) and some that I absolutely would have expected (Jd McPherson, U2, and Jason Isbell) and then a newcomer (Julien... Continue Reading →
My music lists tend to be eclectic as they usually reflect different things about me. One, I tend to lean on musicians that I have admired and like for a long time. It should be no surprise that Cold War Kids or Andy Mineo make the list. The other thing my lists often reflect is... Continue Reading →
I've been making top ten album lists since 2012 and I've done them in different formats every time. This year I've broken it down into three posts: The Honorable Mentions, 10-6, and 5-1. First up is the honorable mentions. These albums should all feel honored just to be mentioned by me. Everything Now, Arcade Fire - No... Continue Reading →
