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Sportsball Airing of Grievances 2017

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I'm back and finally writing another blog post! It's a Festivus miracle! It's Christmas weekend, and most people are off on their way to see their families. I'll even be seeing my father later this weekend whenever he can get off from work. For now, I'm here to spread the magic of Festivus to you all! For those of you who aren't familiar woth Festivus, it comes from a Seinfeld writer's dad. The  Wiki  Magic indcates that he used his childhood experiences to write the classic Seinfeld episode "The Strike".  You can watch it now on Hulu, apparently. Anyway, one of the great Festivus traditions is the Airing of Grievances, where you tell your friends and family all of the ways they've disappointed you in the past year. I have no grieveances to air of my loved ones, but I do have some grievances for my football and basketball teams. I have no grievances for my hockey team. Ironically, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still the best team in the

From Walk-on to Heisman: Baker Mayfield is the Best Player in College Football

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Baker Mayfield wins the 2017 Heisman Trophy during the Heisman Trophy Presentation on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 in New York, NY.  Todd J. Van Emst/Heisman Trust/Pool #6 on your programs. #1 in the hearts of OU fans everywhere. And soon, #6 in Heisman Park, just across the street from Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, right next to Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, Jason White and Sam Bradford. On Saturday night, Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield solidified his legacy as one of the greatest players in college football history by winning the 2017 Heisman Trophy. His entire college career has been a long, wild ride, fueled by a chip on his shoulder the size of Norman. Growing up in Austin, Texas, in the shadow of that ugly burnt orange, Baker Mayfield walked on at Texas Tech after only getting scholarship offers from Rice, FAU, and Washington State. As a walk-on freshman, Mayfield led Tech to a 5-0 record and a #24 ranking, but was injured against Kansas and lost the startin