E.C. Mercer

Die Hard Buckeye, Hopeless Browns fan. I tend to see story lines that are outside the mainstream of sports and am almost always the contrarian in the room. Sarcasm font is ALWAYS on.

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Let The Games Begin: College Football Mecca

  I’m writing this at 30,000 feet somewhere over Montana, and I’m so excited right now I can’t sit still.  Yes, I’m on vacation, a small sabbatical from my life; wife beside…Read More

Monday Football Twitter Chatter

  What a great weekend of football, once again, which led to some great Tweets.  This weekend was very heavy on Tebow, replacement refs, Denard Robinson, a Chuck Amato sighting, and an interesting…Read More

Wednesday Football Twitter Chatter

  Here is your weekly Twitter Fest from the football weekend.  From Old Man Jason Hanson, more good stuff on the state of NFL officiating, a good old jab from Fake President Obama, to some interesting…Read More

Your One Man Scuttlebutt Session

  You are now reading an article written by a man who has set his own record for the amount of football hours watched in one weekend.  And, by weekend, I mean Thursday-Monday (with MNF still to…Read More

Monday Football Twitter Chatter

  What a weekend of great and not so great (I’m talking to you Arkansas) football.  There  were some interesting performances; I’m clearing my throat at you Brandon Weeden.  Whatever…Read More

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Mid-Week Musings & Such

Did you hear?  The NFL starts today! That’s probably the biggest things I have to report, but…Read More

The Interview: Dave Biddle, Editor, Bucknuts.com

    I finally tracked down one of my favorite writers and sports gurus at Bucknuts, an all…Read More

Some Twitter Football Fun to Start Your Weekend

  College Football is back!! And, the NFL will be in full force next week.  So, to get you started…Read More

A One-Man Scuttlebutt Session

  It’s a day for rambling, in my mind.  The sky in Seattle is grey, the first time in weeks…Read More

Preseason Observations, The Ridiculous Edition

Having the NFL Network, if nothing else, has allowed me to watch several preseason games in the first…Read More

Browns Sale: Super Bowl Bound!

I’m starting this article off with complete and un-adulterated disclosure; I am a life long,  die…Read More

Monday Musings: The Pac-12

Living in Big Ten Country allows me to easily keep up to date on all that’s going on in that conference. …Read More

The ESPN Effect On College Football: Why The S.E.C. Is King

This is not going to be a rant, at least that is my intention. For some time now, a few years to be…Read More

Monday Musings: Ever Seen A Horned Frog Fly?

  I think I vaguely remember hearing, some time ago, that Texas Christian University, of Horned…Read More

For the Love of Mel Kiper!

  There is a big debate raging on one of the blogs I follow.  Someone posted a poll on who you hate…Read More

Monday Musings: The Big Ten

Some time has passed since the Big Ten announced the addition of Nebraska into its fold, as well as…Read More



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