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American author Taylor Caldwell once wrote, “It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.” No matter what characteristics or motives we assign to others, all have a mix of complexities and simplicities. What the ratio of those is tends to color our perceptions of one’s obscurity or ordinariness. That gets us to […] READ MORE
Dave Clawson wants you to know he is all good with you being disappointed in Wake Forest’s 8-5 record this year. Clawson, in fact, wears it as a badge of honor. Sure, he wishes Wake had won more games. But Clawson says the disappointment signifies a ramping up of the expectations in Winston-Salem, and he […] READ MORE
Missing players for opt-outs or the portal has impacted teams differently this postseason. Both LSU and Purdue were missing some key players for the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. But the Boilermakers were depleted, and the Tigers had plenty of depth of talent left as LSU crushes Purdue, 63-7. LSU was missing all-conference receiver Kayshon Boutte […] READ MORE
Purdue and LSU come into the 2023 Citrus Bowl with many questions and holes on their respective rosters. The team that can respond quickly to those questions clearly will win the game. As we look at LSU vs Purdue in Florida on Monday, we take a look at the two conference runner-ups. 2023 Cheez-It Citrus […] READ MORE
In the sports writing world, we call this lede re-write number three. That is what Pitt and UCLA created at the Sun Bowl. In a back-and-forth game that seemed over when UCLA scored with 34 seconds left, Pitt beats UCLA 37-35 in El Paso Friday. Among The Missing The Panthers went in missing many of […] READ MORE
It’s a good thing that dousing the winning head coach in mayo has become a critical part of the postgame celebration for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. It’s entertaining. The football on Friday was not. NC State and Maryland set postseason football back a decade as Maryland survives the slow-paced Mayo Bowl 16-12. The offenses were […] READ MORE
It’s hard to know what gets the most anticipation for Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Is it the two teams? Or is it knowing that one of the two head coaches is going to get dumped with a bucket of mayonnaise as his team wins? As we get two teams that have a long history against each […] READ MORE
The Sun Bowl gets us the postseason version of the Haves and the Have Nots as UCLA faces Pittsburgh in El Paso this week. Sun Bowl UCLA (9-3) vs Pitt (8-4) Friday December 30th; 2pm eastern Sun Bowl Stadium; El Paso, Texas First, we have to pay due respect to this game. The Sun Bowl […] READ MORE
It was not exactly an offensive explosion despite having two high-caliber quarterbacks. But there was just enough offense for the Demon Deacons as Wake Forest beats Missouri 27-17 in the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, FL. Wake took over possession with 5:55 left in the game and holding on to a three-point lead. With a […] READ MORE
The 2023 version of the Gasparilla Bowl has Wake Forest vs Missouri in a match-up of teams you generally don’t imagine putting together. Gasparilla Bowl Wake Forest (7-5) vs Missouri (6-6) Friday December 23rd; 6:30pm eastern TV: ESPN Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, FL Missouri Tigers The Tigers finished the season 6-6 overall and 3-5 in […] READ MORE
Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. A native of Southern California, now living in North Carolina, he has been working in broadcast, print and digital media for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. He can also be found on twitter @tonybruin