Whoa, two columns from me in one week; have we entered the twilight zone? Not really, I just always have so many opinions about sports, so why not double up when I get the chance?
Recently, as in the whole month of January, my columns have consisted of the college football playoffs — and I mean for good reason, we are in SEC territory after all. But college football was not the only league that have gotten their playoffs underway; the NFL is in the full swing of things.
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