I feel the need to clarify some things about our friend the Turnover Fairy. I’ve talked about her for several years now, so on Twitter, it’s become a thing. Nearly every time our defense gets a turnover, someone tweets “Turnover Fairy” to me. I do like that. But not every turnover is gifted by the [...]

More behind the scenes discussion on the inner-workings of ALE Inc! I produce these screencaps using BTN2go. I used to watch game tape on the DVR – now I just re-watch the games online. Sometimes, BTN2go is slow. My theory is that once basketball season starts, and a bunch of IU basketball fans are going [...]

Before we get to the tape, Corey Lewis. Corey Lewis! Not one person reading these words understands what it took for Corey Lewis to get back out on that football field. I’ve mentioned it before, but I want to say it again. I’m at spring practice in 2011, and there’s Corey Lewis, rehabbing his knee. [...]

I had a class once that did a bridge building exercise. You know the drill – build a bridge out of balsa wood, then they weigh the bridge, then they put weights on the bridge until it breaks, and the bridge that has the best material-to-strength ratio wins. Mine didn’t win. In fact, it didn’t [...]

I only watched the first half. Because for 26 minutes and 20 seconds, we thoroughly dominated Wisconsin. And I wanted to live in this fantasy land where we’re all dominant and powerful. So I watched the first 26 minutes and 20 seconds, and then as soon as James White broke into the clear on the [...]