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Holy mother of God, I really wish this story was true and not just a fake tweet. Yesterday, the Twitter account @cfbquotes posted this tweet regarding the Michigan quarterback’s apparent misstep of not logging out of his burner account. https://twitter.com/cfbquotes/status/1147976312910274560 What a development this would be. Jimmy Boy has been under fire for a fewContinueContinue reading “Is Shea Patterson the Kevin Durant of College Football?”

THANK GOD, it’s back. My favorite event in golf is back today as the US Open tees off at 9:45. It’ll definitely be a fun one this year, especially since it’s taking place at Pebble Beach (aka Tiger’s playground). The field has me super excited, and the course is expected to be tough as hell.ContinueContinue reading “A Look Back at the Best (and Worst) Moments in US Open History”

I’M BACK F**KERS. After a few well-deserved weeks off (if I do say so myself) following my collegiate graduation, I’ve returned to the real world. It was fun while it lasted, but it’s time to get back to what I do best: write out my mediocre takes for the Thoughts From The Bench readers. ThisContinueContinue reading “I Sat Down and Watched Premier League Lacrosse”

Welcome to The Vault, the weekly blog post that takes a look back at some of the best (and worst) jerseys throughout sports history. Each week, a classic set of threads each from the sports of football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and soccer will be revisited.  All submissions are welcome by messaging @tftb_smalls on IG. Note:ContinueContinue reading “The Vault: Week 16”

The first day of the PGA Championship has come and gone, and boy oh boy does Brooks Koepka look GOOD. There’s a lot more to talk about after Day 1, so let me try to break down what’s happened at Bethpage Black so far. Overall, Tiger has struggled thus far Unfortunately, the biggest name inContinueContinue reading “Main Takeaways from PGA Championship Day 1”

Folks, a historical move could be in the making. If you ask most sports fans and video game players alike what the best sports game franchise of all time would be, you’d probably get mixed results. However, if you were to ask them about the EA Sports NCAA Football franchise, I’d have a hard timeContinueContinue reading “Is the NCAA Football video game franchise actually making a comeback?”

Welcome to The Vault, the weekly blog post that takes a look back at some of the best (and worst) jerseys throughout sports history. Each week, a classic set of threads each from the sports of football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and soccer will be revisited. This week, we’ll take a look at some of the bestContinueContinue reading “The Vault: Week 15 – “Minor League Edition””

With most of the spring games wrapping up a few weeks ago, I’m starting to get a little antsy waiting for college football to start up once again. The NFL Draft is over, and the AAF has already folded (not that anyone was REALLY paying attention). So here I am, just biding my time untilContinueContinue reading “Bold Predictions for the 2019 College Football Season”

Welcome to The Vault, the weekly blog post that takes a look back at some of the best (and worst) jerseys throughout sports history. Each week, a classic set of threads each from the sports of football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and soccer will be revisited.  All submissions are welcome by messaging @tftb_smalls on IG. Football:ContinueContinue reading “The Vault: Week 14”

Your boy Smalls just graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, and he’s feeling sad. I realize I’ve already written one of these sappy, nostalgic articles before (An Ode to Blue-White Weekend), but one of the things I’ve grown to love while writing for Thoughts From The Bench over the past few months is that itContinueContinue reading “The Most Important Things I’ve Learned in College”