The Jersey Benchwarmer's Guide to Sports

December 30, 2021 was one of the strangest days of my life.  On that particular day, I went on a date with a girl. In retrospect, it was really terrible. Seriously, who brings a girl to watch a movie about… Kurt Warner?  Anyway, I got home from that date and immediately rushed to my TV to put on the Peach Bowl. Pittsburgh and Michigan State were in a tight contest, which eventually saw the Spartans win it, 31-21.  Outside of their incredible 2015 season, this was one of my favorite MSU squads. Headlined by running back Kenneth Walker III, the Spartans finished the season 11-2 (7-2 Big Ten) and great things seemed to be ahead for them at the time. I still fully believe that Walker should have won the Heisman Trophy over Bryce Young. However, since that Peach Bowl win, the Spartans have not been to a bowl game, nor have they had a winning season. 2022 to 2025 were essentially some of the darkest seasons the program has had to endure in awhile.  Within the past few year...

If you asked me what I remember from seventh grade, I was apparently blackout at the time. I struggle to remember anything noteworthy from school, whether it was good or bad.  If you asked me anything college sports related, however, I’m writing down multiple pages full of memories.  The 2015-2016 NCAA season was truly a special year for me as a young fan growing up in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Saturdays in the fall were brilliant, and the winter brought me a lifetime of memories. Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost. My allegiance in college football belongs to Michigan State and in college basketball, Seton Hall.  I always love to tell the story of how I became an MSU fan, despite never visiting “The Great Lakes State” once.  The season prior (2014), MSU was playing Oregon at Autzen Stadium in front of a nationally televised audience on FOX. Gus Johnson and Charles Davis were on the call and it was a major top-10 showdown. Unfortunately, quarterbac...