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Slow Dancing on Urban Meyer’s Grave

As celebrations ring out over the firing of Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer 13 weeks into the season, we ponder the value of assholes in society Friends, Internet, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Urban Meyer, not to praise him.The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So… Read more →

Super Bowl 50: The Winners and Losers Surrounding America’s Favorite Pastime

For Super Bowl 50, one of the Carolina’s are playing the Peyton Manning – and I’m only watching this for the commercials and half-time show. Lady Gaga started off the festivities singing the National Anthem with her beautiful, pitch-perfect voice but she looks like a cross between the wheel on The Price Is Right and Disney’s version of Davy Jones.… Read more →

Episode 186: When Legends Become Fact, Deflate the Football, or, “American Pride”

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On this edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we tackle two hot button topics hot off the press with the help of a couple of old friends. First, American Sniper, the story of the late Chris Kyle is a smash hit at the box office, but it’s also become a polarizing subject as controversy over comparisons to a fake… Read more →

The Latest Face of CTE? Kosta Karageorge’s Suicide Highlights Destructive Nature of Concussions

by Shimbo How many more? In the wake of finding Ohio State defensive tackle Kosta Karageorge dead of what looks to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday morning, the first question asked about a tragedy such as this is not whether he had personal problems that led to his fate, but whether sport served as a catalyst. Much will be said in the… Read more →

Episode 178: The Tyranny of the Pizza Cake, or, “How Do You Spell NFL? CTE.”

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On this edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, Shimbo comes back from a long self-imposed hiatus with the promise of bringing the show back to basics in order to ensure listeners get what they want: more episodes. Next, ever heard of Pizza Cake? Be lucky if you haven’t. Shimbo takes you inside the latest fad for current and future… Read more →