Mike Ashley
@lrgsptswrtr
Large sportswriter@large. Based in Northern Va., and covering college sports for 30+ years. Watching and opining for even longer.
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03-06-2018 12:56:19
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The Bucs-Falcons game and uniform (orange vs black) choices looked like oranges vs rotten fruit Big Dawg Sports Talk
The Taxslayer Gator Bowl annually begs the question— why do Gators have to pay taxes? Big Dawg Sports Talk
In 2025, 96 of the top 100 most-watched telecasts were sports. Nintey-two were football (84 NFL, eight college), two were World Series games, one was the men's college basketball title game and one was the Kentucky Derby. Big Dawg Sports Talk
In a 40-year career in sports media, I looked for stats that quantified sports' significance. The 96-of-top-100 2025 telecasts being sports is certainly one. My old example? Drive the length of I-81 in Va. It's a near-deathtrap EXCEPT the stretch into Blacksburg. Big Dawg Sports Talk