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TEXAS A&M FOOTBALLTexas A&M is the largest university in the State of Texas.  Enrollment this year is around 63,000 stud...
11/09/2026

TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL

Texas A&M is the largest university in the State of Texas. Enrollment this year is around 63,000 students. A&M's assets are well over eight billion dollars.

With all they have why are they best known, not for academics or athletic championships, but for choking in big games?

The #10 Aggies host the Arizona State Sun Devils this weekend in Kyle Field. Both teams are 1-0, with the Aggies beating Missouri State 50-0 and the Sun Devils ripping up Morgan State 70-7. Arizona State made the College Football Playoffs two years ago, so they do know how to play of the big stage. ASU has a quality QB in Cutter Boley and a strong defense than could stuff the Aggies.

This means Texas A&M might feel some pressure.

This means Texas A&M will probably choke and lose the game.

&M

GOOD THING THE RAMS GOT MYLES GARRETT.Rams DE Myles "Frequent Flyer" Garrett went all the way to Australia to record 0 p...
11/09/2026

GOOD THING THE RAMS GOT MYLES GARRETT.

Rams DE Myles "Frequent Flyer" Garrett went all the way to Australia to record 0 pressures, 0 QB hits, 0 tackles and 0 sacks.

Garrett was schooled by 49ers OT Trent Williams. Dominated. Made useless. Looked overrated.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford didn't look too hot either.

49ers 27, Rams 7.

PATS NEED A QUARTERBACKThe New England Patriots were so close getting an upset win over the Seattle Seahawks to begin th...
10/09/2026

PATS NEED A QUARTERBACK

The New England Patriots were so close getting an upset win over the Seattle Seahawks to begin their season but instead left with a disappointing 13-10 choke in the NFL’s season-opening game.

In the fourth quarter, Drake Maye led the Pats on a potential game-winning drive, as they could have won on a touchdown or tied it on a field goal to force overtime. However, his late-game end zone pass was intercepted, ending the Patriots’ chances of winning.

It should also end his time as starting quarterback. Maye said after the game he made unacceptable decisions. This means he choked.

Choker-Maye’s late-game pick came with 21 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as he tried to throw to his teammate in the corner of the end zone. Instead, the Seahawks’ Josh Jobe picked off the pass to seal the win for Seattle.

For the game, Choker-Maye completed 23 of 33 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown to his rookie teammate, Eli Raridon. However, Maye also threw THREE interceptions, with the Seahawks’ defense coming up clutch when it counted.

Maye is over-rated, and the Pats will be a Wild Card at best in the playoffs.

NFL OPENING DAY.The long drought is over.  HFN's deep insight into football offers some astute predictions and prognosti...
08/09/2026

NFL OPENING DAY.

The long drought is over. HFN's deep insight into football offers some astute predictions and prognostications for the first games of the 2026 NFL season.

Wednesday, September 9th
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
5:20 pm PT kickoff, NBC-TV
Just like in the Super Bowl the Seahawks defense will smack around the Pats. Seattle offense, led by a confident Sam Darnold.
Seattle 28, New England 13

Thursday, September 10th (but because of the International Date Line, Friday, September 11 in Melbourne)
San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia
5:35 pm PT on Netflix, meaning nobody will be able to get a clear broadcast.
Everyone and their great-grandmother are saying the Rams are fully loaded and are destined to win the Super Bowl. But the Men of Gold Rush have a load of talent also and might just have the Rams' number. HFN smells an upset.
Niners 24, Rams 20.

BIG QUESTION THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON.Has Kirk Herbstreit been using Botox?
08/09/2026

BIG QUESTION THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON.

Has Kirk Herbstreit been using Botox?

COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND, PREDICTIONS AND PROGNOSTICATIONS.It's a weekend with some great matchups and some powerho...
08/09/2026

COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND, PREDICTIONS AND PROGNOSTICATIONS.

It's a weekend with some great matchups and some powerhouse schools still playing creampuffs. HFN offers a few erudite and deeply insightful predictions:

Louisiana Tech at LSU
Even without help from the NFL, LSU head coach Satan Lane Kiffin has assembled an impressive roster. Tigers will roll.

Iowa State at Iowa.
Half the Cyclones roster now plays for Penn State. Easy win for the Hawkeyes.

Louisiana at USC.
The Ragin' Cajuns are in Los Angeles for the visiting team payout only. No way they'll come close to winning. Men of Troy will destroy them.

Charlotte at Ole Miss.
Be serious.

Ohhowihateohiostate at Texas.
So ends Arch "Son of Cooper, grandson of Archie, nephew of Eli and Peyton-Moon" Manning’s dreams of winning a Heisman.

Oklahoma at Michigan.
Sooners will avenge Western Michigan, hang half a hundred on the Michiganders.

Rout of the Weak:
Oklahoma A&M at Oregon.
Men of Feather may end the Aggies football program forever. When's the last time a team has scored a hundred?

TO CELEBRATE THE START OF THE NFL SEASON,Here's a picture of Josh Allen getting sacked.
07/09/2026

TO CELEBRATE THE START OF THE NFL SEASON,

Here's a picture of Josh Allen getting sacked.

WESTERN MICHIGAN WAS ROBBED.A controversial and wrong ending to Michigan's season-opening game against Western Michigan ...
07/09/2026

WESTERN MICHIGAN WAS ROBBED.

A controversial and wrong ending to Michigan's season-opening game against Western Michigan has drawn heavy criticism toward the Too-Big Ten over how the end of the game played out.

With nine seconds left on the game clock, Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood heaved the football from near midfield toward the end zone, hoping a teammate would catch it. But Western Michigan's defense swarmed, and a defender who was out of bounds touched the ball as it went toward the back of the end zone. The clock showed 0.00 and the game should have been over.

After the corrupt and incompetent game officials spoke with the head coaches, a referee returned to reveal that upon review, there was one second left on the clock. Michigan QB Bryce Underwood threw another Hail Mary, and the Wolverines were gifted the win, 13-12.

The whiny, blubber-baby Big Ten later defended the incorrect ruling, coming up with the fiction Western Michigan safety Micah Davis started his jump from an established out-of-bounds position and touched the ball with one second remaining.

The stadium clock and TV clock both showed 0.00.

The Big Ten said replay officials used a direct view of the stadium clock to make the determination and that its replay cameras had been synchronized before the game.

Without the generous gift of additional time on the clock to set up a 47-yard touchdown pass on the final play of Michigan’s 13-12 "win" over Western Michigan, the Michiganders lose in Kyle Gomer Pyle Whittingham’s first game as head coach and QB Bryce Underwood is the most overpaid player in the brief and ignoble history of NIL.

Michigan lost the game.

NFL OPENING DAY IS ALMOST HERE!The 2026 NFL regular season opens on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with a Super Bowl rema...
07/09/2026

NFL OPENING DAY IS ALMOST HERE!

The 2026 NFL regular season opens on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with a Super Bowl rematch: the Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots at 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC-TV.

The following day, September 10, 2026, features the first-ever NFL regular-season game in Australia, with the San Fiasco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This will be the first sporting event ever played at the Ground since cricket is not really a sport, it's just a ridiculous waste of time. Kickoff will be at 5:35 PT on NetFlix.

Sunday Night Football opens with the Mediocre Bowl, with Da Jints squaring off against the equally hopeless Dallas Cowboys. Should be an awful game. 5:20 PT on NBC-TV.

The first Monday Night game features the Denver Broncos against what's left of the Kansas City Chiefs. Men of Horse should beat the crap out of KayCee. 5:15 PT on ESPN.

Have your cold b**r, chips and dip, and chicken wings in house. NFL Football every weekend from now until February!

WHO WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFFS IN 2026?The NFL Season is but two days away and it's certain everyone and his/her grandmothe...
07/09/2026

WHO WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFFS IN 2026?

The NFL Season is but two days away and it's certain everyone and his/her grandmother will want to know what NFL teams will be in the playoffs in January.

HFN will tell Grandma so she can lose your inheritance betting on FanDuel.

Here’s who HFN picks:

NFC East:
Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Central
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers - Wild Card

NFC South
This is the worst division in the NFL, and it doesn't matter who wins because that team will get the snot pounded out of it in the playoffs.

NFC West
Los Angeles Rams
San Fiasco 49ers - Wild Card
Seattle Seasquawks - Wil Card

AFC East
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots - Wild Card

AFC North
Cincinnasty Bungles - if Joe "Dig Deep" Burrow stays healthy
Baltimoron Ravens - Wild Card

AFC South
Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC West
Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers - Wild Card

Preliminary Super Bowl pick based on pure conjecture and nothing else:

Los Angeles Rams vs. Denver Broncos

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