http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/ en Copyright 2008 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:40:52 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification LOGAN, Utah -- There is something about this place that makes me want to buy a house, get some white paint for the fence and learn the school song. If you have a Bucket List, add a trip to Utah State University to it. A lot of people would tell Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/the_garden_of_aggies.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/the_garden_of_aggies.html Matt James Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:40:52 -0800 Had one of the most fulfilling rounds of golf I've ever been a part of, and fittingly, I wasn't playing. For the most part, nothing about the way I play golf is fulfilling or positive. Except for my hole-in-one* several years ago at a golf course in Minnesota. Other than Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/golfing_with_the_glare.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/golfing_with_the_glare.html Matt James Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:35:25 -0800 Here is the link, as promised, from the Texas-based blog, "The Red Wave." It's the exact same thing I posted yesterday, but at least now you know I don't make up random blogs and pretend to do Q&A's with them just to listen to myself ramble. It even has the Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/your_early_christmas.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/your_early_christmas.html Matt James Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:20:37 -0800 Here's the question-and-answer session I did this week with a Fresno State blog called "The Red Wave." It's on the web site of Todd Kaufmann, who lives in Irving, Texas. It hasn't actually been posted there yet, so I'll provide the link later. Guess that means you get the first Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/a_bulldog_qa.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/10/a_bulldog_qa.html Bulldogs Football Matt James Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:13:44 -0800 One of my life regrets -- and there are quite a few for a person barely in his 30s -- is that while living in Selma, Ala., I didn't write down all of the great church sign messages. This was 2001. Selma is of course famous for having been in Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/favorite_forwarded_email_in_a.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/favorite_forwarded_email_in_a.html Matt James Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:02:35 -0800 TOLEDO, Ohio -- We have a lot to discuss here on the blog, going back to the Fresno State vs. Wisconsin game*, and Saturday's Fresno State vs. Toledo game**, but first let's take a little trip around the Glass Bowl, the stadium where the Toledo Rockets play their home games. Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/a_walk_through_the_glass_bowl.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/a_walk_through_the_glass_bowl.html Matt James Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:01:04 -0800 Two funniest things said during Week 1 of 2008 NFL games: My friend Manuel, during the Raiders game ... "Lane Kiffin, at 33 years old, is the coach of an awful professional football team. What have you done with your life?" My friend Matt, completely serious, after his favorite team, Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/quotes_of_the_weekend.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/quotes_of_the_weekend.html Matt James Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:30:20 -0800 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The frustrating part about watching a Pat Hill coached team is that Fresno State was just about to put this game away, and the play-calling wouldn't let them. For a long time I've heard people complain about Hill's conservative offense. I heard it going all the way Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/the_cusp_of.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/the_cusp_of.html Matt James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:33:16 -0800 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Did that just happen? And by that, I mean, nothing. Halftime score: 0-0. Did not expect that. Unfortunately you are not here to see it, but ESPN producers are throwing themselves into traffic. Unfortunately, everyone in New Jersey is in this stadium, so there are no cars Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/offense_malfunction.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/offense_malfunction.html Matt James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:30:15 -0800 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- We are just an hour from gametime and can I just say I love the east coast accent? I love it. Thinking about marrying it. With that accent, you could tell someone your leg is on fire, and do it with sort of a no-care attitude. It Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/rutgers_the_blog_tailgater.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/09/rutgers_the_blog_tailgater.html Matt James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:53:04 -0800 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Spent yesterday on the Rutgers campus and took a few pictures that I wanted to share. You can read all about it in Sunday's column, and if anything, I didn't play up the size of Rutgers* nearly enough. In a somewhat related note, there are actually three Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/photos_from_rutgers.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/photos_from_rutgers.html Matt James Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:32:50 -0800 Before I forget, HERE is a vlog* by two Newark Star-Ledger writers. Special thanks to the reader who sent this link. The guy on the left, Steve Politi, I believe, is a sports columnist at the Star-Ledger and the guy on the right is its Rutgers beat writer, Tom Luicci. Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/rutgers_game_stuff.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/rutgers_game_stuff.html Matt James Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:59:09 -0800 At 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, I take off for New Jersey to cover the Fresno State vs. Rutgers football game, which is being played on everyone's favorite fall holiday, Easter. Oh, no, wait, it's Labor Day. I'm just pre-delirious from having to make a 6 a.m. flight. For me, there Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/mailbag_dumping.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/mailbag_dumping.html Matt James Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:56:54 -0800 OK, let's start by clearing something up. I DO NOT think Michael Phelps is on performance-enhancing drugs. I have no idea and certainly don't have any proof. I think he could be. Heck, anyone could be. My mom, reportedly, has been getting to the mailbox a full second faster than Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/the_feats_of_michael_phelps.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/the_feats_of_michael_phelps.html Matt James Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:23:26 -0800 There was, apparently, for a while, a column under my archive of columns that deeply concerned the wearing of khaki uniforms by Naval officers, and had my byline on it. Although I am intrigued by military wardrobe and its meaning, it was not my column. It was even sent out Matt James http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/at_ease_soldiers_1.html http://www.fresnobeehive.com/sportsbuzz/2008/08/at_ease_soldiers_1.html Matt James Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:30:57 -0800