Mayfield Memorandum 23: Going on Offense

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield survived another week to be abused and doubted a while longer. The team’s 24-22 victory over Baltimore kept it in theoretical contention for an unheard of second straight NFL-playoff invitation but the triumph was not his....

Mayfield Memorandum 22: Slights Not Forgotten

Since someone is always slapping Baker Mayfield in the face with the Browns’ five-game, season-ending gauntlet that he faces, how the quarterback has historically reacted to such slights seems more than pertinent now. An inference can be drawn from the road ahead...

OU New/Old Coach True Blue Crimson and Cream

When it comes to dream jobs, patience and quiet persistence may be required. These do not grow on trees, especially in a plains-and-prairie state such as Oklahoma, where trees can be scarce. Striving for the dream job can feel like a long-haul nightmare. The perfect...
Mr. Super Hero Cleats Saved an Unsettling Season

Mr. Super Hero Cleats Saved an Unsettling Season

Photo from Missy Buck Gillman Defensive lineman Dempsey Gillman has hung up his Super Hero Cleats   Though not yet concluded, this football season, from preps to pros, but especially with regard to the college I follow most closely, has proved the most unsettling...

Mayfield Memorandum 21: This is Leadership?

That Kevin Stefanski is downright Churchillian when it comes to demonstrating leadership. Before his team’s latest debacle, a 16-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio reported that he had asked the Cleveland Browns coach what he expected from...