The Sports Truth

Josh Luchs, not just your average real estate agent. The current house-seller used to sell dreams to college to kids, trying to make it to the NFL and all that it entails, not just football but a lifestyle. Recently in the tell-all Sports Illustrated article about his time paying players at the collegiate level, Luchs named names and dished juicy gossip, why come out now? His kids, according to Luchs. Not to say sorry for defrauding the system, after all, Luchs was one of many agents with his checkbook out according to his story, though he does express an appreciation for his switch to a cleaner practice later in his career, but apparently Luchs confessional is a saving grace effort to salvage his good name. Decertified as an agent by the NFL Players Association for an offense far less egregious than those he claims took place in his book, Luchs would rather vindicate his position on a smaller issue even if it means sinking a much bigger ship. He wants his kids to know there father as an honest man who provided for his family the best he could, and in the end an honest man. The question remains? Can we believe Luchs or he is he what Jose Conseco was to professional baseball, an exaggerating (notice the word choice as opposed to “full of sht”) whistleblower.In this opinion, yes. While Luchs’ reasoning may be less altruistic than he lets on, perhaps driven by revenge more so than the sake of his offspring, as far as the seedy underworld sports agents goes, there is at least a healthy degree of truth here. Just look at the reaction SI got on follow up to the story (from the article):

• Greg Townsend confirmed the details of his relationship with Luchs.
• Carl Greenwood, Othello Henderson, Matt Soenksen, Chris Alexander, Bruce Walker, Jonathan Ogden and Singor Mobley confirmed receiving money or extra benefits from Luchs.
• R. Jay Soward confirmed receiving money from Luchs. Continue Reading…

College campuses are often times a place that promotes change, full of early adopters quick to embrace new trends and ideas. However, change came at an almost unheard of rate on NCAA scoreboards as the final ticks dwindled down in 4^th quarters across the country on Saturday. Here is a look at some fantastic finishes that kept stadiums packed until the fat lady hit her last high note.Arkansas Georgia The Razorbacks were favored between the hedges for the first time in who knows how long, but after taking an early lead, the Dawgs clawed their way back, putting themselves in position to at least send the contest into overtime. Ryan Mallet got the ball back with 51 seconds remaining in a tie game, following a UGA punt that placed Arkansas at their own 27-yard line. This proved to be 15 seconds too many as Mallet performed the first of what should be many Heisman auditions, leading his team down the field in just 3 plays, culminating with a 40 yard scoring strike to Greg Childs down the left sideline, sidestepping 1 defender before bursting towards the end zone. Georgia then narrowly missed a deflected Hail Mary completion that could have tied the game, giving the Hogs a hard fought road victory.Clemson Auburn In a battle for Tiger supremacy, 4 stanzas weren’t enough to determine which breed was better. Just when it looked like Clemson kicker Chandler Catanzaro had nailed a 31-yard field goal to stretch the game into another round of OT, game officials decided to throw in the special features disc and give the alternate ending the go ahead. Center Dalton Freeman was flagged for a false start penalty as the kick sailed through the uprights, thanks to an ill-advised pump fake before snapping the ball to the holder, forcing Catanzaro to try again from further back. This time the kick sailed wide left, giving Auburn a 27-24 victory. Continue Reading…