IMPO

There is only one game left to be played. Only two teams. Only one ultimate victor. But there are still two weeks until that happens so let the over-analyzing begin! In two weeks the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots will face off in Super Bowl LI in Houston, TX. Let's be honest, there is no surprise that the Patriots are there. With the minor question mark surrounding the first four games of the season and how Tom Brady's temporary absence would impact the team's season, it was rather expected to see them still standing. There really wasn't any legitimate threat in the AFC to dethrone them. The Falcons, however, are a bit of a surprise. First of all, after the dominance of the Carolina Panthers last season, it would have been foolish to predict that they would not win the division. It seems that the loss of Josh Norman and the loss in the Super Bowl had more of an impact than anticipated. The Falcons soared in the weakness of its own division and beyond....

For those that watched the College Football National Championship, you will know that the game was an instant classic. For those that didn't watch....well, now ya know. Previous to this game between second ranked Clemson and the top ranked Crimson Tide of Alabama there was chatter, as seems normal now, concerning whether history would be made and whether this coach or that player or this team are the best to play that game at this level. Now, the fact that the Clemson Tigers knocked off the dynastic Tide halted all of these questions momentarily but there is a deeper foundational concern that I have in the asking of these questions or in the creation of these conversations. Why is it that we are so concerned with seeing the "GOAT" or being a part of history? To explain, let's take a look at a couple of questions regarding this game and a few other games of the past year. Two post-game questions dominated the pre-game narrative for National Championship game. A...