Monthly Archives: March 2012
The O87 Mailbag
We here at The Other 87 get a lot of fan mail, and until recently we’ve been nervously stuffing it in the freezer like Andy from Parks and Recreation. But now that we’re pretty certain our parents aren’t the only … Continue reading
On Failure
Re: Relatively obvious, I suppose. This is not the end of the world. It’s not even some kind of plague or zombie apocalypse, where everyone runs down the street screaming “Ahh! It’s the end of the world!” even though there’s … Continue reading
Tuesday Ten
The apocalypse is nigh for Jose Mourinho and his band of merry men. Just a few short weeks after amassing a double-digit lead in La Liga, Madrid have seen their lead reduced to just six points – with a clasico left to … Continue reading
We’ll be back tomorrow!
In honor of Mikael Arteta and Simon Kjaer’s birthdays, as well as the 182nd anniversary of the founding of the Book of Mormon, we are taking the day off. We’ll be back tomorrow with our normal programming.
Ask Me Anything: Jurgen Klinsmann
Our mission has always been to provide you the most up-to-date, in-depth, straight-from-the-horse’s-mouth soccer news. In an attempt to bring you ever closer to that ineffable something that motivates an athlete to don the kit of their club or national … Continue reading
Your Passes are Quarter Notes in a Cartesian Plane!
Isaac Stern made a living playing the violin. If you don’t know anything about classical music, you probably still know that you have to be pretty damn good to make money at it. So what does it mean that a … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten: Harkes on History Part Deux
You didn’t think it’d be that simple, did you? That we’d be rid of him so easily, that the break would be so complete, that he wouldn’t return in a new, improved, ultimate form to wreak havoc once again, at … Continue reading
Tuesday XI Bracketology (Friday?)
Yesterday, Wes wrote about some of the ideas soccer might borrow from March Madness to build a more entertaining product. Personally, I think the real secret is the bracket. Filling out a bracket gives you a stake in more than … Continue reading
A Method to the Madness
When I was teaching English in France a couple of years ago, I spent a large amount of effort trying to get my new European friends to fill out brackets for the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Not surprisingly, it was an … Continue reading
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