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Black Quarterbacks Continue to be Disrespected
It's 2022, the NFL's existed for over a century, yet the racism against Black quarterbacks continues. It's already documented that Black head coaches get unfairly scrutinized and unjustly fired for no reason, but it's even worse for Black quarterbacks. The first starting Black QB overall in the NFL was Fritz Pollard, who started playing the position all the way back in 1923. In the Super Bowl era, Marlin Briscoe became the first starting Black QB, playing the position for the Denver Broncos. Doug Williams made history as the first Black QB to start and win a Super Bowl, and ironically, this positive achievement was accomplished as part of the then-named Washington Redskins. We have seen so many Black QBs do historic things left and right in the NFL, but in spite of this, and in spite of this modern era, the racial scrutiny and nitpicking still exists.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
A Look Back: The HHH/HBK Rivalry
The timing of this couldn't be anymore perfect. A seismic shift in World Wrestling Entertainment has included Triple H taking over Creative, and the time is definitely right for me to bring up what I consider the best post-Attitude Era rivalry in WWE history: Triple H and Shawn Michaels' amazing feud. Hard to believe that was 20 years ago that this whole thing started, and this rivalry, when it began, was actually about five years in the making.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 7 Recap: Will the Blue Bombers Run the Table?
Usually on these CFL recaps, I describe the games in chronological order, but I have to break that trend now. The reason is simple: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are still undefeated. Week 7 of the 2022 season saw the back-to-back defending Grey Cup Champions defeat the lowly Edmonton Elks, 24-10 to improve to 7-0 in the season. That's right. We are 1/3 through the season and the Bombers haven't lost yet. In fact, they've won nine straight games dating back to the 2021 Grey Cup Playoffs, with their last loss coming against the Calgary Stampeders on November 20, 2021. For their last home loss, you have to go all the way back to September 27, 2019, a 33-13 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who the Bombers would defeat both times in their back-to-back Grey Cup wins.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Lily (Vid Chronicles)
Vid Chronicles' life lessons stories have been known to be quite dark and gritty compared to a lot of the other life lessons vids (especially Dhar Mann). There seems to be no filter when it comes to what stories are told, and the same can be said for their villains. The evildoers of Vid Chronicles are capable of some of very fiendish, sinister, and depraved acts. I've written about one such villainess already, and another one appears in the short film, Woman Hits on Her Friend's Teenage Son, Watch What Happens Next.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
A Look at the 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers
As a Colorado Avalanche fan, I'm still amazed by how dominant of a Stanley Cup run that the team had. The Avalanche went 16-4 in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which is their best of their three championship runs; going 16-6 in 1996 and 16-7 in 2001. The record tied them with four other championship teams for the 2nd-best since 1987: the 1993 Montréal Canadiens, the 1995 New Jersey Devils, the 1997 Detroit Red Wings, and the 2012 Los Angeles Kings. 1987 was the year that the first round (the Division Semifinals) extended from a best-of-five format to the current best-of-seven format, and in that time, only one team had a better playoff record en route to the Stanley Cup, and that was the Edmonton Oilers in 1988.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 6 Recap: One Stayed Unbeaten, One Stayed Winless
The sixth week of the 2022 CFL season began in Montréal with the Alouettes hosting the Edmonton Elks in what should have been an easy opportunity for the East to defeat the West. After all, the Elks were the only lowly team in the stacked West Division, and they were on the road. Even better for the Als, they had a 31-12 lead during the heart of the 3rd quarter, but the Elks would fight back with 20 unanswered points. The Elks won 32-31, and as for the Alouettes, they blew a big opportunity to put pressure on the Toronto Argonauts.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing Anna Jay's Heel Turn at Fyter Fest Night 2
You know, in the three years that All Elite Wrestling has existed, I've known that they've shown WWE how to properly do the simplest of things. It is not hard to actually elevate talent who deserve it, but WWE doesn't do it. AEW does. It is not hard to actually care about your women's division, yet Vince McMahon is a devout misogynist. Tony Khan isn't. And speaking of the women's division, it is definitely not hard to figure out which heroines should become villainesses, but we saw WWE screw this up not once, but twice in less than a week! As for AEW, well, they nailed it.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
MLB 2022 National League 1st Half Recap
The National League, Major League Baseball's senior circuit, also has its share of intriguing storylines and surprises. Much like the American League, these developments are a result of the new postseason format, which now allows three Wild Cards in each league. The National League picture does look quite interesting entering the break, and the storylines and standings are as follows:
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Deadly Train Encounter
"Hey, are you all right?" The question of concern was directed towards a young brunette woman who was slowly opening her eyes and regaining her consciousness. She saw an image a dark-haired man looking down at her--the very man who asked about the woman's well being.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Fiction
MLB 2022 American League 1st Half Recap
The 2022 Major League Baseball season is at the halfway point, and what a first half it has been. It didn't seem like we'd get a season due to the lockout that affected spring training, but we did get one and it's been amazing to this point. The All-Star Break is a pivotal point in three of North America's four main sports leagues (the NFL doesn't have a break, as the Pro Bowl takes place a week before the Super Bowl), but it is immensely emphasized in baseball. It is always important to be in a good place by the All-Star Break, and regarding the American League, it has seen a lot of surprising teams on the verge of breaking through. Here's how things stand in baseball's junior circuit entering the break.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Megan Everett (Malicious Mind Games)
Lifetime Movie Club is amazing on its own, but what makes it even more epic is the release of their original films. It started in the late spring of 2021 with Dead in the Water, and in the year that has passed, LMC has released four other original films, with the latest one being Malicious Mind Games. This film centers on Isabel Richardson, who works security at night at the Regent Theater, and is often visited by her acquaintance--a woman who often brings coffee for Isabel. Isabel meets the woman again, and we get a name for her: Megan Everett, with the meeting being due to the fact that their children---Megan's son, Jonathan, and Isabel's daughter, Rosaline--are not only schoolmates, they're also dating.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Tiffany Wilson (Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction)
I remember Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction so well; watching the show on Fox and especially watching the reruns on the SyFy Channel. Beyond Belief aired for four seasons from 1997 until 2002, with each episode containing five segments, all of which appeared to defy logic and even had some semblance of supernatural elements involved. It was up to the viewers to determine if the stories really happened (fact) or if they were completely made up (fiction). During the first season, the show was hosted by James Brolin, but from the second season onward, the host was Jonathan Frakes, whose style, delivery, and (especially) his puns at the end of every segment, made him the more memorable of the two hosts. Despite that last statement, the subject of the review appeared during the first season segment, "The House on Baker Street."
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks