Bonus Trips
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Recipe: Poblano Mac n’ Cheese
On a recent trip to San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four, I stopped in at Reese Bros. BBQ, where I experienced green mac n’ cheese for the first time. Made with a base of pureed poblano peppers, it was a distinctly Tex-Mex twist on the traditional BBQ side dish.
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Boudro’s (San Antonio)
The tourist trap. We know it when we see it. Located in a prime location within a destination city’s main visitor area, drawing in walking traffic through curb appeal and an inviting-but-kitschy atmosphere, and designed to cater to the masses, but ultimately disappointing those with a more refined palate or a desire to leave with…
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Reese Bros Barbecue (San Antonio)
As I headed to San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four, I craved two things: Tex-Mex and Texas BBQ. With limited time for meals, I decided to indulge in both by stopping in at Reese Bros Barbecue, a highly regarded but new-ish spot featuring the Tex-Mex flavors of San Antonio and the Hill Country smoking…
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Pistol Pete and the Cow Palace
Before his NBA career, basketball legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich spent his college years at LSU, shattering the NCAA scoring record. But did you know that his incredible career started in a dirt-floor arena designed for rodeos and livestock shows? This is the story of LSU’s John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum — better known as “The…
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Swamp Fangs: The Bats that Call UF Home
The University of Florida — home of the Florida Gators and home to actual Florida alligators — is mainly known for its academic endeavors and sports programs, but did you know that it’s also home to the largest bat houses in the United States? Almost a half-million Brazilian Free Tailed Bats make their home in…
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UNC Basketball: Live Action
My Intro to Marketing professor at the University of Florida once noted that the greatest brands can be recognized with only a color (or pair of colors) and a simple image. He referenced Coca-Cola as the primary example. All it takes is the color red and the silhouette of a glass bottle for people to…
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South Carolina Baseball: Cocky & Proud
At 6’6″, 247 lbs. and flashing a 100+ mph fastball that carries into late innings, Paul Skenes is undoubtedly the biggest thing in college baseball right now. On this night in Columbia, South Carolina, he was taking the mound against the Gamecocks, a team that has surprised its SEC foes and appears to be a…
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OU Basketball: Sooners Squeak By
After Loyola-Chicago’s first March Madness upset, she was a story. After the second, she was a sensation. By the time Loyola-Chicago’s Cinderella run to the 2018 Final Four ended, the 98-year-old hoops-lovin’ nun was a certified icon. Sister Jean became so popular during March Madness that someone created a cheesy song about her set to…
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Baylor Basketball: Rebuild After the Reign
Baylor basketball was on its deathbed. Rocked by a multi-layer scandal involving murder and illicit payments, one player was dead, a former player was in prison for his murder, their coach was forced to resign, and the program was hammered with the stiffest sanctions short of the “death penalty” by the NCAA.
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UVA Basketball: The Best Is Yet To Come?
On March 16, 2018, the college basketball world was rocked when the unthinkable happened: a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. After 135 victories and 0 losses by the 1-seed in 1 vs. 16 matchups, Virginia became the first top-seeded team to lose in the first round of March Madness. It was embarrassing.…
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Philadelphia 76ers: Trust the Process
“Bryan Colangelo’s collars” is not a phrase I had ever considered until it became my favorite thing on the internet. Last year, speculation among fans grew that Colangelo, the much maligned Philadelphia 76ers’ President of Basketball Operations, was operating a series of anonymous Twitter accounts for the purpose of defending his own actions from online…
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Ohio St. Basketball: Hot Schott
I arrived at the Schottenstein Center — home of Ohio State basketball — about a half-hour before tip-off and parked in the Lane Avenue Garage, which happened to have a malfunctioning card reader and ended up being free. I walked across the Olentangy (via bridge, not miracle) and entered through the southeast entrance of the…
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