Anything Is Possible: OZY's Outlandish Predictions for the 2017 NFL Season

Year after year, the National Football League proves a volatile beast, so we felt it appropriate to make a few bold predictions. Will the Falcons, like Carolina before them, fall victim to the Super Bowl hangover? Can Pittsburgh — or anyone, for that matter — finally oust New England in the AFC? Which rookies will […]

OZY's Football Poll: Full Results

Sorry, baseball, but pigskin has been America’s national pastime for a while now — when you consider average attendance and television ratings, anyway. But football has taken its share of hits lately, from player health to compensation to political activism. As the college football national championship arrives and the NFL playoffs begin, OZY has teamed […]

OZY's Too Early NFL Honors

The NFL regular season is three-quarters finished, meaning there are only about two slices left in our football pizza box before we arrive at the dessert that is the playoffs. That means we’ve seen enough to digest a wild 2017 season and forecast who will take home season-ending hardware — both of the traditional kind […]

Anything Is Possible: OZY's Outlandish Predictions for the 2017 NFL Season

Year after year, the National Football League proves a volatile beast, so we felt it appropriate to make a few bold predictions. Will the Falcons, like Carolina before them, fall victim to the Super Bowl hangover? Can Pittsburgh — or anyone, for that matter — finally oust New England in the AFC? Which rookies will […]

Who to Watch in the 2017 Coaching Carousel: OZY's College Football Crash Course

When Bob Stoops, Oklahoma’s wildly successful 18-year-veteran head coach, abruptly retired in June — absent health problems or pending NCAA sanctions — the 2017 college football coaching carousel began early. For Stoops, the time was right to transfer control of the program to 32-year-old whiz kid coordinator Lincoln Riley. Had Stoops stayed put, Riley almost […]

7 Stats to Know for Game Day: OZY's College Football Crash Course

Sportswriting often aims to tell the stories between the numbers — to dig to the heart of competition and capture the essence of what a box score can’t relay. We love football because of its ability to captivate our imaginations in a way that only the most profound theater can match. Thus, we look for […]

Is It OK to Have a Racial Preference in Dating? OZY's Audience Weighs In

Last week we asked our audience, “Is it OK to have a racial preference in dating?” We received so many thoughtful — and feisty — answers. Here is a collection of perspectives, with some editing and condensing. Check back tomorrow for the next Third Rail With OZY question. Every Wednesday, we’re going to smartly debate […]