Bill Connelly
@espnbillc
ESPN writer, professional nerd. SP+. Author of three books (Study Hall, 50 Best* and Forward Progress). College football, soccer, tennis. Puma addiction.
Since Indiana so rudely screwed up my “only teams at +5000 or better win the title” premise last year, I found 3 longer shots with fewer ifs than I expected. BRING ON THE HOMER ACCUSATIONS.
Yeah yeah, France didn’t want to be there, etc etc, I know the REAL reason England is crushing them right now…
If you have a big tournament, the lowest-ranked teams aren't going to win regardless. You add more teams to make the journey more fun, and the journey's always more fun with full access.
Hello from Houston. I’ve covered 5 World Cup matches thus far, and I’ve seen Curaçao’s first World Cup goal, Curaçao’s first World Cup point (and nearly a saves record), DR Congo tying Portugal and Cape Verde advancing to the knockouts. I am the underdog whisperer.
Ecuador fans are clearing out, and Curacao fans aren’t going any damn where.
Greetings from Kansas City, where I'm creating new units of measurement for the live blog. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Watching this come together in the work chats yesterday was glorious. As was the fact that Merlin posed for a pic.
Crafted a new game at 82-0: Create the best possible lineup that includes Jud Buechler. Not sure I'm topping this. www.82-0.com/share?id=V4h...
Yes, but what if you're a SF away from perfection, and the re-spin gives you Kawhi? It's okay then, right?
I appreciate Texas Tech telling Nija Canady to stink so they can prove they can win with offense only, but I’d also love for this game to end before Tuesday…
A really good piece. Definitely cracked up at *Wrexham's* Rob talking about the pluses and minuses of promotion and relegation when the main minus is "It's stressful for rich people's money."