http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com en-us http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com N/A john.mccabe@atomicsportsmedia.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:08:03 -0600 20 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/816/1/Brad-Seals-2007-Mock-Draft/Brad-Seals-2007-Mock-NFL-Draft.html It's almost time for the NFL Draft and ASM's Brad Seal does his best to predict how things will play out during the hectic weekend. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/261/1/How-to-Get-Your-Girlfriend-to-Like-March-Madness.html brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/712/1/Cowboy-Crossroads/Cowboy-Crossroads.html Can Wade Phillips take the Cowboys to the Super Bowl and restore the once proud franchise? ASM's Brad Seal hopes so, but says that recent history may not be on his side. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/621/1/Whos-Surprised-by-the-Orange-Bowl-Brawl/Whos-Surprised-by-the-Orange-Bowl-Brawl.html By now you are probably aware of the donnybrook that erupted between the University of Miami and Florida International this past Saturday night. ASM's Brad Seal simply wonders why so many people are astounded by it. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/524/1/Fantasy-versus-Reality.html   Like Dan Marino and Joe Montana before them, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are now treading along an eerily similar historical path.  Ditto for baseball's Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.  Despite both having a chance at becoming the greatest their sport has ever seen, can Manning and A-Rod ever silence the critics by winning a championship?  ASM's Brad Seal examines. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/513/1/World-Cup-Commentary.html   Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal is at it again.  Impressed with the recently completed World Cup but concerned that the 'beautiful game' has still yet to catch on with Americans, he offers up some helpful linguistic advice. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/497/1/The-What-If-US-National-Soccer-Team.html urlacher.jpg   Terrell Owens scoring on a Donovan McNabb . . . corner kick?  ASM columnist Brad Seal postulates what the United States' entry into the 2006 World Cup would have looked like had the late-1960s incarnation of the North American Soccer League accomplished its ultimate goal of transforming football into futball. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/480/1/A-Dark-Day-for-the-NBA.html   Dwayne Wade as Anakin Skywalker?  His brilliant, Oscar-worthy performance in the NBA Finals has ASM columnist Brad Seal pondering that distinct duality.  Where, for almost an entire season, the reconstituted, team-centered NBA reigned supreme, basking in the bright light of fan adulation, it now seems - with The Jordan Rule again officially invoked - the all-encompassing dark side again growing stronger. . . . brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/453/1/A-Yanks-Guide-for-Following-the-World-Cup.html   Baffled by soccer?  Can't spell futball?  Didn't even know Togo was a country until a few days ago?  Don't despair.  If you have a favorite color, you, too, will soon be enjoying the fascinating grand global tournament that is the World Cup.  Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal rolls out the red carpet. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/437/1/X-Men--The-Sports-Mutants.html Philosophizing for the WWE   Too bad X-Men don't play sports.  Or do they?  Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal examines - and hypothesizes - on how mutant genes could transform the sports landscape. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/395/1/Wishing-for-a-Double-D-NBA-Final.html Detroit and Dallas in the NBA Finals?  At this late stage, such a prognostication might be a facile pick, but Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal explains why such an occurrence would be bucking 25 years of historical precedence. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/373/1/15-Feet.html   Ever thought of attending the National Football League draft in person?  Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal did.  In preparation, he got there early - just not early enough.  His tale of woe (and revelation) in a span of two hours . . . and 15 feet. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/335/1/2006-Mock-Mock-Draft.html   Tired of being saturated with predictions speculating on the upcoming National Football League draft?  So is Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal.  His solution?  Pen a mock draft . . . of mock drafts.  Oh, the hilarity!  brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/326/1/Longhorn-Life-After-Vince.html   In Texas, it's never too early to talk football.  Case in point, huge Longhorn fan - and Atomic Sports Media columnist - Brad Seal's analysis of UT's spring game and the most pressing issue of the upcoming college campaign: who will replace Vince Young? brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/298/1/Rooting-Against-George-Mason-is-UnPatriotic.html  Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal implores all Americans today to wrap themselves in the flag to cheer on George Mason in their bid for an improbable national championship. He believes those that refuse are what the White House would call unpatriotic. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/236/1/Young-Has-Attributes-the-Combine-Cant-Measure.html   Crossfire it's not, but Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal's response to Kevin Ezell's -- http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/article_207.shtml -- not-so-flattering portrait of Vince Young is nonetheless great theatre.     brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/203/1/Olympics----Madison-Avenue-Style.html   He may not be a real-life Ad Exec, but Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal plays one on the Internet.  And if Team USA's Olympians - both those who elated and disappointed - know what's good for their financial future, they should take what he has to say very seriously. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/151/1/Who-Wants-an-Edge.html In 1998, Marshall Faulk amassed 2,227 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Indianapolis Colts.  They finished the season with three wins.  Then they traded Faulk to the Rams and drafted a running back out of Miami named Edgerrin James.  In his rookie campaign, he led them to a 13-3 record on 2,139 total yards and 17 TDs.  The Colts are 64-32 since.  And with Edge coming off another monster campaign, why are the Colts giving him no love?  Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal delves in to excavate why and uncover where he may end up. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/138/1/Lesson-Learned.html Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal on a life lesson learned from the most unlikely of sources: squabbling Olympic teammates. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/96/1/Pro-Bore.html   Taking head on one of sport's most poignant quandaries, Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal addresses the National Football League's showcase for their stars - and why nary a soul wants to watch. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/88/1/Goldmine-The-Winners-and-Losers-of-National-Signing-Day.html College football, lost amid the frenzy leading up Super Bowl XL, had its national signing day last week.  The foundation on which championship programs are built, this day - more than any other - can define a school's legacy.  For many academic institutions, it is one where hope springs eternal; for some, validation of elite status is recognized; and, for the USCs of the world, the seeds for future dynasties are sown.  Many others, though, face a grim reality, a bleak and starless future.  No need for you to despair, though, as Atomic Sports Media columnist Brad Seal breaks it all down by providing the winners and losers of the 2006 recruiting war. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/73/1/81-is-Not-Enough.html Not even throwing down 81 points in just   40  minutes of professional basketball is enough to quell the Kobe haters.  How many could look at that game and point out that he only had two assists, is player-hating at its finest.  With a keen eye and sharp wit, Brad Seal breaks down one of the greatest sports feats of all-time - and why no one seems to care. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/46/1/Suffocating-on-Choke-Talk.html Can't win the big game?  The next Dan Marino?  What happened to the benevolence of Peyton Mania?  On the heels of the Colts stunning playoff loss, Brad Seal delves further to excavate a more complicated rationale behind Indianapolis precipitous fall from grace. brad.seal@atomicsportsmedia.com (Brad Seal) Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600