Bruner's Beat Archives - WONC https://www.wonc.org/category/bruners-beat/ Pure Rock FM89 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:51:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.wonc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Main-Logo-150x150.png Bruner's Beat Archives - WONC https://www.wonc.org/category/bruners-beat/ 32 32 Bruner’s Beat: Joel Embiid and the NBA’s 65-Game Rule https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-joel-embiid-and-the-nbas-65-game-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-joel-embiid-and-the-nbas-65-game-rule Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:10:34 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6530 by Evan Bruner   Reigning MVP Joel Embiid finds himself in a precarious position. He’s averaging 35.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. In a career that has been filled with incredible performances and top-to-bottom seasons, this campaign is perhaps his best work of all. Yet, Embiid is now a long [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen Isn’t A Rivalry…Yet https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-patrick-mahomes-vs-josh-allen-isnt-a-rivalry-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-patrick-mahomes-vs-josh-allen-isnt-a-rivalry-yet Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:45:14 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6446 by Evan Bruner   As the Kansas City Chiefs dispatched the Buffalo Bills 27-24 in the Divisional Round, the scene looked all too familiar. Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City walked out of the stadium smiling and celebrating while the Bills players were quiet, even shocked, entering the locker room.  The latest [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: The Chicago Bears’ Justin Fields Situation https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-the-chicago-bears-justin-fields-situation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-the-chicago-bears-justin-fields-situation Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:58:21 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6418 The Chicago Bears once again find themselves facing a franchise-altering decision. For the second straight season, the team holds the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Last year, the team opted to trade back from the position to acquire additional assets, including wide receiver D.J. Moore and the eventual top [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: Adam Silver and the NBA’s Inaugural In-season Tournament https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-adam-silver-and-the-nbas-inaugural-in-season-tournament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-adam-silver-and-the-nbas-inaugural-in-season-tournament Sat, 09 Dec 2023 11:32:15 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6269 by Evan Bruner There may not be a more thankless profession than commissioner of a professional sports league. Between fans, players, and owners, it’s impossible to please everyone. As a result, commissioners are almost treated as politicians, posited as the culprit of every problem, the punchline of every joke.  No [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: Does Firing Frank Reich Fix the Panthers? https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-does-firing-frank-reich-fix-the-panthers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-does-firing-frank-reich-fix-the-panthers Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:03:06 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6206 by Evan Bruner   The short-lived Frank Reich era In Carolina came to an end last Monday following a disastrous 1-10 start. For Panthers fans, these 11 games have felt like an eternity, but in reality, it’s the earliest head coach firing in nearly 50 years. For reference, Urban Meyer got [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: The Los Angeles Chargers Are a Modern Day Tragedy https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-the-los-angeles-chargers-are-a-modern-day-tragedy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-the-los-angeles-chargers-are-a-modern-day-tragedy Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:10:47 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6164 by Evan Bruner The Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Detroit Lions in a 41-38 thriller Sunday afternoon. The hotly-contested game featured two of the league’s premier offenses and culminated in a made field goal as time expired to give the Lions the win.  To the average fan, the game [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: Francis Ngannou Bet on Himself and Won Big https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-francis-ngannou-bet-on-himself-and-won-big/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-francis-ngannou-bet-on-himself-and-won-big Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:10:40 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=6051 by Evan Bruner   “Bet on yourself” has become a common phrase in 21st-century athletics. In a time when athletes in both team and individual sports act more as their own entities than pawns bound to their respective teams or organizations, it’s become increasingly common to challenge the status quo [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: What Tyson Bagent’s Win Means For Justin Fields and the Bears https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-what-tyson-bagents-win-means-for-justin-fields-and-the-bears/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-what-tyson-bagents-win-means-for-justin-fields-and-the-bears Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:49:56 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5956 by Evan Bruner In the first start of his NFL career, quarterback Tyson Bagent led the Chicago Bears to their second win of the season, throttling the Las Vegas Raiders 30-12.The game was a departure from the type of football that’s become associated with the Matt Eberflus regime. Execution on both sides of the [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: The Patriots Are A Mess, and It’s (Mostly) Bill Belichick’s Fault https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-the-patriots-are-a-mess/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-the-patriots-are-a-mess Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:09:34 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5908 by Evan Bruner For 20 years, the New England Patriots were untouchable, the gold standard for all North American Sports teams. An organization that had experienced little success went on a historic run to kick off the 21st century. Listing every single feat accomplished by New England during this stretch would [...]

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]]> Bruner’s Beat: What’s Wrong With Joe Burrow? https://www.wonc.org/bruners-beat-whats-wrong-with-joe-burrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruners-beat-whats-wrong-with-joe-burrow Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:33:02 +0000 https://www.wonc.org/?p=5877 by Evan Bruner Following his breakout 2019 campaign at LSU, Joe Burrow could seemingly do no wrong. His stellar on-field play, paired with an imperturbable personality, has made him a fan favorite and one of the faces of the NFL. Despite it only being his fourth season in the NFL, Burrow [...]

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