Iceland12
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The wonderful part of the pre-internet age of sportswriting was that columns were like waves on a seashore: They would roll in, settle briefly and disappear. You could remind people when correct in an opinion, and ignore it when wrong.
Yes, there were times even in the golden days of minimal accountability when a column became so off the mark as to become memorable. Tops on my list for columns that were swallowed whole were several after the 1987 Vikings backed into the playoffs.
The wonderful part of the pre-internet age of sportswriting was that columns were like waves on a seashore: They would roll in, settle briefly and disappear. You could remind people when correct in an opinion, and ignore it when wrong.
Yes, there were times even in the golden days of minimal accountability when a column became so off the mark as to become memorable. Tops on my list for columns that were swallowed whole were several after the 1987 Vikings backed into the playoffs.
