Stanford: An idea that gets in the way of its own reality Winston Shi September 25, 2015 1 Comment We know our time is limited; we want the sense of fulfillment that comes with closure; we want our collegiate narratives to tie up neatly, with no loose ends and no regrets. But to do that, we first... Read More »
Instant replay: Screens all day, all night, all over the field Winston Shi September 22, 2015 1 Comment History is full of stupid predictions: “Dewey defeats Truman,” “The Internet will never catch on,” “The world will end in 2012.” We can now add a fourth to this pantheon of human idiocy:... Read More »
Instant replay: The run game is a matter of daylight Winston Shi September 14, 2015 9 Comments Well, that’s more like it. Stanford pounded UCF on Saturday evening. Now, to be fair, UCF had just come off a shocking upset loss to Florida International (which promptly lost by two scores to... Read More »
Instant replay: What does Stanford do when the game is on the line? Winston Shi September 8, 2015 2 Comments There are no positives to take away from Stanford’s 16-6 loss to Northwestern on Saturday, and when there is nothing good to say, it’s generally better to say nothing at all. Moreover, I don’t... Read More »
Lowering the voting age: Enshrining rights without responsibilities Winston Shi May 25, 2015 2 Comments I don’t think giving the vote to 16-year-olds is a good thing, and many readers will likely agree. But the fact that many reasonable people in the UK support lowering the voting age should give us... Read More »
Shi: Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN, and for him, nothing any good isn’t hard Winston Shi May 10, 2015 0 Comments Bill Simmons is probably the most widely read sportswriter in the country. He’s also about to lose his job. Read More »
The 2015 British election: A few thoughts on the impossible Winston Shi May 10, 2015 1 Comment The Conservatives might have won the election this week, but the pundits are all focusing on Scotland for good reason. Cameron may pull off the impossible in elections, he may dominate British... Read More »
Shi: The Billy Beane of marginally important things Winston Shi May 4, 2015 0 Comments I like to think of myself as a Moneyball player, a guy with an established system, which is probably the problem. Read More »
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