After two more crushing defeats, we had a breakthrough running the Kevin Kelley system. Continue reading My attempt to play NCAA 2007 like the Presbyterian coach: Part 2 – WE WANT BAMA
One of the biggest storylines and talking points this season in college football is for once, thankfully, not the College Football Playoff. Nor is it even a team at the FBS level of play, but rather, how the Presbyterian Blue Hose and their new coach are faring this season. For those who are unaware, Presbyterian has played at the FCS level of football dating back … Continue reading My attempt to play NCAA 2007 like the Presbyterian coach
Since the mid-2000’s, sports video games have largely stayed the same. The various companies in charge of our AAA sports game franchises issue an annual software release, which usually amounts to updating the rosters, making graphical and in-game engine improvements, and perhaps adds in a new mode (like the ever-popular Ultimate Team modes in Madden and FIFA) or playing feature. (Remember the visual cone of … Continue reading Pokemon Sword/Shield is the best new SPROTS video game
It’s the Winter Olympics! Maybe you’ve heard of this quadrennial event, and perhaps even watched it on TV!
Well the fact that they are on-going inspired me to recall the greatness (at least how I remembered it from my childhood) that was Nagano Winter Olympics 98 on the Nintendo 64. Continue reading Classic SPROTS video game review: Nagano Winter Olympics 98 for N64
The controls are unresponsive, there are no gameplay modes beyond exhibition, the receivers couldn’t catch a cold in Edmonton in January, the controls are needlessly different from Madden, and there’s one damn music track that plays during every play selection screen. Continue reading Canadian Football 2017 Review
Connor McDavid, the guy who just won the NHL scoring title and was named MVP, is the 17th best player in hockey, at least according to EA Sports.
That’s insane. Continue reading NHL 18 has Connor McDavid rated as the 17th best player in the NHL
Starting whenever you want, HOTSPROTSTAKES.com, home of the hottest takes on the web (all are super serious), is offering you the chance to write about, or rant about in audio or video form, about whatever you want*. Continue reading Got a HOT TAKE you want to share? We can help.
My attempt to win the World Cup with Maldive Islands, who are rated a 2-out-of-10, the only team on the game to be rated worse than a 3. Needless to say, this was not going to be easy. Continue reading My failed attempt to win the 1998 World Cup with the worst team on FIFA 98
For those who don’t remember, NHL Breakaway was probably the third most popular NHL series on the N64, after the EA Sports NHL series and the Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey series. There was also a Blades of Steel game that came out the next year but it was mostly forgettable. Continue reading Classic Sports Video Game Review: NHL Breakaway 98 for N64
After a brief hiatus, we’re back with Episode 12 of the HOTSPROTSTAKES Podcast!
This week we’re talking opening round storylines from the NHL and NBA Playoffs, Burger King’s newest menu items, Mountain Dew getting patriotic with Dew-S-A, and terrible sports video games from the past. Continue reading HOTSPROTSTAKES PODCAST 12: Playoffs!? Burger King’s new items, and bad sports video games
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