My brother Jim and I went at it over on Sports By The Balz in Jim vs. Harry: After Week 4, Who’s a Real Super Bowl Contender?, and like always, I walked away calmer and more right than he did. This is my reply, and it comes with my Falcons vs Saints prediction for tomorrow night. I left out the…
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A 38-year-old third-string quarterback walked into the Bears Soldier Field on Monday night and ran the Eagles out of it. Philadelphia is still 2-1, but a 27-7 beating on national TV raises real questions. Was this a warning sign or just a bad night? And here come the Bears, but how far can they go without Caleb Williams? My twin…
Folks, it’s Sunday morning and I’ve already cleared a pot of coffee, because this is an emergency in the state of Colorado. Both of our big FBS programs sit at 2-2. Both lost Saturday. Both are now staring at the same question: CSU and CU bowl eligibility. Can the Rams and the Buffs each get to six wins and play…
The Wild Card round is over, eight teams are left, and the MLB playoffs 2026 bracket now matters more than your fantasy league ever did. Four Wild Card series, ten games, three sweeps, and one Thursday-night thriller that sent a lot of people in Philadelphia home angry. Here’s where we stand, and here’s who I think moves on. My brother…
Three of the four Division Series are 2-0. The fourth is tied, and the two-time defending champs are suddenly sweating. That makes it the right moment for 2026 MLB playoff predictions from the two loudest people at The Hairy Times. Jim Balz brought spreadsheets. Harry Balz brought feelings, plus a few spreadsheets to prove he’s the smart twin. We locked…
Colorado has two home games Saturday, two teams that need a win, and two Balz brothers who can’t agree on the time of day. Harry already ran the numbers on the big picture in his CU and CSU bowl eligibility breakdown, so we’re skipping all of that. This week is only about Saturday. We’re also fixing one thing before the…
Saturday, Oct. 3, was a rough night for Colorado college football. The Buffaloes lost at home to Texas Tech, the Rams got run over by Oregon State in Fort Collins, and Harry Balz has to answer for last week’s Jim vs. Harry predictions. That leaves one question hanging over Boulder: what is Deion Sanders‘ future at Colorado after another lopsided…