Articles by The Public Professor

About The Public Professor

Mattville's George Plimpton, The Public Professor, is indeed a real, honest-to-goodness, legitimate professor at a major Maryland university. But because he doesn't have a cell phone or cable, he's crazy enough to be with us. A member of Angry Ward's Urban Spur Posse, the terrorized Bronx graffiti artist's by correcting their grammar. His loves? The Yankees, Knicks, NY Rangers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also has a real website: ThePublicProfessor.com (https://www.thepublicprofessor.com/).

Getting Cheeky: Blue Monday Birthday Hangover

November 19, 2012 The Public Professor 18

Beneath an Ice Pack- I turned 45 on Saturday, though the real drinking came on Thursday. It began at dinner. A couple of pints of […]

A Return to Normalcy: Warren G. Harding, NFL & You!

November 12, 2012 The Public Professor 15

The End of the Campaign Trail – In 1920, the White House had an open seat. Two term Democratic incumbent Woodrow Wilson had suffered a […]

No Time for Sandy Sympathy After Pushing Back the Clocks

November 4, 2012 The Public Professor 24

Inside the Clock Tower – My family in the Bronx and Yonkers are all good, managing to have escaped the worst of Sandy. And down […]

Hurricane Sandy, Mark Sanchez,Dennis Byrd… and Jets Fans

October 28, 2012 The Public Professor 23

THE MEADOWLANDS – An old friend of mind from college that I’ve known since 1985, has two boys. The oldest is a reasonable human being; […]

Yankees & Chiefs Flameout, Plus Mastering Angry Ward

October 21, 2012 The Public Professor 26

Hades – As the Yankees went down in flames last week, I fielded no shortage of japes and jabs from Red Sox fans. The fact that […]

Harbaugh’s A Dick, Nats Are Cowards

October 14, 2012 The Public Professor 24

Inside Jim Harbaugh’s Head – In previous columns, I’ve talked about how and why I think San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh is a dick. […]

Esoteric Thoughts On Week 5 In NFL & MLB Playoffs

October 8, 2012 The Public Professor 18

THE COUCH – This week we got to confirm some things we had suspected in the NFL & MLB. For example, no, the Arizona Cardinals […]

NFL Week 4 + The A.L. East Dog Fight.

October 1, 2012 The Public Professor 33

The Couch- The San Francisco 49ers beat the puss out the New York Jets yesterday. And the Atlanta Falcons had some last minute heroics to […]

Harbaugh, Belichick, Schiano, Goodell: NFL’s Four Guys Named Dick

September 23, 2012 The Public Professor 38

THE COUCH – I feel happy. I feel redeemed. And not just because the San Francisco 49ers lost. The team many were touting as the […]

NFL Week 2 + Boxing

September 16, 2012 The Public Professor 28

Inside the Crystal Ball – A lot of sports writers want to explain what we’ve learned about the NFL after two weeks. Screw that. I’m […]