Truth and Candy

October 31, 2019 Happy Halloween. I, The Commissioner, shall now set the internet right by publishing the one blog post anywhere that contains facts and only facts, truth where there are only misrepresentations, and honesty on a platform reserved for lies. In a world where human frailty succumbs too often to vitriol, bitterness, and self-loathing …

Grover Picks Podcast with Al Weaver

You see him on the picks as AKWEAV, he's Al Weaver. On his delightful podcast episode we talk about the Pony Express, vandalizing the 1958 Rose Bowl (see below), hating Kansas, JFK in Dallas, Texas A&M Game Day, Fran Tarkenton, Billy Simms, All those 2000 Hurricanes, The Big 7, 8, 12, Rocky Top, The best …

When The Commissioner Was Traded to the Bert and Ernie Picks

October 22, 2019The trade deadline is next Tuesday, October 29, but teams are already shuffling players. And your Commissioner, The Commissioner, is not immune, especially since I have an expiring contract at the end of the season. So, after all the years as Grover Picks Commissioner, I was traded last weekend to Bert and Ernie Picks …

Grover Picks Podcast- Chuck Prophet

Chuck "The" Prophet, you know him as PROGNOSTIG8R, is a two-time Grover Picks Super Genius. He talks with us from his office in Dothan, AL about the Star Spangled Banner, the financial relevance of the Mountain West Conference, Wes Chandler, and the easy way to tell the difference between and Alabama fan and an Auburn …

Left Guards Prefer Boucaniere

September 24, 2019  Good Day Grover Pickers,  HERE’S WHAT’S GOODMahomes, Minshew, UCLA once again for a minute. Maybe also LSU. And Appalachian State.  HERE’S WHAT’S BADArkansas, The ACC except Clemson, Every Team In Tennessee except Memphis, whining about officials.  PLEASE CONSIDER:NFL coaches have complained that holding is not called enough. NFL officials started calling more holding …

The Next Generation of Reversible Glands

September 17, 2019 Good Day Grover Pickers, Oh, the joy! The Jets embarrassed themselves on national television! First, the Grover Picks Hall of Remembrance pauses after a full 3 weeks of football to honor the memory of some of our favorite players who are gone, but not dead.  Thank You and Goodnight Eli Manning - …

Grover Picks Podcast #1 – Paul Grove In A Car On A Bridge

Meet Paul Grove, the founder of the Grover Picks. Today he is also the President and CEO at WEDU in Tampa, FL, a father of four, and soon to be a newlywed again. In this episode, The Commissioner talks with Paul about frozen pizza, Emmitt Smith, Guam's Greatest Tight Ends, and if Mr. Rogers would …