The final bit is the most interesting to me. I truly think football is doomed in America. Perhaps it will mutate and survive, but its current form is surely passing away.
The Finest Young Sportswriter in America
It may surprise you to learn the finest young sportswriter—perhaps the finest young writer period—in America is a Christian. It’s true: Thomas Lake, all of 31 years of age and currently a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, graduated from Gordon College in Massachusetts.
Lake has drawn major attention for his long-form journalism, which expertly mixes soaring set pieces and ground-level investigation. In most cases a journalist excels at ei…