Andy Griffith’s widow recently got permission to level the house she and her husband lived in together. This has upset some of Griffith’s friends and fans, who believe the house should be turned into a museum. This week, Ned Bitters looks into the strange phenomenon of wanting to walk through the home of a man who played a character you liked on television. Ultimately, Bitters argues that the widow should be allowed to demolish the house, since turning actors’ homes into museums is overrated.

When Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco signed a new $120 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens that will pay him an average of $20 million per year, sports talk DJs and newspaper columnists were quick to question whether or not he is worth the cash. This week, Ned Bitters defends the highest paid quarterback in the NFL. Bitters explains why Flacco and every other top tier athlete who makes bank deserves every cent they make. Bitters believes your complaints about their fat paydays are overrated.

Christmastime is filled with a variety of special traditions. In addition to the presents and the decorations, one of the key components of Christmas is the food. From fruitcakes to Christmas hams to candy canes, there are a ton of specialty foods that crop up this time of year. And this week, Ned Bitters is here to tell you while all of those foods are overrated. Feel free to consider him HoboTrashcan’s resident Grinch as he describes all of the foods he wouldn’t touch with a 39-and-a-half foot pole.

In 2014, college football will implement a playoff system, officially ending the tradition of having the National Title game decided solely by BCS rankings. While most fans are excited, Ned Bitters thinks it’s overrated. He isn’t displeased with the system because he thinks it’s unfair or that it will ruin the a long-standing tradition. No, his reason is much simpler than that. Going to a playoff system will ruin his favorite thing about the current system – the constant fan complaining about their favorite team’s rankings.

All of us here at HoboTrashcan wish those who served in the armed forces and their families a heartfelt Veterans’ Day. But our heartfelt thanks to those who served isn’t stopping contrarain Ned Bitters from writing an overrated column today examining the importance we put on the military honor code.

Unfortunately for Ned Bitters, he can’t even sit back and watch America’s pastime without seeing things he believes to be overrated. With the World Series and the NFL regular season grabbing America’s attention this month, Bitters shares a few things about the two sports he finds overrated.