The Pope of College Football
In its obituary for Beano Cook, the New York Times opens thus: "Beano Cook, whose authoritative growl and curmudgeonly but witty observations as an analyst for ESPN and other networks earned him the nickname the Pope of College Football, was found dead on Thursday morning."
He was called The Pope of College Football because of his growl and witty observations?
I'm clearly confused about what a pope does.
