For a class I’m doing some research where I have to take notes during SportsCenter. It’s a pain, really (that’s right mom and dad, $50,000 a year). So as I’ve analyzed everything from the Top 10 Plays to counting how many times Skip Bayless says something wrong (just kidding I don’t have the stomach to [...]
Yeah, so maybe you’d rather collect Joakim Noah bobbleheads than watch a round of golf on television. But, try it today. Just for once. It’ll be worth it. Flip to CBS for a few hours and embrace Verne Lundquist whispering sweet nothings into your ear as someone lines up a put on the 16th green. [...]
Is this story even news? If I wrote for the New York Times should I cover Nike’s branding of the NFL? How the whole set up of revealing the jerseys was fueled by PR and after watching SportsCenter I felt like I was watching the unveiling of a flying car? I’d answer all those questions [...]
“There are only two solutions to it: Either I can recruit players who are not as good as the players I’m recruiting or I can try to convince guys that should leave to stay for me.” – John Calipari We’re talking about the rule that says a teenage basketball player must attend one year of [...]
Some people have asked me why I play a Division III sport. They say it’s kind of like this blog in that no one cares outside of my parents. They ask me why I put in hours and hours for a game that matters as much as that game you play with your grandma all [...]
It doesn’t matter if the biggest race you’ve ever watched are raindrops as they slide down your window. Doesn’t matter if you think racing isn’t a sport. Doesn’t matter if you care more about who that girl is in Hunger Games than you do about actual sports. “Ayrton Senna” is a mixture of 11 letters [...]
You need to know I don’t have control over what is on my television. Ever. It’s just not my choice — the people that flock in here to peasant around decide what to watch. But it makes for a perfect study of the demographic I would assume I’m writing for: College sports fans. It’s [...]
