Demagogues and demon dogsRunning for head of stateA violent, hostile crowdPushing against the gate Uncivil discourseIs the norm, not the exceptionRapidly leading usTowards a major insurrection Power hungry peopleUsing fear as a weaponKeeping the uninformedUnder control and threatened Why have we let this happen?When did we decide to say“We should only count wins and losses?“Saying... Continue Reading →
On Mizzou in 2015….
I guess you could say I was lucky. I was never called “nigger” during my four years at Mizzou. I never felt threatened expect for one incident while walking across south campus when someone mistakenly called me “faggot” from the balcony of Laws Hall. I did spend some time working on “The Hate Report” that... Continue Reading →
PODCAST: The Final Timeout
A lot has happened over the last couple of days, and so I decided to try and use some of my skills to cover everything.So let me introduce the inaugural "The Final Timeout" podcast.I decided to start by discussing Kyle Flood's suspension, SMU's reviewing of prospective student athletes' social media accounts, and the termination of... Continue Reading →
This is Not Coaching
I don't write fast because, as my banner says, I prefer to avoid "hot sports takes," especially when something controversial has erupted. So when the video above started to go viral on Twitter on Saturday, my first inclination was to write about how awful this was. Was Florida coach Jim McElwain right to snap on running... Continue Reading →
When Is It Too Early To Go All-In?
Fascinating work by Matthew Stanmyre of NJ.com on a feature about a high school freshman, Josh McKenzie, and his life training for sports.The lede is great:He is 15 years old, 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds of cartoonish muscles on top of muscles. He had six-pack abs when he was 6. Today, he bench-presses one-and-a-half times his... Continue Reading →
A Look at a Hypothetical Major in Sports, Part V: Summation
(For previous entries in the series click here.)On Wednesday, we came across a story in the Wall Street Journal by Ben Cohen about how Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts and the football program differed over the survival of a failing major in public administration. The major was ultimately saved by a new dean.One of the... Continue Reading →
A Look at a Hypothetical Major in Sports, Part IV: Junior Year and Beyond
(Previous Entries in the Series: Part One Part Two Part Three)Year three in the Sport Major sees a subtle shift in requirements. Less focus on general education courses, and more courses in the major. If a student-athlete were to go pro after this academic year (for example, in football or baseball), then obviously the journey... Continue Reading →
A Look at a Hypothetical Major in Sports, Part III: Sophomore Year
(For Previous Entries in Series: Part One Part Two)Sophomore year. A year that used to be overlooked in higher education circles until really the last decade. Plenty of research was done on the importance of the first year experience, and juniors and seniors received their fair share of analysis. But sophomore year was glossed over,... Continue Reading →
A Look at a Hypothetical Major in Sports Part II: Freshman Year — Not Quite "A Year of Readiness"
(For Part One of the series, click here.)While Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany would rather have first year students endure "The Year of Readiness" and be automatically redshirted (and while I lean towards approval of that stance), let's operate under the assumption that all first year students could be immediately eligible.The first year, and the... Continue Reading →
A Look at a Hypothetical Major in Sports Part II: Freshman Year — Not Quite “A Year of Readiness”
(For Part One of the series, click here.) While Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany would rather have first year students endure “ The Year of Readiness” and be automatically redshirted (and while I lean towards approval of that stance), let’s operate under the assumption that all first year students could be immediately eligible. The first... Continue Reading →
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