Alabama lost in the playoff on New Year’s Day to Indiana. Yes, the Hoosiers. Yes, the FOOTBALL HOOSIERS. Indiana has become a monster under Curt Cignetti very quickly, to be fair. And there is a great tale to be told there about finding and hiring coaches who just win wherever they are. However, the same... Continue Reading →
Football Bowl Subdivision’s Unsure Future
My alma mater is playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game. This is quite an accomplishment given that the head coach, Eli Drinkwitz, probably entered the season on the hot seat. He has been a good to great recruiter, but has been a questionable gameday coach, although he did make the smart decision this... Continue Reading →
The Game’s Not As Fun As It Used To Be
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Saw a tweet from the homie Joel Anderson this morning that got me thinking. (Check out Joel’s work at Slate including Slow Burn Season 6: The L.A. Riots and Slow Burn Season 3: Biggie and Tupac.) Joel’s tweet: https://twitter.com/byjoelanderson/status/1460619627772334081?s=20 And as I pondered it over my morning cup of coffee, I had... Continue Reading →
Mark Emmert Gets An Extension And Most Don’t Know Why
So I want to circle back to the list from Dan Wolken embedded below, and I want to address something he wrote in his column. To call these president's "out of touch academics" is a bit of a misnomer. https://twitter.com/DanWolken/status/1387217826692444161?s=20 Usually when you get to the level of president, especially at some of the FBS... 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 →
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