For years and years, the adages ”Respect is earned, never given”, and ”Let your actions do the talking”, have been taught as words to live by. Many top pro athletes are taking the exact opposite approach to these philosophies. The result has fostered a generation of players who appear more as prima-donnas rather than theContinue reading “Respect. Does Kevin Durant Really Deserve It?”
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The Rules of Kindergarten Still Apply
There was a time when conflicts amongst athletes, coaches and their administrations were held behind closed doors. Opposing parties said their peace, and even if unsatisfied, came out on the other side mostly unscathed. Nowadays those classy meetings are few and far between, making way for conflict resolution held in the court of public opinion,Continue reading “The Rules of Kindergarten Still Apply”
Is There Room for the Good Guy in Pro Sports?
Professional sports is being overrun by the bad guy. Social Media, Television, and Talk radio fuel the flame for pro sport punks. Turn on any sports show and you will learn about one guy who said this, one other guy who wants to leave his team because of that. Is there still room for theContinue reading “Is There Room for the Good Guy in Pro Sports?”
A Heavyweight Title Bout Between the Kid and the GOAT
Tom Brady versus Patrick Mahomes. It will be impossible to divert our gaze on Sunday from arguably the most significant individual matchup in the history of the Super Bowl. The big four pro sports have successfully drawn more eyes to their games by highlighting individual matchups over the teams themselves. The NBA no longer saysContinue reading “A Heavyweight Title Bout Between the Kid and the GOAT”
Big Time Fan Bases and the Media Must Lower the Bar
Many fan bases would have us think that they are perennial championship contenders year in and year out for decades on end. However, their perceptions are based upon antiquated successes of yesteryear, opportunistic media, overspending on athletes, and the forgotten reality that other teams are working to build their teams in the face of theseContinue reading “Big Time Fan Bases and the Media Must Lower the Bar”
Name, Image, and Likeness (Part Three of Three)
Top notch NCAA athletes like Zion Williamson bring thousands of dollars of attention to their respective schools. Without a doubt, Zion is worth plenty more than the scholarship plus $5,000 allotted to him (how about $5,000,000 or so more?). For every star NCAA athlete who may be up in arms about not being fairly compensatedContinue reading “Name, Image, and Likeness (Part Three of Three)”
Name, Image, and Likeness (Part Two of Three)
In Part Two of this Three part series, let’s take a dive in to some possible solutions that could provide student athletes with compensation for their Name, Image, and Likeness. Here’s three different options that could eliminate all of the NIL hubbub. Option One – Eliminate ageism in pro sports. Right now to turn pro,Continue reading “Name, Image, and Likeness (Part Two of Three)”
Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation (Part One of Three)
The NCAA sports landscape has widely become a tool for entertainment, not too different from your favorite Marvel Comics movie series. More and more, money is revolving around the NCAA’s ‘entertainment industry’, as NCAA football and basketball, at an exponentially greater extent than that of NCAA Olympic sports, continue to entertain a large population ofContinue reading “Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation (Part One of Three)”
The Petri Dish of Professional Sports
Welcome to your first Biology 101 Petri dish experiment. The startup of the MLB, NBA, and the NHL seasons has provided a classic laboratory test with elite athletes as the test subjects! These three have provided us with examples of how to reopen, and how not to reopen professional sports. The NCAA will be makingContinue reading “The Petri Dish of Professional Sports”
Pro sports is not the NCAA’s problem
The ideal (or old school) NCAA focused on amateurism and the student-athlete (SA). The prospective SA chose a school where he could participate in a sport or sports. He would still be considered an amateur even if he was getting money in the form of a scholarship to attend the school because of the sportContinue reading “Pro sports is not the NCAA’s problem”
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