College football’s greatest beauty contest, the Heisman Award, will challenge this award’s voters more than it has in many years. Like kids at a toy shop, voters have tended to reach for the shiniest toy on the shelf when casting their ballot. Add in a dash of recency bias, and you have the recipe forContinue reading “A Rare Heisman Year”
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Part Man, Part Machine
Communication between the dugout, catcher, and pitcher used to be an art form. Pitching coach signs wipes, taps, and touches that could easily be mistaken for parking a plane. The catcher’s fingers twitch freakishly between the legs; savvy catchers paint fingernail polish on their nails to ensure the pitcher’s view of the sign. A dissentingContinue reading “Part Man, Part Machine”
A Rose by Any Other Name…
Commitment means everything in college sports. Coaches will tell you that buy in means the world to the success of their programs. Without buy in, practices have less energy and focus, and ultimately teams cannot meet their potential in competition. College athletes are asked to sign a National Letter of Intent committing to play aContinue reading “A Rose by Any Other Name…”
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)”
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