Recently Forbes came out with their list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes and I could not help but notice Tiger Woods name in the #3 position (with earnings of $59.4 million). This coupled with his recent win at Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament in Ohio, reminded me of what I [...]
In the middle of October of 2010 the NFL decided it was time to take a harsher stand against vicious hits in their games, fining three players a total of $175,000 for hits they made in games the previous Sunday. These fines came down within 24-hours of the hits themselves, [...]
Since yesterday was national Letter Of Intent signing day for the top high school football players across the nation, and all the media attention and fanfare that accompanies it... I decided to bring the article I wrote about it last season back up for review here Enjoy! You can [...]
I often talk about the importance of culture and character in building a team, whether it is in sports or in business. Despite overwhelming evidence that point to the importance of both of these factors in sustained success, very few teams and businesses pay little more than lip service to [...]
Calling Oregon head football coach Chip Kelly reckless is no different than calling Copernicus, Abraham Lincoln or Joseph Lister reckless. During Copernicus’ time, conventional wisdom was that the Earth was at the center of the Solar System. Copernicus, rather than accepting that common belief, decided to look into other possibilities [...]
It's been a while since we have done any reviews, so: Among the headlines in today’s sports page was the news that the Kentucky Wildcats are a heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball title. This immediately brought back the memory of Kentucky coach John Calipari’s exchange last [...]
Andrew Luck is, in my opinion, the best all around quarterback I have ever seen play the game of football. Yes, I said the game of football, not just college football. I realize this is a bold statement that opens me up to criticism and I am fine with that. [...]
Many people were outraged when Tommie Frazier failed to gain entry into the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame this week. One writer, Adam Jacobi on CBS Sports.com went as far as saying: “So if Tommie Frazier is not an immediate, unquestionable first-ballot Hall of Famer in this sport, then [...]
Brad Stevens of Butler, Shaka Smart of Virginia Commonwealth and Chip Kelly of Oregon are arguably the three hottest coaches in major collegiate sports right now. Stevens lead Butler to the 2010 Championship final in basketball and Kelly led Oregon to the BCS Title game this year, where both teams [...]
Fans and many administrators are often enamored with big name coaches and 5-star recruits. But what’s most important is how the coach or player fits into their program. Rich Rodriguez was a big name coach but