A few days ago the University of Oregon played The Ohio State University in the championship game of the first four-team college football playoff. Had we continued to use the previous system, called the BCS, to determine the two teams who would have played for the championship, neither one of [...]
Far too often, in all areas of life, I see people making the mistake of confusing the two as the same thing. Some may ask, what is the difference between character and reputation? I believe the great coach John Wooden differentiated between them best, when he said: “Be more concerned [...]
It seems like every day over the past month, I wake up to another article on either, what makes new Philadelphia Eagles football coach Chip Kelly tick, or why the various facets (read-option, pace of plays, no-huddle, etc.) of the offenses he ran at the University of Oregon will or [...]
Leo Manzano and Galen Rupp of the United States Olympic team each won a silver medal in their individual events this past week in London. On the surface this may not sound too impressive, as Americans routinely bring home gold medals in track and field at the Olympics. However, in [...]