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Thu, Apr 21, 2011
Is there a more venerable brand identity in college sports than Princeton basketball?
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Urban Blight
Wed, Mar 02, 2011
If offers of big advances from book publishers aren’t bursting apart the mailbox at Urban Meyer’s house, they should be. When the former Florida Gators football coach complained several weeks ago during a radio interview that “garbage” was turning college football into a “cesspool,” he sounded like he knew what he was talking about.
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Welcome to Groundhog Day
Wed, Feb 02, 2011
Here we go again. As if we need any more evidence that the term “student-athlete” belongs on George Carlin’s list of laughable oxymorons, today ESPN once again brings us ESPNU’s National Signing Day Special, a full 10 hours dedicated to trumpeting the exploits of three-, four- and five-star college football prospects with nary a mention of GPAs, class ranks, and SAT and ACT scores.
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Criticisms of the NCAA Enforcement Process Provides Opportunity for Change
Wed, Jan 26, 2011
The recent determinations by the NCAA on the cases involving Auburn’s Cam Newton and the football players from Ohio State led to a tidal wave of criticism against the organization for both its process and its decisions. The criticisms of the NCAA’s actions ranged from illogical and tortured reasoning to money-driven, result-oriented decision making.
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Do Too Many Bowl Games Reward Mediocrity?
Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Over the last few years the critics of the football bowl games have consistently harped on two issues: 1) the inherent unfairness of both access to the bowl games and the revenue share that favors BCS conferences; and 2) the amount of money being left on the table by not having a BCS playoff system. Both of these criticisms are justifiable and may very well carry the day in moving toward a playoff because of antitrust concerns and the need to maximize revenue.
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Bad Idea: Coach-In-Waiting
Wed, Dec 01, 2010
Several years ago a number of athletic directors concluded that it would be advantageous to designate an assistant coach as a head coach-in-waiting, but time has proven that more often than not this a bad idea.
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A Tragic October for College Football
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Two universities and their fans will look back on the 2010 college football season with something more than just won-loss records on their minds.
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After Quinnipiac: Is Cheerleading a Sport?
Sat, Oct 09, 2010
Following the court's decision in the Quinnipiac Title IX lawsuit most athletic administrators are still wondering if it is legal to count cheerleading as a varsity sport. The short answer is no, at least not yet.
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Where the Boys Aren't
Fri, Oct 01, 2010
September saw the continuation of a couple of disturbing trends which will continue to grab headlines in the college sports world.
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A Growing IMaGe in College Sports
Wed, Sep 01, 2010
Once IMG acquired ISP Sports, one of its main competitors, it clearly established itself as one of the major players in college sports.
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An August Few in the Black
Wed, Sep 01, 2010
As athletic departments geared up for their Fall seasons, there were a few news items of special interest that hit the wires as August unfolded.
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Big Ten Football Championship I: Will the roof be open?
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Look! Up in the sky…it’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a…ummmm…a roof? Rain or shine, sleet or snow, the roof of Lucas Oil Stadium should remain open for the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship.
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The Pac-10 Gets Aggressive
Mon, Aug 02, 2010
Taking a page from Madison Avenue sharpies, the Pac-10 Conference took to the road in late July for a whirlwind media tour which included several stops in the Big Apple and ESPN’s studios in Bristol, CT. Why would a conference based on the Left Coast bother to schlep cross country to woo markets where most of the population is in full-throated snoring mode by the time the league’s games tip off?
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CSBN...Your News, Your Way!
Sun, May 02, 2010
If you’re like us, you try to stay on top of the breaking news in your field, but you don't always have time to read it every hour of every day. CSBN searches the web and wire services for college sports business stories, press releases and columns from hundreds of universities, colleges, publications and websites, posting only the top-line information from each story with links to the original sources. For you, that means keeping on top of the news has never been easier.
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Don’t Think Huggins Hugging Butler Will Be Forgotten
Tue, Apr 06, 2010
When West Virginia Head Coach Bob Huggins walked out onto the floor at the national semi-finals, his team was trailing the Duke Blue Devils by double digits and his star player, senior Da’ Sean Butler, was writhing in pain with what turned out to be a torn ACL.
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Hey CBS! Stop Giving Us a Break!
Fri, Mar 26, 2010
What can kill the suspense of a hotly contested NCAA Tournament basketball game quicker than a power failure in the arena?
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Looking into the crystal ball with Paul Hewitt
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
If you’re Georgia Tech’s Paul Hewitt and you’re considering the St. John’s head coaching job, how much, if at all, will the rumors of conferences realigning impact your decision?
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