Lebanon, TN – Ok, so per the House vs. NCAA settlement, college athletes will now be compensated by the millions in revenues football programs rake in already, but not all equally. In my book, Fifty Tears of Tailgate Tales: The … Continue reading
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For Memorial Day, we reflect on memories and honors celebrated at college football games over the years for the many brave Americans who made the ultimate sacrifices.
Continue readingOur diverse schedules from year-to-year have provided us with opportunities to see players before or after they transferred. This provides us flexibility to catch players from many different teams over the years.
Continue readingMany fans will lose interest in the game based on the direction the sport spiraling away from competitiveness. I present solutions to other issues negatively impacting college football.
Continue readingEnthusiastic donors, alumni and business organizations aren’t holding back in the early going of the new NIL policy. They sink millions of dollars into these newfound war-chests. One has to wonder though, what is the expected Rate on Investment (ROI) anticipated for these significant donations?
Continue readingThe more reports coming out of meetings the NCAA boneheads, as described accurately by Charles Barkley, NBA and college basketball broadcaster and Hall of Famer, the more the great traditions of college football seem on their way out for good.
Continue readingThe new Super Conference of 40-48 will establish their media contracts, their recruiting rules, post-season competition and their future independently of the NCAA membership, if the organization still oversees any football. The remaining teams may stay as full members of the NCAA. They can then abide by whatever rules they come up within each conference if they agree to equalize the level of playing competitively.
Continue readingLebanon, TN- The hits on college football just keep on coming. Will the game played for, by and with student-athletes survive? I mean in popularity among fans? In the direction the game is heading in, it looks like it will … Continue reading
Lebanon, TN – Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY Network’s SEC Columnist, delivered an informative column regarding the current angst between the NCAA and the University of Tennessee regarding alleged violations of NIL Policy. His January 31 article, “I have no sympathy … Continue reading
Columbus, Ohio – According to Colin Gay’s online article in the Columbus Dispatch on January 21, 2024, “Ohio State adds 2024 5-star quarterback Julian Sayin through transfer portal from Alabama,” Sayin becomes at least the fifth quarterback on the Buckeye … Continue reading