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The Ever-Changing Basketball Landscape
I have to admit, up until March Madness started my basketball viewing this season had been minimal. Last year I watched at least a game a day, but my hectic work schedule has limited me to only catching the occasional weekend contest. Despite my avid viewership last year, I felt somewhat lost when I watched the tournament this season.
Thanks to the “one and done” mentality that is prevalent amongst the top players of the upper echelon teams, the best talent seems to change on a yearly basis. Of course I recognized the NCAA jerseys of the few anomalies, such as Scheyer at Duke or Harangody at Notre Dame (is it just me, or does it seem like that guy is in his tenth season?). Although some players are undoubtedly ready for the NBA at an early age, I think that the college climate would be improved if players were required to stay longer.
The Honor of Retiring Numbers
All teams at the professional and collegiate levels have ways of honoring the great players in their history. For some of the most fabled organizations, however, developing a system to properly memorializing all of their legends can be a complicated endeavor. While this is a problem that any team would love to have, it is a problem nonetheless. For some teams, simply using subjective criteria is satisfactory, but for those teams with dozens of worthy players, a more objective approach is often taken.
One example of this is the North Carolina basketball team. With so many prodigies having hit the hardwood at Chapel Hill, the school has instituted a systematic process for honoring and retiring their college basketball jerseys. Even with the exacting standards of this process, there are still 43 players who have had their jerseys honored and eight that have been retired.
The Sports Purity Test
For as long as spectators have been enjoying sports, there has been an ongoing debate as to which stratum reigns supreme: collegiate athletics or the pros. Proponents of collegiate athletics will assert that the games at the college level are more pure; athletes don’t “play for the money” and there isn’t the rampant gambling that is experienced at the pro level—for the most part. In today’s day-in-age, however, many of these claims don’t hold water.
Many college athletes simply treat the NCAA as the “minor leagues,” biding their time until they are eligible for the pros. Even when athletes stay for their full tenure, it is often only long enough for the most devout fans to learn their name. This is why you so often see collegiate fans donning personalized college jerseys instead of the name and number of the favorite player.
Saturdays at the Sports Bar
I graduated from a Big Ten university several years ago and promptly moved across the country to the West Coast. It’s been virtually impossible to watch my alma mater’s football team on a regular basis without paying exorbitant fees for a cable package. Luckily I found a bar downtown that’s owned by a fellow graduate from my old school. The whole place is decorated in college football jerseys, and he’s just as crazy about the game as I am.
It’s been a down year for the Michigan State Spartans; they lost an embarrassing early game to lowly Central Michigan and then fell short in the annual rivalry matchup against Notre Dame. Despite the team’s brutal mediocrity, it’s comforting to have found a kindred spirit out West who has shared many of my college experiences. Besides, there’s always next year.
NFL Players Putting themselves On the Line When Found Online
Just when you were hoping that social media was going to take off you realize that your once all too personal life now requires an alias online. popular in many professional circles background checks may very well entail checking up on an applicants Facebook or other online profiles.
Not really a big deal for those who already know to use aliases so their girl can’t check up on all their sleazy free time activities. Apparently some just have to learn the hard way.
One question, where does it stop?
Recruiting Partnership Helps High School Players
PrepChamps and Sports International team up to give High School players more exposure to coaches and recruiters as well as fans. PrepChamps is set to feature player profiles for recruiting coordinators and fans online that participate in Sports International’s already respected summer camps.
By creating the link between players and college football recruiters PrepChamps and Sports International surely have a recipe for a lot of exposure to their businesses as they help players in their cross promotional efforts.
Information provided through a PrepChamps press release offers some information about both companies and what they have been providing individually before this partnership.
Custom college jerseys
Sports teams are an important part of college life. They unite the student body and they keep the school’s spirit alive and kicking. Sports are also a way for each college to develop a sense of camaraderie, not just within their own student bodies, but with other colleges as well.
Competitions must always be fair and friendly. Of course the desire to win will always be there, and the students will go all out to support their team by wearing custom college jerseys. However, players must never forget that it’s not the winning that matters but how you played the game.
Stealing the Monday Night Spotlight
With the undeniable importance of this years presidential race both Barack Obama and John McCain have been doing their best to gain the trust of this nations voters. With that being said what better way to capture the spotlight then utilizing the viewer base of Monday Night Football.
So on the eve of this years election both presidential candidates were asked to comment on the one thing they would change in sports – not that we need the government involved in more of our decisions.
“I think it is about time that we had playoffs in college football. I’m fed up with these computer rankings and this and that and the other,” Obama said. “Get eight teams—the top eight teams right at the end. You got a playoff. Decide on a National Champion.”
Barack seems an avid college sports fan as his answer brought a very understandable point to an otherwise confusing system called the BCS or Bowl Championship Series system that bases team rankings by a computer algorithm. Perhaps with the implementation of this notable change the NCAA will attribute his involvement by naming the College national championship game, the Obama Bowl. During the inaugural ceremony fans of both champoinshop teams would adorn Obama custom college jerseys.
McCain on the other hand seemed to have a more objective or politically based answer stating that he would “take significant action to prevent the spread and use of performance-enhancing substances. I think it’s a game we’re going to be in for a long time. What I mean by that is there is somebody in a laboratory right now trying to develop some type of substance that can’t be detected and we’ve got to stay ahead of it. It’s not good for the athletes. It’s not good for the sports. It’s very bad for those who don’t do it, and I think it can attack the very integrity of all sports going all the way down to high school.”
Although not a change per say performance-enhancing substances has been a highly touched upon topic in the world of sports, however I was slightly disappointing at this answer as it did not seem like the first thing that would come to mind from a genuine sports fan.
The Impact of a Referee
Just when you break away from your blockers and find an angle to avoid the persuit of your opponents there comes a time when a referee has to make an impact on the game and step in to make the right call.
Some how and for some reason, a referee’s job is never done, so as quarterback Garcia of the South Carolina Gamecocks scrambles for a couple yards it would appear that a referee of the game would do what is necessary to avoid interfering with the payers path. This is a must see to believe video as the referee actually appears to staulk Garcia and intentionally lay the hat, as he leans into a strategically placed hit.
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