It has been one hell of a year for Nebraska. Besides eat corn and watch football, what is a man to do out there? This year, people have started to stick to only eating the corn and ditching the Huskers as they have underperformed and not met outside expectations. When a team under-performs, people start […]
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Normally we pop the Manischewitz on Shabbat, but this week it is all about the Champaign…Champaign, Illinois, that is. This week’s Friday Wrap-Up post is brought to you all the way from the University of Illinois. That’s right…I’m in Illinois, baby! Go Illini…beat OSU! If you missed it, this week I was able to interview […]
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Manhattanville Job Fair
On November 16 from 10am to 2pm, Manhattanville College’s Sports Business Management program will holding its first annual job fair that will feature prominent speakers in the sports industry as well as some of the top sports companies in the Tri-State area. Speakers that will be attending this event will be…… Brandon Steiner– Founder and […]
As expected, attorneys for Lloyd Lake—co-founder along with Michael Michaels of the now defunct New Era Sports & Entertainment—filed a civil suit on Tuesday in San Diego County Court against Former USC and Heisman Trophy-winning running back (and now in his second season with the New Orleans Saints), Reggie Bush and his family. The suit […]
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It’s Tourney Time Baby!
It is about time that we get rid of this BCS junk and implement the much desired playoff system, or at least the plus 1 game. This season is proof that the days of the same 10 teams ruling college football may be over. We have seen 2 number 1 ranked teams lose, the number […]
On August 12th, we ran a similar story, highlighting college baseball programs. At that time, we asked, Does USC Have The Best Collegiate Baseball Program? AskMen.com has come out with some new stats for us to analyze, this time dealing with the world of basketball. So… Are you a basketball player who has some talent […]
Are you a baseball player who has some talent and wants to go to a top college baseball program that will give you a good chance to make it to the league? Or are you an agent who wants to know which colleges produce the most Major League talent? Either way, there is an article […]
The Reggie Bush saga continues. For those lacking its somewhat sensational background, the linked timeline may be of help. In the latest development, Yahoo! Sports reports that San Diego businessman Michael Michaels, “one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment [along with Lloyd Lake], reached a settlement with the current […]
Get your team into the Elite 8 and your salary will reach elite numbers. In fact, just make the tournament field of 65 teams, and you should see your salary as a college basketball coach expand in the next year. According to the USA TODAY, coaches who had their team reach the Elite 8 last […]
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04s Doing It Big in ’07
Reader Jordan McNulty recently asked for some insight about the O4s (Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, and Cory Brewer). The four juniors have led the University of Florida along with Lee Humphrey (give the man some love!) to their first NCAA Basketball Championship, and look to be on their way to a second consecutive […]