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Jason Peck Reports On Day 1 Of The CSRI 2009 Conference

Jason Peck, an enterpreneur, internet marketer, consultant, sports business blogger, and friend of mine, read about the College Sport Research Institute 2009 Conference on SportsAgentBlog.com, and decided that he would attend the event due to his close proximity to Chapel Hill and its excellent schedule of events.  He wrote up a report from the first […]

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Sports Business

College Sport Research Institute 2009 Conference

What: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (UNC – Chapel Hill) When: Thursday (Apr 16) – Saturday (Apr 18) Blurb: It is the 2nd annual event for faculty, athletic administrators, students, sport practitioners, and the public interested in research, theory, and critical thinking about college sport […]

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Who Said Byron Left?

Before this past season, many doubted that Byron Leftwich would ever start or even see playing time for any NFL team. But after starting a couple games in ’08 for Steelers’ injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a small portion of optimism was served up to myself and other football fans. ESPN recently announced that the Tampa […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/10/09)

Hey Jews…enjoying Passover yet?  Nothing like some matzoh pizza.  Bored at work?  Play a game that allows you to choose whether to hit the gym or juice it up.  I am spending most of this Passover weekend up in Tallahassee with my girlfriend and her parents.  Only a couple of weeks until the NFL Draft.  […]

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Andrew Johnson’s First Interview Since Running A 4.32

Two days ago, Andrew Johnson joined Bo Marchionte on All Access Football Radio’s Monday Night Lights NFL Draft Edition show.  The show runs an hour and a half long.  Andrew’s segment starts roughly 55 minutes into the clip.  You can’t hit what you can’t touch!

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/4/09)

Andrew Johnson absolutely killed it at his workout with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints on hand.  Dynasty is two-years-old today.  Happy birthday to us.  Become a fan of Dynasty on Facebook.  Looking like we will have at least one client start in AA this year and a few at High A.  Austin’s busy […]

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Darius Heyward-Bey Could Be One Of Nine CAA Clients Taken In The First Round

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) seems to be doing a good job marketing one of the nine CAA clients that Brandon Thorn predicts will be selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft.  Darius Heyward-Bey was one of the stars of the NFL Combine and has seen his draft stock rise ever since.  The […]

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Amendment to the NFL Junior Rule

The NFL’s Junior Rule prohibits NFLPA advisors from communicating with a college athlete or any person in a position to influence that college athlete until said player is eligible for the NFL Draft.  From April 10, 2007 until March 25, 2009, the prohibition lasted until an underclassman who applied for special eligibility was placed on […]

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2009 All NFL Draft Sleeper Team

Offense QB – Stephen McGee ~ Texas A&M = Another guy who lit it up at his pro day. He also can really run (4.6). Has a pretty decent set of tools to develop into a solid backup. RB – Cedric Peerman – Virginia = His attitude is what I love. A very serious guy […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (3/20/09)

I absolutely love the Geico Kash logo.  So Akron’s Pro Day was pushed back a week.  At first, I was upset.  Now, I realize that it may be a good thing.  Our guys will continue to eat well and train, and hopefully the change of date will allow more scouts to attend the Pro Day.  […]