All-America Football Conference

High School Football: Too Dangerous? Stacey Smart Brigham Young University Idaho Abstract This paper discusses the current High School Football program and the debate to either keep it alive, or ban the program. The two differing groups are Cognoscenti, and The MMQB. Cognoscenti consider High School Football to be a high risk to the student’s education and safety. This group wants to see the football program banned from High Schools. The MMQB supports the thought that High…

with their revenue and profit. Professional sports are a part of this as well as big time collegiate athletes and dominant division 1 college programs that have begun to multiply with regard to generation of yearly revenue and profit. Both college football and college basketball have made the greatest advancements over the past twenty to fifty years in terms of revenue and profit. This is mainly due to television contracts and popularity among the general public with attending games and…

exploitation and helps students maintain their education. But is amateurism enough? Even though college athletes are not professionals, college athletes have numerous parallels with professional athletes. For example, college athletes and professionals all spend a significant amount of time practicing their sport. Moreover, professionals and college athletes both generate billions of dollars in revenue. The only substantial difference between college athletes and professional athletes is the…

sports all around the world, everyone wants to be the highest paid professional athlete and all the fame that comes with it. The world famous sport is soccer because the rules are easier and more commonly played but in our American world of sports the game of American football is the most watch and very popular. The National Football League has been Americas sport for the past 80 years and since the 21 century it has skyrocketed. College football hasn’t been as big as professional football but…

Michael Anthony Strahan: Football Player, Philanthropist, and Leader SSG Cater, Matthew D. Small Group Leader: SSG Broughan, Keith R. 24 January 2015 Abstract Michael Anthony Strahan is the embodiment of a leader. Throughout his life, he has carried himself in a manner to which other men should strive. Early in life, Michael Strahan projected a natural ability to lead and succeed. He did not begin to play football until his senior year in high school, but that one year was enough for…

disrespectful for a person who considers themselves a true American. Before almost any event, big or small, all across the United States the playing of the National Anthem occurs. Everyone stands at attention, places their right hand over their heart as they listen in silence and pay respect to the playing of our countries National Anthem. Colin Kaepernick, a man who plays American professional football, in…

the league, divided into two Conferences with sixteen teams each. The two Conferences (AFC and NFC) are then divided into four divisions of four teams each. The champion of each division will then confront each other at the Super Bowl. Over the years, Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowl’s with six championships, and both Dallas Cowboys and Francisco 49ers tie with five wins. 51 Super Bowl’s later, Sunday February 5th, millions celebrated another football game. There were about…

Westbrook left an impact on many from the time he first stepped foot onto Baylor’s football field up until his death. In an interview conducted by John Werner with the Waco Tribune, Werner interviewed Walter Abercrombie. Abercrombie was one person that Westbrook made an impact on. At the time of Westbrook playing, Abercrombie was seven at the time of the historic moment. Abercrombie talked about how the moment that he saw Westbrook play he thought that he could accomplish the same thing.…

either have to be crimson or orange and blue.” Greg McElroy, former Alabama quarterback, adds, “And if you don’t pick either one then they both hate you” (Roll Tide War Eagle). Experiencing this first hand, I have seen this turn from a rivalry to an all out war. There is true hatred in this rivalry. No matter where you go in the state of Alabama, you can be sure to see or hear the battle cries of “War Eagle!” or “Roll Tide!” Just hearing those two words invokes great amounts of passion within…

Throughout the years, many colleges have had much controversy over whether or not athletes should be paid to play in college. This deciding factor is still “no” at the moment but continues to be up in the air about whether or not athletes should get paid. Paying athletes would just lead to loss in revenue as well as other sports on campus that are not as popular, and would also result in greed. Therefor athletes should to not get a salary, and should not be paid for playing a sport. Athletes…