Gridiron football

The Tiger Effect Golf is defined simply as a game where wooden or metal clubs are used to hit a small, white ball into a hole. One of the oldest structured games in existence, golf traces its roots back to Scotland in the 1400’s. Throughout centuries, golf has been a game enjoyed almost exclusively by affluent white males, largely because club memberships are expensive and restrictive. That all changed in 1996, when a young African American prodigy erupted on the scene, changing the…

In the article “College Football: Don’t Pander to Bettors,” the Christian Science Monitor editorial board argues that ESPN should have its coverage of college football cater less to those who might be gambling on the games. The article foolishly notes that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) stands against betting on college sports, but that despite this stance ESPN has begun to provide “cover alerts” and other betting-related information during its broadcasts of college games.…

sports team would be beneficial to the city of Birmingham, Alabama. A professional sports team could boost the city’s tourism substantially and possibly grow its population. The team would need to be from one of the country’s 5 biggest sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, or Hockey. There are reasons why Birmingham never had a professional sports team. The State of Alabama has always been dominated by the two college sports programs, Alabama and Auburn. These two college’s sports…

The NCAA is a multi-billion-dollar company. There are many sports fans that enjoy watching college athletics compared to a professional sport. The NCAA knows that millions of people are willing to pay absurd amounts of money for tickets, merchandise, etc. In 2015 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four the least expensive seat in the house was $1,151.98, per CBS Detroit and TiqIQ (Peebles). This was the least expensive seat among a crowd of 143,387 people. (Peebles). The Final game was watched by more…

Five Great Extracurricular Activities for Sports Management Students Five Great Extracurricular Activities for Sports Management Students Great career possibilities develop for those students who earn sports management degrees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, agents and managers of athletes earn salaries that average $97,560. The BLS 2014-15 Occupational Outlook Handbook states that marketing managers for sports teams can earn salaries higher than $100,000 while entry-level coaches…

colleges only offer scholarships to students who have a 30 or above on the act;And almost all universities only offer a full unpaid scholarship if you have a 34 or above on the act and were either valedictorian or salutatorian,but yet most high school football players get full scholarships from universities even though they only have a 2.5 GPA below and they do not even meet the requirements but they get to go to college for free.This is why I want to research How much scholarship money should…

Sports! College! College Sports! What’s not to love about it. Well, there’s the fact that your favorite player isn’t paid. There’s a reason. These all these college athletes work really hard for your entertainment, not to mention to fund their school. Factors like time, merchandise, and management all play into this. Supporting the Payment of College Athletes is supporting the fair payment of hard work. Time. That’s something these athletes give up a lot of to their sport. They also spend more…

The world of men’s college athletics is intense; full of testosterone infused, ultra-competitive athletes and corrupt coaches all vying for a spot in the nation’s biggest championships. So what does this amount to? A friendly bunch of folks all participating in games for the fun of it? While this might be the case for few, the majority of college athletics is much more complex than that. It is a billion dollar business, fueled by a few thousand young men with the carrot of their lifelong…

The Calvin Knights football team has been undefeated since 1879. How is this spectacular feat possible? It has to do with the fact that Calvin does not actually have a football team. And I for one, believe it should stay that way. Despite the many sports fans at Calvin who crave one of America’s favorite past times, the school has yet to assemble a team. Both the Calvin board and others, including me, worry that creating a football team is not in the school’s best interest. The main reason…

Day in the life of an Assistant Athletic Director When going into work there are several things an assistant athletic director has to do each and every day. Some things people know about, but there are also some things people don’t know that the assistant athletic director is doing. This job has a very important role to the flow of things when it comes to athletics. Without an assistant director, that would just put too much work on the head director. With this, “The head director can focus more…