What is a scholarship? Isn’t it a form of payment to allow a student to go to school at the college or university in question? In the O’Bannon case, it appears to me the student-athletes are getting paid. They are taking a scholarship and in return the colleges are giving them and education and in…
Quarterbacks Lead the List for Heisman Trophy In the history of the Heisman trophy there has been only one repeat champion and that was Archie Griffin back in the mid 70’s. Repeating is very difficult to do. With that being said what is the likelihood of Jameis Winston pulling it off? There are some…
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch- Wrong In Baton Rouge it was announced that 42,000 students in the East Baton Rouge Parish will be provided with free lunch for the school year. The district will take advantage of a new federal initiative that will allow schools in high poverty areas…
Is a four-year college a good investment today?
What’s It Take to Make the Playoffs in MLB? The numbers say you need 88 wins to get in. In an article in the Business Insider it is noted that using 180 teams (since 1996) that 88 is the optimal number. Only sixteen teams have gotten in with less than 88 wins. This…
“What’s for Dinner?” Even a simple question like that can tip the scales for a person that has been dealing with decision after decision in a non-stop fashion. It is called Decision Fatigue. It turns out that making decisions is actually very stressful. As we make hundreds of decisions each day on matters big…
Is Google Justified in Reading Emails? I asked that question because last week Google informed the Houston police that a man has a database of illegal and pornographic images of children. Now we can all agree that one child predator is off the streets. But are they a friend or foe in going further? However,…
Bill Self has no qualms about scheduling the best teams in the country to prepare his team for a deep NCAA run.
Doesn’t matter if you are conservative or liberal, black or white, gay or straight, Christian or atheists this should be your mantra for the upcoming election. This includes Members of the House of Representatives, too.
There are some good non-conference games to pay attention to early in the College Football season. Ole Miss vs. Boise State in Atlanta (Aug. 28) This is an early peak of Boise State to see if they are a legitimate team again this season against a defensive-minded Ole Miss. Penn…