Posted on: 31 Mar 2024
Okay, I won’t hide the ball: my answer to the question, “Should college athletes be paid?” is a resounding, “Yes.” But before I go through the reasons why (and some countervailing streams of thought as well), I think it’s important to place the question in the larger context of money in college sports. Why? Because […]
Posted on: 25 Mar 2024
I was lucky enough to have access to quality learning environments/study spots throughout my entire academic career. In high school, I routinely took advantage of my town’s spacious but cozy public library. At college, I loved making use of my dorm building’s small, quiet study rooms. And when I started grad school, I was thrilled […]
Posted on: 18 Mar 2024
I am far from a college sports diehard. I didn’t play football growing up, so I never cultivated an emotional connection to any of the mainstays of the premiere collegiate sport, like powerhouse legacies, rivalries, and awe-inspiring stadiums. Nor did I attend a Division I behemoth where sports are a pillar of student culture. And […]
Posted on: 08 Mar 2024
All-Time Women’s College Basketball Scoring – I was never the biggest fan of British tennis great Andy Murray. His on-the-court demeanor always struck me as a bit whiny; more often than not, I found myself actively rooting against him. But in 2017, during a Wimbledon post-match press conference, he made me a fan for life. […]
Posted on: 01 Mar 2024
Before we dive into the best and loudest college football stadiums, it’s a sad truth that stadiums are a notorious drain on public resources: studies show that the economic impact of stadiums is negligible at best and detrimental at worst, and since stadiums are often subsidized by taxpayers, they divert money and resources away from […]
Posted on: 24 Feb 2024
I recently wrote a few other college football-related articles for College Transitions, one on the biggest college football rivalries, one on the college football teams with the most championships, and another on the highest paid college football coaches. I’ve ingested more college football history and lore in the past few months than I did over […]
Posted on: 22 Feb 2024
College football means a lot to a lot of people. I get it—college is a big part of American culture. For those of us who went to college, it can play a formative role in our identities. College can be an expression of one’s hometown, home state, or family legacy. College grads are proud of […]
Posted on: 05 Feb 2024
Fordham University, where I was an undergrad, is not a big sports school. As a result, I was never initiated into the ritualistic world of tailgating and fight songs, homecoming traditions and bowl game aspirations. And although college sports still, to some extent, remain alien to me, they’re becoming more and more difficult to ignore. […]