that disagree with the idea of paying the athletes fail to realize what really goes on behind the scenes. At most Universities around the country the bulk of the income the school receives is brought in through the athletic programs. In fact the football and basketball teams usually bring in enough money to completely pay for the rest of the athletic programs all together. To get a better understanding of how much has changed in the world of college sports a little history must be learned. Sixty
"I'm a Sooner born and Sooner bred and when I die, I'll be Sooner dead!" Hearing this chant from hundreds of people in one place is almost breathtaking. Growing up in Western Oklahoma, every day of the week I was looking forward to the weekend, as if every Saturday were a holiday, to watch Sooner football. Once the topic of college came up, the first place I applied was The University of Oklahoma with full intentions of going here and no where else. The University of Oklahoma is full of tradition
Not all colleges’ focus on ensuring that their athletes succeed both their respective sport and in their education. The University of Oklahoma (referred to as “OU”) demonstrates its commitment to success in the classroom and on the field, by providing students with the Sooner Housing Center. The Sooner Housing Center provides a family-like environment, which ensures OU athletes maintain a strong balance between academics and athletics by emphasizing the athlete’s educational achievements in addition
Paul “Bear” Bryant was one of the top coaches of college football, winning more games than any other coach in history. Paul Bryant, an American college football player and coach, was best known for his time as the longtime head coach at the University of Alabama. Before, Alabama, he coached at the University of Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M. Bryant took an active interest in the players' lives outside of football, but he also was a strict disciplinarian with his players. The legacy of Paul Bear
team from the College of the Holy Cross should find itself in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament was a preposterous notion. But there was Holy Cross, the product of a happy accident rather than a well-conceived plan, preparing to meet Oklahoma for the national title in New York. In March 1947, the team without a home court had appropriated Madison Square Garden. The mecca of basketball rocked to the Crusaders' locomotive cheer: "Choo-choo-rah-rah!" Although basketball traced its origins
Rivalries: A Celebration of the Past in Hopes of Being Remembered in the Future The best college football rivalries intrigue us to a point that we are on the edge of our seats for the entire game, but many people do not know exactly what makes these games so unique. Many rivalries are based off of supremacy in a certain state or in a region. Factors such as trash talking, championship contention, or recruiting implications can play into these games that appear on the schedule every year. There are
characterized as being unsettled. On several different occasions, he has been signed to a contract only to be waived or sent to the practice squad. It should be noted that in 2014, Hurst was ranked as the 51st best corner-back out of 108 according to Pro Football Focus. He has just never seemed to be able to get over the hump and secure a steady place on the roster. To date, Hurst has played a total of one game in the NFL for the Bears. That game came on September 7, 2014 against the Buffalo Bills. In that
the sport of football. While growing up, the boys did not know each other and probably thought they would never have too. But all of that changed with the diagnosis. Billy was born on October 8th, 1987. People he say he came out of the womb carrying a football. Billy Grew up in the suburbs outside of Los Angeles and was the best football player in the league in the entire city. Everyday after school, he would beg his dad to play catch with him or to throw him routes with the football. “Dad why can’t
ill so his mother and bear had to take over the farm for his father. (“Bear Bryant”) When Paul was just thirteen years old he was watching a varsity football practice. At six foot one he was a big thirteen year old and the coach saw the big kid watching them practice. “The coach of the team went up to Bryant and asked him if he had ever played football before. Paul replied, “ This is the first time I had ever seen the game played before.” The coach told him “ you see that boy down there? You just
There is something special about sport rivalries. It does something to the teams involved that you cannot explain. The player’s get ecstatic, the fans are buzzing, the coaches are on there A game, it is a game that you live for. Rivalries develop over time, because they simply play often, with high stakes. A sports rivalry is an intense competition between athletic teams and players. A rivalry causes great emotion. The effects of rivalry bring out the best of teams and players. You either step up
The College Football Playoff National Championship game will take place Monday night, pitting top two teams in the country. In what should be a thrilling battle for college football supremacy, No. 1 Clemson meets No. 2 Alabama Monday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The Tigers and Crimson Tide will square off for just the second title under the new playoff format. Below is a preview of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game. The Path Alabama Crimson Tide
player (and therefore best NFL prospect) is? I can prove who will win the Heisman this year, but should that person be the Heisman winner? Kirk Herbstreit is currently ESPN’s leading college football journalist, and I consider him the undeniable authority on all matters associated with college football. He created his own Website, Heisman Pundit. This Website contains “The 10 Heismandments,” which I think accurately capture the unofficial qualifications that the Heisman panel uses to choose
of college sports. Kyle Hardrick was a D1 athlete at Oklahoma university this college sophomore had had a history of knee problems leading up to this incident. Later on during the 2010-2011 season Kyle had been complaining about knee issues consecutively during this season to come and find out that he had torn his meniscus. Prescribed y one of Oklahoma's doctors the helped Hardrick into rehabilitation, without any knowledge of what the Sooners had later planned to do. Hardrick would later come to
Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Football In Forbes Magazine, David DiSalvo’s article “College football steroid use is rampant and little is done about it” talks about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in college football and its rising use in football today. Everybody always bashes baseball and other sports for steroid use but nobody really cares if it’s used in football and many people are starting to question why. Another question that needs to be answered is how are these football players not getting
Barry Sanders Barry Sanders arguably the best back ever to play the game of football. Barry is not one of those players who is just out there to make money, he loves the game and is always trying his hardest when he is out there. Barry Sanders was born July 16th, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas. He grew up in a family being one of eleven other children. When Barry was a kid he was considered to be too short to play football well at the college level. In fact, his 1,417 yards rushing in his senior year
its ugly head, it would not be appropriate to explain this story without first supplying the background narrative. In the fall of 2014 I decided to open my own sports media company, named Mustard Slinger Sports. It was the beginning of the college football season, and we had just got credentials to cover our first game. It was a game to be contested between TCU and Baylor. The game was considered to be one of the top ten from that seasons play. It involved a late charge from Baylor in the fourth quarter