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-445 posts tagged "Sports Authority"
Joe Everett | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Believe it or not, college football bowl season is merely 10 days away. There’s nothing quite like spending your Christmas break kicking back, drinking some eggnog and watching college-age dudes trying to salvage some extra meaning to all the work they’ve put in throughout the entire year. With 40 extra games of college football to
Troy Pride Jr. | Tuesday, December 4, 2018
One area I feel very passionate about is head injuries in football. With the recent surge of information and knowledge about the significance of repeated head injuries in football, there has almost been a mass scare of what to do about this issue. While the idea of concussions and CTE are very real and have
Ryan Kolakowski | Monday, December 3, 2018
On Wednesday morning, Georgia Tech announced that head football coach Paul Johnson would retire after the Yellow Jackets’ upcoming bowl game, marking the end of an 11-year run for Johnson in Atlanta. The three-time ACC Coach of the Year brought his crafty triple-option offensive scheme to head coaching positions at Georgia Southern, the Naval Academy and
Tom Naatz | Friday, November 30, 2018
Athleticism has never been my thing. For instance, in my two years of youth basketball, I technically never made a basket. I say “technically” because in fourth grade, in the last game of my pathetic career, I actually hit a beautiful shot as I was falling down. However, in the process I traveled so blatantly
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Last week, my colleague Charlotte Edmonds spent some time reflecting on her favorite stadiums. I thought this was an enjoyable read so I figured it was time I do the same, especially after Charlotte visited Yankee Stadium and somehow decided it wasn’t in her best sports venues ever. So, please enjoy the definitive, Lucas Masin-Moyer-approved
Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, November 19, 2018
Having covered Saturday’s game against Syracuse, I got to visit Yankee Stadium for the first time and take in the magnitude of the 27 World Series pennants adorning the stadium. Although it’s arguably lost some of its significance, having been built less than 10 years ago, it was still an awesome experience. The stadium itself
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 16, 2018
Another week of games, another week of college football playoff rankings and another week of Kirk Herbstreit finding a way to explain how Notre Dame will not make the playoff. But fear not, I am here to call him out as the charlatan he is. On Tuesday’s ESPN broadcast, Herbstreit said, “I thought Notre Dame is the
Tom Naatz | Friday, November 16, 2018
This Sports Authority was unplanned. On Thursday night, I visited The Observer’s office to grab a pack of fruit snacks on my way to the library when my friend and colleague, Charlotte Edmonds, asked me what my hottest sports take is. And so here I am. Roger Federer is the greatest athlete of all time.
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 9, 2018
This morning, on my daily procrastination visit to ESPN’s website, I decided to meander over to the NCAA basketball page after frustratingly watching Kirk Herbstreit talk about college football in every clip on the website. As I scrolled down the page, I saw a clip from “First Take” (which, for the record, I absolutely love),
Meagan Bens | Thursday, November 8, 2018
Leather couches in front of huge television screens? Check. A barber shop in the players lounge? Check. Don’t forget the mini golf course. Athletic constructions across the country have set the new standards of what it takes to own a competitive, top-tier college football program. Just take a look at our own school, which is