The Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize. This has the potential of being a HUGE game-changer in collegiate athletics. If the student-athletes are… Read More ›
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Times Are Good for the ACC
Life has been treating John Swofford well these days. The commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (the conference of my youth) has celebrated the crowning of a college football national champion (Florida State), a Heisman Trophy winner (Jameis Winston), and… Read More ›
Grant of Rights Deal Great for ACC; Cincinnati and UConn Biggest Losers
I wonder what those bloggers are thinking now? Are those haters/hacks from West Virginia sad that the Atlantic Coast Conference is here to stay (at least for the next 14 years)? Those are some of the questions I had on… Read More ›
Grant of Rights Deal Great for ACC; Cincinnati and UConn Biggest Losers
I wonder what those bloggers are thinking now? Are those haters/hacks from West Virginia sad that the Atlantic Coast Conference is here to stay (at least for the next 14 years)? Those are some of the questions I had on… Read More ›
Notre Dame Move to ACC a Win-Win
When the news broke of Notre Dame moving all sports but football to the ACC, I didn’t think it was a good idea. I thought that the ACC allowed the Notre Dame to dictate the terms of their agreement, in… Read More ›
The ACC Is not a Bad Football Conference
People are lining up to take shots at the Atlantic Coast Conference when it comes to football. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon. ESPN’s Pat Forde. Fox Sports’ Petros Papadakis. ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb. I agree that the ACC is such an easy target,… Read More ›