Member Log In/Out
Subscription Information
Subscription Renewal
My Profile
Search
Home
Best Quotes
Guest Commentaries
Archive
Academics
Arms Race
Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Coaching
Compliance
Conferences
D2/D3/NAIA
Facilities/Operations
Fundraising/Boosters
Gender Equity/Title IX
Haves/Have-Nots
Leadership
Marketing/Licensing
Minority Hiring/Race
Motivation/Inspiration
NCAA
Nicknames/Mascots
Recruiting
Reform
Revenues
Salaries
Sports Law
Sports Media
About Us
Advisory panel
Staff
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
THE
LEFT
COLUMN
Nicknames/Mascots
July 2010
The ‘Acronymization’ of school names
WKU (aka: Western Kentucky U, or “Western”) is the latest school to take charge of its branding efforts by adopting a catchy acronym. Lexington Herald-Leader, 7-11-10
June 2010
“Hostile and abusive” trumps again
D2 Newberry College becomes the latest (and last?) school to succumb to NCAA pressure to drop its former Native American nickname (the Indians). The State, 6-8-10
April 2010
College FB's best home-field advantages
Home games result in more W’s than away games, but for some football programs the advantage is more pronounced than others.
Sporting News, 4-27-10
December 2009
Top 10 College Football Trophies
College football has historic and unique trophies. Here are ten of the most unique. Real Clear Sports, 11-17-09
September 2009
Clips Blog Review: Uni Watch
Clips Blog Review
Nope, you haven’t missed any, this is the first-ever Clips Blog Review. And it won’t be the last. Clips Blog Squad, 9-7-09
Top 10 College Football Entrances
From the distinctly creative lists section of RealClearSports come the loudest, most intimidating and fan-invigorating college football psych-outs.
RealClearSports, 9-1-09
August 2009
This Year’s Top Selling Colleges and Manufacturers for Licensed Products
The Collegiate Licensing Company Names Top Sellers: University of Texas, EA Sports, Nike and the J&W Interests Inc. press release, Collegiate Licensing Company, 8-14-09
A Midsummer Night’s Pleasure
Clips Eyewitness Report
The Penn State College of Communications staged a “Networking at The New York Times” on Wednesday, Aug. 4, and the Clips Truth Squad was there. Clips Eyewitness Report, 8-5-09
Mascot mania
Among the unique attributes unique to college football / basketball are the real, “live” mascots that patrol the stadiums and arenas to juice up the faithful and entertain the kiddies. Here’s the take by the Washington Times on the best, the silliest and the most recognizable. Washington Times, 6-16-09
March 2009
Changing Nicknames and Mascots: Right or Wrong?
Three years after the NCAA actions, few schools still have Native American imagery. And some schools are nickname or mascot-free. USA Today, 3-2-09
October 2008
The Least Frightening Mascots
Here’s a group of kinder, gentler mascots to make kids smile.
Love of Sports.com, 10-18-08
July 2008
One site’s opinion: 11 ugliest college FB uniforms
Campus Squeeze, 7-28-08
April 2008
Mascot Update
Chronicle of Higher Education, 4-11-08
January 2008
A mid-major makes major strides
FAU press release, 1-18-08
When you say ‘logo’ I think ‘brand’
Clips Guest Commentary by John Cimperman, SportsBusiness Journal, 1-14-08
October 2007
"Banned” Chief Illiniwek resurfaces at U-Illinois
New York Times, 10-28-07
September 2007
Carnivore mascot in the limelight
New York Times, 9-9-07
August 2007
Pet Heaven (SEC mascots)
The Tennessean, 8-4-07
June 2007
A Banana Slug is a Banana Slug is a Banana Slug
CBS Sportsline, 6-1-07
May 2007
Golden Knights spiff up their look
U-Central Florida press release, 5-4-07
March 2007
Unabusive and unhostile? You decide.
Hendrix College press release, 3-20-07
February 2007
The Chief's Last Dance
Chicago Tribune, 2-16-07
Pirates, Copy-Cats and Counterfeiters
macon.com, 2-5-07
January 2007
Jayhawks and WuShocks and Powercats, oh my
Wichita Eagle, 1-18-07
January 2001
Love and Basketball: John Wooden as Coach
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author probes some unique slants of John Wooden’s mastery of coaching. Pat Dobel, Point of the Game.com, 6-10-10
January 2000
ESPN BCS deal: Fan deprivation?
BE public access
ESPN experts say that most sports viewers are hooked up to a cable or satellite service, more so than stats indicate. SportsBusiness Journal, 1-4-10
<<
Start
<
Prev
1
2
Next
>
End
>>
Page 1 of 2