Guest Commentaries

June 2008

Slow economy won't stall rising coach salaries CLIPS EYEWITNESS REPORT At the recent NACDA convention, money was on everybody’s mind. Josh Peter,Yahoo! Sports, 6-12-08

Mike Tranghese's Big East reign had highs and lows CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Conference commissioners – although they come in all shapes and sizes – are all great leaders and consummate negotiators. Among this elite group Mike Tranghese stands out. Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News, 6-5-08

May 2008

If newspapers’ day is done, then who will deliver the news? Clips Guest Commentary Our author takes a sober, jaundiced and brutally straightforward look at the irreversibly changed landscape of print media. Steve Bilafer, SBJ, 5-26-08

Flocking to Football Clips Guest Commentary There's football, and then there's the rest of college athletics. Here are two start-up football programs and the outsized impact that each can have on their respective institutions. By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed.com, 5-20-08

College coaching salaries getting ridiculous CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author says it's time to rein in wild spending by athletic programs at California’s public universities. Daniel Borenstein, Contra Costa Times, 5-10-08

Boycott might open economic discussion for NCAA athletes CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest authors comment on the miniscule voice of basketball players regarding “working-condition reforms in areas of scholarship allotments, practice times, game scheduling and potential financial compensation.” Wow. Mark Nagel and Richard Southall, SportsBusiness Journal, 5-12-08

April 2008

Why NCAA won't pay athletes . . . . CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY While Final Four frenzy is in full swing, our guest author discusses athletic department socialism, NCAA “commercialism” and “unpaid” players Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press, 4-4-08

Just who is the NCAA looking out for? CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author cites the aborted Gridiron Bash as the latest example of the sometimes bizarre Alice in Wonderland rationale for NCAA amateurism rules. Ray Melick, Birmingham News, 4-1-08

March 2008

The Joy of Benchwarming CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY A cult status has emerged for walk-ons who spend a lot of time on the end of the bench. Remember the film Rudy? Brad Wolverton, Chronicle of Higher Education, 3-13-08

Bubbles bursting, buzzer beating and Sunday selecting CLIPS EYEWITNESS REPORT A lifetime UConn fan – a starry-eyed, mouth agape 15-year old - attends his first-ever Big East tournament. Nick Infante, Clips Editor (UConn ’73, ’78)

February 2008

NCAA cheaters, SEC c-ship coaches & the tenuous bubble CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY From a bright and active mind: forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball (three-way calling feature costs extra -- especially in Bloomington). Pat Forde ESPN.com, 2-26-08

Linking season tickets to annual giving can add to bottom line CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author, a ticketing expert of many years, comments on marketing, integration and new revenue streams. By James T. Reese, Cortland State University, SBJ, 2-4-08

Big-time college sports' misdeeds have many enablers CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author laments the “misdeeds, mayhem and miscarriages of justice” around the University of Washington's last good football team, the 2001 Rose Bowl champs. Art Thiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2-1-08

January 2008

Could diversity have prevented volatile images, words? CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author points out that sports has been ahead of the curve in terms of race and sports in America, but recent media gaffs have suddenly put sports behind the curve. Richard Lapchick, SBJ, 1-27-08

October 2007

It’s Not Fair to Compare Penn State and Ohio State CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author digs deep to bring profound PSU perspectives to the surface. Mike Poorman, Centre Daily Times, 10-25-07

November 2006

Canham's common sense CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY The late Michigan athletic director somehow knew how to run a big-time operation while understanding that, in the end, this is just an extra-curricular pursuit. Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports.com, 11-30-06

Application for U. of Iowa Presidency Clips Guest Commentary This is Clips’ first-ever commentary from Wick Sloane, whose spot-on observations are issued with great humor. Wick Sloane, Inside Higher Ed, 11-22-06

Practice Like a Girl, Compete Like a Boy: Training the Total Athlete CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Kathleen DeBoer, Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, takes a critical look at how coaches train males vs. females. 11-15-06

New college tuition: Render unto the IRS CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY We are delighted to present the first Frank Deford Clips Guest Commentary ever, wherein he advocates – only half-kiddingly – the creation of a sister organization to the NCAA . . . . the NCEA: the National Collegiate Entertainment Association. Frank Deford, NPR, 11-15-06

January 2006

Geographically Myopic CLIPS GUEST COMMENTARY Our guest author spotlights the largely undiscovered quality of liberal arts colleges outside the Northeast and the opportunities there for top-notch student athletes. Mark Rodman, 1-20-06

The Best of Both Worlds Clips Guest Commentary D3’s tireless advocate espouses all the reasons why . . . . Dick Quinn, Williams College SID, 1-16-06

Clips doesn’t do scores, but . . . . CLIPS COMMENTARY I stayed up too late, and saw too much. So how could I keep mum about last night’s thrilling Rose Bowl game? Clips Editor Nick Infante, 1-2-06

December 2005

My Wednesday in Manhattan CLIPS EYEWITNESS REPORT . In which your intrepid Clips editor made his way into the bowels of Manhattan to produce an eye-witness report of the 4th Annual Intercollegiate Athletics Forum. Clips Editor Nick Infante, 12-18-05

Necessary Education for the Success of ADs: Presidents' Perceptions RESEARCH STUDY Robert C. Schneider, SUNY Brockport & William F. Stier Jr., SUNY Brockport, posted on Clips, 12-15-05

Of Polar Bears, Michelin Men and Toy Soldiers Clips Eyewitness Report Fresh back from a road trip to Philadelphia, a Plebe Parent offers his take on the pageantry and spectacle that is the Army-Navy game. Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 12-10-05

October 2005

It's so obvious Big East doesn't belong in BCS Clips Guest Commentary This football-challenged conference needs to catch up quickly. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 10-23-05

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