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Student athletes entertain fans at their local resident arena, which generated five million and six hundred thousand dollars in ticket sell in 2012 (National College Athletic Association). This is not fair to student athletes that are solely responsibility for contributing to these financial statistics. Student athletes are leaders in the classrooms and on the field. Student athletes uphold the standards requirement by the NCAA to maintain their eligible to play sports. As leader on the field

The crowd at the University of Phoenix stadium grew antsy as Cam Newton took the snap from shot gun and handed the ball off to University of Auburn running back Michael Dyer. Dyer tucked the hand off into his right hand, shuffled right to avoid his blocking lineman, and lunged past a University of Oregon defender just as he was being wrapped up by another Oregon linebacker. The linebacker spun Dyer in an attempt to wrestle him to the ground but somehow, in a feat of extreme effort, balance, and body

It's a crazy world that we live in. So crazy, in fact, that even when a coach turns a blind eye while a massive sexual assault scandal implodes the very program he helped turn into a national powerhouse, is still considered one of the premiere coaching candidates in college football. Art Briles, the soon-to-be 61-year old former Baylor Head Coach is looking for work. His entire life, both playing and coaching has been spent in the state of Texas, dating back to his playing days from 1974-1977 for

College Athletes Kim Kardashian’s ex lover is not just famous for dating a “Kardashian”; he was more famous for the controversial issue with the NCAA due to proceeds given to him for his ability on the field. Reggie Bush made a lot of accomplishments while being a college athlete. Because of his skills, he was rewarded an amount of money. While Reggie Bush was playing at the University of Southern California, statistics show that the college generated roughly fifty-five million dollars. That’s

Shalah Newsome SPM 2000 Assignment 2: Business Principles Applied to Sport First Principle Area • The management principles are very important in the Football Bowl Association. Their main objective is the following; “The 41 bowl games aim to create a unique experience for the fans that travel and show support beyond the regular season games.”(FBA) The Football Bowl Association strives through the fans they gain from various college football games. They have to plan and organize 41 bowl games that

schools that possibly operate in a deficit would be the smaller, less popular schools. Although to help out, the BCS, Bowl Championship Series, gives 83.4% of their $174 million in revenue from 5 bowl games to 6 different conferences. When the conferences develop the money, they split the money with the colleges of their conference. For example, in 2007, the $36 million made from the BCS championship game was disrupted to Florida and Ohio State along with their conferences (Saraceno). In addition to

Football is a game that has a major impact on the fans, cities, and history of multiple teams and organizations. Many can connect to the game on an emotional basis and that is why football is such a popular sport today. There have been a lot of people that have contributed to this sport from the beginning to today’s time. They have helped create a basis for the game (rules, field length, field goal size, etc.), decide how to crown a champion, and start organizations to help athletes. There have also

college football has always had difficulties deciding national champions. The BCS National Championship game was thought to give a less prejudice opinion on which teams play in the championship game than humans did. However, it has stimulated more controversy in college sports than Cal-Stanford “The Play.” The problem with the BCS teams is, it chooses two teams that are based on profit, popularity, and record. The BCS is in need of replacement by a playoff system because with a playoff system college

and has three children. Prior to coaching Ohio State he retired from coaching was working as a sports analyst for ESPN. Before retiring and working for ESPN, Coach Meyer was the head coach for the University of Florida. He led the Gators to two BCS championship wins and he held the highest percentages of wins for any active college football coach. (www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com). Tubbs, (2012) defines leadership as, “influencing others to accomplish

Sports have always served as a distraction from the rest of the world, and hopefully, the Badgers will gain some votes of their own as the season winds down. With wins over Nebraska and Northwestern in the past two weeks, Wisconsin sits at No. 7 in the college football rankings. With a few weeks left in the regular season, and then conference championship games, there is still plenty of time for the Badgers to make their move. If they win out and win the conference championship game, it will be hard