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College Hockey Player And Coach Suspended For Not Filling Out Form
Here's a heartwarming story for the holiday season about a college hockey coach who did the right thing, a player who did nothing wrong, and the insipid bureaucracy that suspended them both, apparently just for the hell of it....
Should You Try To Eat Your Marijuana During A Police Stop?
Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne was arrested for possession of weed and Adderall, which he'd hidden in a giant Hershey's kiss ornament in his friend's car. Should he have tried to eat the weed instead? Here again is our guide on the matter. ...
The NCAA Is Not Going To Tolerate Excess Education
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
Swee'pea And The Shark: The Struggle For The Soul Of A Playground Hero
Originally published in the November 1992 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with permission. An afterword from the author follows....
Florida State Is Historically Dominant: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
Why The Arguments Against NCAA Pay-For-Play Suck
NCAA president Mark Emmert, speaking Wednesday at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, pooh-poohed the idea of paying collegiate athletes. "There's certainly no interest [among college presidents] in turning college sports into the professional or semi-professional," Emmert said. He added: "I th...
Which Experts Predicted A Florida St.-Auburn BCS Title Game?
Originally published on Pundit Tracker....
John Henson And His T-Shirt Think The NCAA Is A Scam
Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson spent three years at the University of North Carolina before jumping to the NBA, and it looks like those three years as a Tar Heel left him with a pretty solid understanding of what the NCAA is really about. You're all right, John Henson....
Mark Emmert Rowed Back On The One-And-Done Rule Today
NCAA president Mark Emmert spoke at a public forum earlier today, and he said some surprising things about the one-and-done rule that prevents high school basketball players from skipping college and jumping straight to the NBA. ...
Classic College Football Programs With Character
So in case you don't know from A Continuous Lean do yourself a favor and check it out. It's a consistently smart, stylish, and elegant place. ...
When Alabama Loses, The Earth Shakes: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
Did The NCAA Screw Up Another Player Health Decision?
As a near universal rule, the NCAA makes bad decisions. So when I heard that the NCAA had recently made a controversial decision pertaining to student-athlete health, a decision that incited the ire of the American Society of Hematology, I reflexively assumed the NCAA had once again screwed up. Now ...
Cut Off From The Herd
Dig S.L. Price's 1997 SI feature on Randy Moss:...
Three Gigantic Hits On A Ridiculous DIII Punt Return
Just look at these blocks. Three de-cleaters in one play! All legal(ish)! ...
A.J. McCarron, Boring Heisman Hopeful: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
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Chane Behanan's 2012 Final Four Ring Is Up For Auction [Update]
And that's a problem, because Chane Behanan is still in college....
BC's Andre Williams Runs Like He's Got A Super Mario Invincibility Star
Boston College running back Andre Williams leads all FBS running backs with 2073 rushing yards, good for an average of 6.5 yards per carry. The senior's a potential Heisman finalist, and to help his case, someone put together a video of him bowling over opponents to the Starman music from the Super...
Jameis Winston Isn't The Only Problem Here: An FSU Teacher's Lament
We love the game. We love the players, too, even when they scare us....
The BCS Has One Last Screwjob Left In It: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
College Basketball Can't Handle Jabari Parker
Just five games into his college career, it's already frighteningly obvious that Duke freshman Jabari Parker is different from you, me, his teammates, his opponents, and every other college player in the country....