The first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament has grown into somewhat of a nationwide phenomenon. Starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend, time seems to stop — or at least slow considerably — when the first ball is tipped. By now many people have become accustomed to the tournament’s routine and popularity — even [...]
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‘March Madness’ and Money Matters
Posted in Athletics, Miscellaneous, tagged Athletic Revenues, John McCain, March Madness, NCAA Tournament on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I Foresee Forsee Leftovers
Posted in Athletics, Campus security, Faculty and Staff, Presidential search on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There were some other interesting points from my article in today’s Missourian about former Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee’s first official day as UM System president. that there wasn’t room for in print or to integrate online but that I thought were worth including somewhere.
MU Basketball: Forsee was asked for his thoughts on the nightclub fiasco [...]
Missouri ranked No. 1
Posted in Athletics on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Missouri’s football team is ranked No. 1 in national polls for the first time since 1960. The Tigers received 45 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll, while No. 2 ranked West Virginia received 20.
The Tigers’ victory over Kansas marked the seventh time this season that the No. 2 ranked team in the AP poll [...]
"SkYBOX U.”
Posted in Athletics on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Nocero, business columnist at the New York Times, had an interesting piece in Sunday’s Play magazine about a proposal to expand Michigan Stadium to include a bunch of luxury suites. Nocero uses the debate to highlight the “arms race” in college football, even among small programs, to build bigger and better facilities to attract [...]
