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“Growing up doesn’t mean getting older”….”Drive,” Ben Rector The end of the first half of 2021 brought a rush of career changes for people, as fiscal years ended and budgets opened up, or contracts ended, and some made the decision to move ahead and see what’s next. I have written about the personal impact Marv …
There it was this morning, news that one of the major leagues had brought on a prominent “influencer” and TikTok star to help them as an advisor. All well and good, another league trying to make a splash by involving someone with a larger following who may have an interest in the game, someone who …
Looking forward to a summer of learning and reading as we head back to normal…or at least some form of normal, I wanted to flag a few on the shelf or already done. All worth your time and the lessons, and storytelling, therein. When we did our podcast a few weeks ago with Will Leitch, …
I have heard several times in the past year about the “Newspaper strike theory.” The theory goes that if a consumer doesn’t have something for 28 days, he or she will form new habits and will rarely change back. It is the reason, the theory surmises, as to why newspaper strikes rarely if ever lasted …
The NFL Draft in its current condensed form still leaves a host of players with great talent and potential on the table. Maybe that was less of a case when the draft went on for 10, 11, 12 rounds and had territorial picks and many other nuances that pulled young players into the fold of …
It’s always great to be learning, and this weekend we got a little peak into seeing how the effective social media sausage gets made yet again. Picture if you will next week at the NFL Draft and Trevor Lawrence goes with the top pick. He gets his hat, does his socially distanced interview and instead …
“We do it all the time in practice, and he (Jalen Suggs) usually makes the shot, it did not surprise me at all.” Those words from Gonzaga coach Mark Few really ring true on many levels when thinking about how Jalen Suggs banked in overtime buzzer beater can resonate in a new world order of …
Let’s think forward and back for a second, to March Madness past, and the one if not next year, but in two years. Think back to Christian Laettner’s buzzed beater to oust Kentucky, or Kris Jenkins’ championship shot for Villanova against North Carolina, or read this great story from Philly.com about the shot that rocked …
There is a scene in the TV show “The Odd Couple” where Felix and Oscar are trying to fly to Houston together to help eliminate Felix’s fear of flying. It was optimal as Oscar was going to cover a Houston vs. San Diego NFL game and they could travel together. The problem was the plane …
It’s hard to argue that the NFL has made great strides in innovation, disruption and fan engagement in 2020. One of the leaders in the area doing the listening and pushing forward is Blake Stuchin, Vice President of Digital Media Business Development at the NFL. We spent some time on our podcast with Blake to …