Dr. Chris Stankovich's Articles – November 2010 Archive (11)

Gordon Gee and College Football - a Bad Mix

As an OSU alum and Buckeye supporter, I tried to dismiss Gordon Gee's comments last week about schools like Boise State and TCU. Unfortunately, when I looked at the facts my objectivity got in the way of me being a biased fan --- all three schools have played a similar schedule when looking at their tougher opponents, and Gee's comments also (again) contradict comments he has previously made regarding playoff systems and the professionalization of college sports. …

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 29, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Take the Nerf challenge this Thanksgiving

Nerf sports made us feel as kids like we could one day become pro athletes, especially with the footballs that could easily be launched for what seemed like hundreds of yards! This Thanksgiving I'm encouraging you to pick up one of the latest Nerf products and show the kids in your family that ya still got it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Read Dr. Stankovich's story 11/24/10

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 24, 2010 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Energy drinks could be the latest danger to athletes

In Virginia, energy drinks have been banned, and many more states nationwide are looking to do the same. While everyone agrees steroids are potentially harmful, far fewer people are taking energy drinks very seriously when it comes to potential dangers for athletes - but should they?

Read Dr. Stankovich's story 11/18/10

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 18, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

The Sports Doc Minute: How to overcome fear and choking

Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 15, 2010 at 10:41am — No Comments

3 retro changes the NFL should make

While the NFL deliberates over future safety changes, I have a few FUN changes they should consider -- including stickum, tear aways jerseys, and the one-bar face mask:

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 15, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Sports uniforms - do they matter?

When it comes to sports uniforms, does it really matter what the colors, nicknames, or overall branding of the team look like? Using the example of one NBA team as a case study (the Washington Wizards), I compared my thoughts on how they used to be branded (as the "Bullets") versus their current day and very odd name of "Wizards" (complete with bizarre logo):

Read Dr. Stankovich's article 11/12/10…

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 12, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

How did "America's Team" fail so badly this year?

Wade Phillips is finally out, but was he their biggest problem? Rarely in sports do we see teams projected to potentially be Super Bowl contenders fall to one of the worst teams in the league, but thats exactly what has happened in Big-D.

Read Dr. Stankovich's article 11/9/10

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 9, 2010 at 8:59am — No Comments

Appreciating Joe Paterno

This past weekend Joe Paterno won his 400th game as a coach (all at PSU) ---- his success and longevity are something we can all appreciate:

Read Dr. Stankovich's article 11/8/10

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 8, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

Trash talking

Kevin Garnett is in the news for his recent comment directed at Charlie Villanueva (Charlie V. says Garnett called him a "cancer patient," while Garnett says he only called Charlie a "cancer to the team"). With new technology available today, trash talking has gone from the field/court to becoming a 24/7 ongoing issue, as the latest shots actually came from Twitter. Is it finally time to crack down on trash talking?

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 4, 2010 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Heres what LeBron "should" do

Since he is asking us in his latest Nike commercial about what he "should" do, I have some advice:

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Added by Dr. Chris Stankovich on November 2, 2010 at 11:22am — No Comments

The Favre streak doesn't feel anything like Ripken's

Is Brett Favre putting his consecutive games started streak ahead of what's best for the team? Many critics are starting to think so, making fans wonder when the streak will finally end? And why does this streak feel so different than when Cal Ripken set the mark in baseball???

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