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This is a slide from my presentation at the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Conference I'm giving this afternoon. The title of my presentation is "Big Problems Require Bold Solutions: What Needs to Change in Sports Administration?"

The concept this week. You don’t need luck; you need to do your best. As a football fan, I always look forward to the upset victories. Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals have made it increasingly difficult for smaller colleges to compete with the traditional powerhouses in the current college football landscape. Insert Northern Illinois’ upset victory over #5 Notre Dame. Notre Dame paid NIU almost 1.5 Million dollars to play them in South Bend, under the pretense that they would win big. As the number 5 ranked college football program in the country, Notre Dame was favored to win by four touchdowns against NIU. Last week, Notre Dame beat nationally ranked Texas A&M in College Station, and everyone believed that the Fighting Irish were on their way to the College Football Playoffs. Not so fast, my friends (Lee Corso Voice). NIU’s starters were primarily juniors and seniors who had been in the program for a long time. They know exactly what’s required; they have 10k+ hours in the program. After NIU beat ND, the post-game reporter asked the NIU head coach, Thomas Hammond, what he shared with the team to inspire them to win. Hammond responded, “I told my team we didn’t need luck; we just needed our best.” Don’t bet on luck this week if you don’t have to. Trust and believe in your best. Believing and obsessing about improving your best helps you avoid being outcome-oriented, keeps you present, and helps you progress towards that ‘big opportunity’. Look at this post-game interview! I love College Football for this reason. #MusaMonday #MondayMotivation

High school sports in Texas is on a different level

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I really enjoyed writing this article about the Texas Christian University football team! The Big 12 conference is hosting its football media days ahead of another exciting season! Coach Sonny Dykes talked to the media about what he sees in this year’s team and what he has learned in his role as head coach for the last two seasons. To read my article, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/gDdSRU8Y

Interesting article about my colleague Michael Sheridan who practices collegiate sports law:

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Per a new survey by The Harris Poll and Sportico, here are the political leanings of major sports league's fan bases.➡️ https://lnkd.in/eGs2EgFx ➡️ LIV Golf was one of just two major professional sports leagues and governing bodies whose “close followers” in America lean left, with 51% of its fans identifying as liberal. ➡️ The most partisan fan base, our survey found, belongs to college football, with 58% of that group identifying as leaning conservative Work by Daniel Libit and Eben Novy-Williams

Absolutely delighted to chat with Oliver Hinds about Sports Law and what it means for his wonderful Sports Law blog