Tag Archives: SXSW

Pay For Play, Someday?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by nickerskine

Former University of Texas Longhorn Emmanuel Acho argued for the student-athlete throughout the talk, claiming that the players do not have an advocate or someone to represent their best interests. He stated that if Colt McCoy’s Longhorns jerseys are being … Continue reading →

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March 9: The U.S. Men’s Soccer team as a potential World Cup Cinderella Story

Posted on March 18, 2014 by nickerskine

Writer – Nick Erskine, Photographer – Nick Erskine Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann delighted the SXSports faithful Sunday afternoon with optimistic rhetoric surrounding USA’s chances during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. In regards to reasons why the United States … Continue reading →

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March 8, 2014 Session: Simmons and Silver discuss how journalists can brand themselves

Posted on March 9, 2014 by nickerskine

This session highlighted the selling of Nate Silver’s http://www.fivethirtyeight.com website to ESPN. Originally a site focused on covering politics, it will now have an increased focus on using sports metrics and analytics in order to maker better sense of sports … Continue reading →

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March 8, 2014 Session: Paying college athletes

Posted on March 9, 2014 by nickerskine

Writer – Nick Erskine, Photographer – Nick Erskine Former UT Longhorn Emmanuel Acho argued for the student-athlete throughout the talk, claiming that the players do not have an advocate or someone to represent their best interests. He stated that if … Continue reading →

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SXSports: Paying student-athletes

Posted on March 9, 2014 by nickerskine

Writer – Nick Erskine, Photographer – Nick Erskine Former UT Longhorn Emmanuel Acho argued for the student-athlete throughout the talk, claiming that the players do not have an advocate or someone to represent their best interests. He stated that if … Continue reading →

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