The Sport Professor Podcast provides a smart insightful look into the world of sports. We seek to satisfy the inquisitive sport management student and the casual and avid sport fan by taking a unique approach to exploring the world of sport and all it encompasses.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Have you ever wondered what the preferred sport of Egyptian kings was? Or why the Romans love bloodsports so much? Or how ancient societies shaped modern day sports? If so, this podcast is for you, as today we will dive into the history and evolution of sport with the hope of providing insight into how ancient societies viewed and engaged in physical activity. So sit back and relax as we discuss The History of Sport in Ancient Societies.
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Have you ever wondered what a fan is or how many there are in America? Or heard sportscasters say football was dying and questioned if it is true? Or ever thought about the value a sport fan brings to a team and why franchises work so hard to keep them coming back for more? If so, this podcast is for you as we seek to tell you, who fans are, what they like, and why all this even matters. Sit back and relax as we deep dive the academics of the sport fan.
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
A common conversation between college professors and students centers around professors offering advice to students on how to be successful in the classroom and set themselves up to land the job they want once they graduate. This episode of The Sport Professor Podcast mimics those conversations and offers tips from professors and former students on how to be a successful college student.
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
The NCAA has been a focal point of sport conversation and debate since its inception in the early 1900s. The organization is polarizing, as almost all those touched by it have strong feelings about a plethora of topics that make up the college sport debate. This notion is voiced well by the current president of West Virginia University Gordon Gee who stated in 2007,
"I am an avid supporter of intercollegiate athletics. But I believe intercollegiate athletics is in danger of losing its direction and its soul. By that I mean it has become corporatized, it has become isolated and it has become disconnected from the vitality and the values of the university."
But where did the NCAA lose its direction? When did it become corporatized? And was college sport every really linked to the values of the university?
Today we will deep dive into the history of college sports and the NCAA to try to answer these questions and more.