Author Archives: Deron Snyder
NBA’s Loss Is College Hoops’ Gain
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By DERON SNYDER North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Kentucky coach John Calipari and Ohio State coach Thad Matta owe a debt a gratitude to the NBA. Because without the ongoing labor dispute, the coaches likely would have less star power … Continue reading
Beware When Coaches Become Deities
By DERON SNYDER We’ll never forget that line last March, as the Ohio State football program was unraveling, when president E. Gordon Gee was asked about possibly firing Jim Tressel. “Are you kidding?” he said. “I’m just hopeful that the … Continue reading
Blame Penn State Riots On Joe Paterno
If the stubborn coach had retired instead of forcing trustees to fire him, the reaction would have been much tamer.
No Happy Valley Until Whole Place Purged
By DERON SNYDER If Penn State coach Joe Paterno and Penn State president Graham Spanier are employed as you begin reading this column, they shouldn’t be by the time you’re finished. For anyone who disagrees, I suggest some additional reading … Continue reading
Rally For Joe Paterno An Insult To Victims
By DERON SNYDER The disgust generated by Penn State’s swirling child-abuse scandal rose another level Tuesday night when Joe Paterno — smiling and laughing — emerged from his house to address a raucous crowd that was chanting his name. “We … Continue reading
Floyd Mayweather Should Put Up Or Shut Up
By DERON SNYDER There’s only one fight that every boxing fan wants to see, and it’s not Floyd Mayweather Jr. against fill-in-the-blank. It’s Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, a bout that would pit the world’s two top pound-for-pound boxers. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
March For Equality Outside The Lines Continues
By DERON SNYDER Bobby Mitchell paused and stared ahead for several seconds. Moderator Maury Povich had just posed a loaded question to the NFL Hall of Famer who integrated the Washington Redskins in 1962 and later served as the team’s … Continue reading
Ndamukong Suh Shows Smarts, Initiative
By DERON SNYDER After he was selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NFL draft, Ndamukong Suh didn’t waste time making his mark. Suh — whose full name is pronounced “En-dom-ah-ken Soo” — won multiple Rookie of the … Continue reading
Mike Shanahan On The Hot Seat After 23 Games
By DERON SNYDER Once again, it’s time to check off some items on my “TIDU List” – Things I Don’t Understand: • Why the heat on Mike Shanahan has risen since Sunday. Folks are aghast at the Redskins’ three-game losing … Continue reading
Reforms Won’t Solve NCCA’s Problems
By DERON SNYDER Paying college athletes always has seemed wrong to me for a number of reasons. All college athletes aren’t big revenue producers. There’s no way to devise an equitable compensation system. Athletes in nonrevenue sports need the funds … Continue reading
