Topic: College Football

The Flutie Effect

20 years ago today, an undersized quarterback named Doug Flutie improbably threw a 48-yard touchdown pass in the waning seconds to beat Miami in what is arguably the best play in college football history. (A BC grad myself, that play ...READ»

Sports: Is This New Football Startup Made to Stick?

If you knew who Marcus Katz was, you would probably think he's crazy. Katz is a San Diego entrepreneur who made his money in private school loans. And now he's committed $75 million to start a new professional football ...READ»

Sports Business: College Football Fans Vote With Their Eyes

College football is dead to me. And, apparently, if TV ratings are any type of accurate gauge, more and more sports fans share that sentiment. The average ratings for Fox's four Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games fell 13 percent ...READ»

Star Power: Dr. Andrews' Patient List is a Veritable Who's Who of Sports

Andrews has treated thousands of athletes in his 35-year career. How many of the 88 Hall of Famers, all-stars, and up-and-comers do you recognize?READ»

• The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor
• High Profile Sports Patients of Dr. James Andrews
• Big Game Trophy Hunter

Leadership: When to Say Good-Bye

Tens of millions of Baby Boomers will be retiring over the next decade. Organizations are working diligently to plan for their replacements as leaders as well as hiring new recruits to fill new positions that open up due to ...READ»

From Super Bowl to Super Sales

What a salesperson can learn on a football field.READ»

The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor

James Andrews has become a hidden force in sports -- rescuing careers, changing the outcome of games, and making billions for stars and teams -- by mending the world's best athletes (like the 62 pros on the previous pages) and driving medical innovation.READ»

• From Under the Knife to the Hall of Fame
• Dr. James Andrews' All-Star Baseball Team
• How Surgery Led 12 Star Quarterbacks to Victory

Protect This House

Kevin Plank's improbable hit -- a sweat-wicking undershirt -- kicked off the fastest-growing category of sportswear. Now Nike and other megabrands are in hot pursuit of Under Armour. Welcome to the disrupter's dilemma.READ»

Can You Go Home Again?

Hey, here's an idea: This isn't kausfiles or Andrew Sullivan's site, so I'm going to venture into the humble, peaceful world that I like to call work. Specifically, the question today is whether you should accept an offer to return ...READ»

Leadership: Lasting Lessons

So what can a retired collegiate football coach who has not coached a game since the 1989 season teach us about leadership? Plenty, if you are Bo Schembechler, head coach at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989. His lessons ...READ»

Fast Talk: The Mentor's Mentors

We asked top leaders about their mentors. What did they learn? What lessons do they still apply? What do they pass on to mentees of their own?READ»

The Leading Edge - "You gotta love the bastards!"

Sean Brawley is an "ego less" coach. That means it's much more important to him that his clients succeed than that he be right. I could learn a thing or two from him in that area. Anyway, we were recently speaking and I was telling ...READ»

Nike Designers to Tackle College Football With Pro-Combat Gear

Nike's new mantra should be Just Re-Do It. In recent years they've successfully tackled everything from Olympic running shoes to swimsuits, to creating a essentially an elaborate pedometer that plays music, the Nike Plus. Next up, ...READ»

Do Roses Come With Thorns, or Do Thorns Come With Roses?

It’s getting to the end of the year, and my annual two week holiday.  I will blog this week, and then take off for two weeks.  My first post of 2009 will appear on Monday, January 5.  So that means I will be working very hard at ...READ»

ReaderSpeak: Everyone Loves Their Own Ideas

How to lead change initiatives from the rearREAD»

Everyone Loves Their Own Ideas

How to lead change initiatives from the rearREAD»

My Greatest Lesson

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