Job is Professor of Sport Business at Ohio University and long time member of The Drake Group. Views posted here are solely my own-so deal with it.
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B. David Ridpath retweeted
Welcome back Dante Fabbro ‼️#CBJ
The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Dante Fabbro off Injured Reserve.
cbj.co/fabbro-102726
B. David Ridpath retweeted
So how did #OhioState’s J.J. Sullinger end up donating a kidney to #Buckeyes teammate Terence Dials?
Both guys were kind enough to share the story with me. Grab the tissues and give it a read.
dispatch.com/story/sports/co…
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Rick Pitino explains how paying players has both created more parity in college 🏀 and led to a better product on the floor.
Talent is more widely distributed.
Making it more important to perform adequate due diligence on players.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Men's college soccer celebrated its move to a fall-spring season. But behind the scenes, there's a strong push to block it.
~150 schools have submitted rescission votes. The NCAA D-1 board will discuss today.
News + explainer, free to read @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7726710…
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Interesting data from @AspenInstSports on the participation numbers of youth sports. Some of this data could be misleading, but there are some clear trends.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Progress deserves recognition. But progress also creates responsibility.
Watch the replay of Dr. Donna Lopiano’s full keynote: youtu.be/ufFiWzaOets?si=3U1_…
#CultureInSports #WomenInSports #GirlsInSports #DonnaLopiano #SportsLeadership #WomenInLeadership #TitleIX #GenderEquity
B. David Ridpath retweeted
"The playing field is level. They're all professional athletes being paid. What's taking place between the lines, the actual play, away from the courts and all the problems we're experiencing, is the best basketball I've seen in 20 years."
Rick Pitino on the state of CBB:
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Brilliant.
Rick Barnes said today he has an idea for the NCAA.
Clear all the fifth-year players looking for eligibility in the courts. Then take all the money that would've been spent on legal fees and give it to the Olympic sports that need it.
🔗 on3.com/teams/tennessee-volu…
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Makes sense.
But this is the NCAA we’re talking about.
History shows it would rather spend money on lawyers to ensure athletes can’t get paid or can’t play, than use that money to benefit athletes.
Rick Barnes said today he has an idea for the NCAA.
Clear all the fifth-year players looking for eligibility in the courts. Then take all the money that would've been spent on legal fees and give it to the Olympic sports that need it.
🔗 on3.com/teams/tennessee-volu…
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Tim @TimBrando went to give it to him, arguing for naming
#DaleBrownCourt.
And he gave it ALL to him.
And the court was appropriately, if tardily, named for the great Coach Dale Brown.
#RIPDaleBrown #DaddyDale
"He's 85 years old. He's still helping people."
An emotional @TimBrando pleads his case for "Dale Brown Court" Friday to the #LSU Board of Supervisors.
"I'm biased here. I love Dale Brown." @LSUBasketball @WAFB
B. David Ridpath retweeted
This new 5 in 5 lawsuit by a class of 2022 Miami of Ohio women’s 🏀 player makes two arguments.
1. She should be allowed to play under the terms of the new eligibility rule, because it doesn’t exclude the class of 2022.
2. The Ohio executive order makes her eligible.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
Happy 78th birthday to Kentucky’s beloved and iconic Dan Issel!
Dan played three seasons at UK and became its all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Records he still holds 56 years later.
His professional career spanned 15 years, and when he retired in 1985, he was the 5th leading scorer in professional basketball history and 15th leading rebounder (ABA and NBA combined). Let that sink in.
He led his teams to six championship series, including winning the 1975 ABA championship with the Kentucky Colonels.
Dan is a great and gracious gentleman whom we can never adequately thank for all the wonderful memories he’s given us. But we can still try.
Happy birthday to a legendary human being, Dan Issel!!
And thank you!!
@abathrowbacks ; @COLCOMEBACK ; @nba2lou
B. David Ridpath retweeted
For those of you that don’t know, this is Dan Issel 🐴💙🤍
Dan turned 78 today.
He was a Kentucky standout and is the leading scorer in school history.
He was an ABA star and champ and when combined with his NBA stats, is the 14th leading scorer in pro hoops history.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
The Athletic: Adam Fantilli finishes a dazzling play less than a minute into overtime to give #CBJ a much-needed 2-1 OT win over #VGK.
Power play snaps 0-for-22 slump w Fantilli’s goal, while Cam Talbot makes 26 saves in Nationwide
nytimes.com/athletic/7721620…
B. David Ridpath retweeted
What has parity has wrought, Week 8 edition ,,,
--Kentucky, after 8 weeks, leads the SEC after beating Vandy.
--There are 3 undefeateds— one of them UCLA is the only undefeated team among the Power 2. Miami and ... Utah are the others.
--That mushroom cloud you see over Eugene is Oregon being knocked out of the national picture by Illinois. The preseason no 1 in some quarters is now 4-3.
--New Mexico has the nation's no 1 scoring defense after beating North Dakota St 21-13. The Lobos lead the Mountain West and are in the thick of the g6 playoff berth chase. Ticket manager/coach Jason Eck, a hot coaching property, and his Lobos played before the largest unm crowd in 21 years.
--No 25 Arizona controls its own destiny in the Big 12 and, consequently, for a playoff berth.
--Per CBS Sports, the last time FBS had 3 or fewer undefeated teams by OCT 24 was 1977 -- the year before FBS was created.
--Wake Forest is 6-1 having won four Power Four games on the road.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
#CBJ win 2-1 in overtime over Vegas. Adam Fantilli notches his 7th career GWG and 3rd career OT goal in the victory.
Cam Talbot turned aside 26 shots and Kent Johnson with assists on both Jackets goals in the win.
B. David Ridpath retweeted
#CBJ win 2-1 in OT. Fantilli a one-timer from the right circle.
Power play goal snaps an 0-for-22 with a man-advantage.