Private equity firms would run college football much better than school presidents and ADs | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 13, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

As a college football fan, the initial inclination is to recoil at the very idea of our beloved sport getting into bed with a private equity firm and selling its soul for a massive influx of new cash to help fund the expensive impending revenue sharing with athletes. The No. 1 objection you always hear is this: “If a private equity firm gets involved by loaning billions of dollars to college athletic programs across the country, then those firms will have the power to tell college athletic directors and presidents how that money would best be spent.” Question: Is that really such a bad thing? If...

James Tibbs III sends FSU to College World Series for 24th time

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 9, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

TALLAHASSEE — James Tibbs III had all the answers Saturday, except one for Florida State. He’d just hit his third home run of the game, a two-run shot in the top of the 12th inning, to carry the No. 8 seed Seminoles back to the College World Series for the 24h time in defeating UConn, 10-8, and sweeping the Tallahassee Regional. “I sat on the bench and I told the coaches and everybody around us, ‘It’s getting to the top [of the lineup]. It’s done.’ I went up to [first baseman Daniel] Cantu and I was like, ‘I’m going to end it right here.’ “That was pure luck. I was just confident. I was just...

UCF has no answers in loss to FSU in Tallahassee Regional

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Florida State pitcher Jamie Arnold struck out 12 UCF batters through seven innings as the Knights lost to the Seminoles 5-2 in the winner’s bracket of the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday. UCF (36-20) will face Stetson in an elimination game on Sunday at Noon. The Hatters (41-21) advanced with a 4-0 win over Alabama after pitchers Aric McAtee and Anthony DeFabbia combined to pitch a 5-hitter. FSU (44-15) awaits the winner of UCF-Stetson in the championship game (6 p.m.). The regional games were delayed three and a half hours due to weather, with the first pitch for the...

College football is idiot-proof and will thrive despite having to pay players | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

Will you please halt all of the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing? Cease and desist with all of the castigation and consternation. And, for the sake of the late and great Beano Cook, stop with these ridiculous doomsday scenarios that college football is circling the drain now that the NCAA and the power conferences have agreed to allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the 155-year history of the sport. Believe me, college football will not only continue to survive, it will thrive just as it always has for one very simple reason: It’s idiot-proof. Completely and totally idiot-proof. The...

UCF softball drops another game to FSU in NCAA Regional

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

UCF softball couldn’t dig out of an early hole, falling to 15th-seed Florida State, 5-1 on Day 2 of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Saturday at JoAnne Graf Field. Saturday’s game was the second consecutive season in which these two programs have met in the NCAA Regional, with UCF also falling short in a 5-1 loss to FSU on May 20, 2023. The Knights have lost 15 straight to the Seminoles since 2011. Florida State (45-14) scored five runs in the top of the second inning as Amaya Ross opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly. A wild pitch by Knights starting pitcher Kaitlyn Felton (11-6) led to a throwing...

Showcase offered insight into Seminoles’ priorities

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 22, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

By Bob Ferrante Orlando Sentinel Correspondent TALLAHASSEE — No score or stats were kept inside Doak Campbell Stadium for Florida State’s spring showcase, a modified format that coach Mike Norvell has embraced for years. But it did feature 25 minutes of 11-on-11 competition as well as some special-teams drills. The showcase gave fans a first look at 25 newcomers via the transfer portal as well as early enrollees. And for media who have had an open view of this spring’s practices, what was seen over the course of a month lined up with what transpired on Saturday. Here are three takeaways: Offensive...

No. 9-seeded FSU women’s basketball loses to No. 8 Alabama

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 23, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Essence Cody had season highs with 20 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 8 seed Alabama defeated No. 9 Florida State 82-74 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Working inside, the 6-foot-4 Cody more than doubled her average of eight points a game. She also blocked four shots. Her layup on a pick-and-roll gave Alabama (24-9) a 74-69 lead with 2:33 left. “Essence has grown up a lot this year,” Alabama guard Loyal McQueen said. “You know, we need her to be aggressive every single night. We need her to be on the...

No. 3 North Carolina holds off FSU to extend win streak to 10 games

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 28, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

TALLAHASSEE — North Carolina had won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference games by double digits. On Saturday, the Tar Heels showed they could win a game that was tight in the final minutes. RJ Davis scored 24 points and freshman Elliot Cadeau scored a season-high 16 points to help No. 3 North Carolina rally from an eight-point deficit early in the second half and beat Florida State 75-68. Davis shot 9 of 18 from the floor, although he made just 2 of 8 3-point shots, and surpassed the 20-point mark for the 12th time this season. Cadeau shot 8 of 9 from the free-throw line and had six assists...

FSU men’s basketball beaten at home by Clemson

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 21, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

TALLAHASSEE — Chase Hunter scored 14 points and PJ Hall scored 13 as Clemson beat Florida State for the third straight time Saturday, 78-67. The win snapped a string of four losses in five games for Clemson (13-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) and snapped Florida State’s run of five straight wins. The teams played to a 30-30 draw through the first half. The Tigers opened the second with a 9-2 run and never trailed the rest of the way. Florida State got within 39-37 on a 3-pointer by Darin Green Jr. and Taylor Bol Bowen hit the second of two free throws at about the five-minute mark to make...

College ADs cower in the presence of coaching super-agent Jimmy Sexton | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 17, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

Who do you think is the most powerful person in college football? SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey? Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti? NCAA President Charlie Baker? College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock? Influential ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum? Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong. You’re not even close. It’s college football coaching super-agent Jimmy Sexton, the man who has literally and legally convinced college athletic directors to sign away mega-millions, if not billions of dollars, in one-sided coaching contracts to his grateful clients over the years. Sports agent Jimmy...

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