Jimbo's Drinker Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i need to write a topic on the pros and cons of a sports topic...anyone have any good ideas. I want a good thinking outside the box topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 03:51 PM) i need to write a topic on the pros and cons of a sports topic...anyone have any good ideas. I want a good thinking outside the box topic. The Pros and Cons of extending/raising the age limit for the NBA draft GO Edited April 16, 2008 by kyyle23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I'd generally go with the hard salary cap or the age limits for the draft. I think I've done the former for 3 seperate papers/speeches and the latter twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) i need to write a topic on the pros and cons of a sports topic...anyone have any good ideas. I want a good thinking outside the box topic. i believe my roomate sr year of college wrote a huge paper on the pros and cons of having a tournament system for NCAA football, and did a comparison between tv ratings and a whole bunch of other analysis between it and the march madness tourney.. I am always partial to the "hot streak" debate, and whether there is such a thing as "getting hot" or whether its just statistical probability....i believe stephen jay gould, the famous scientists, has a good article arguing that dimaggios hit streak and players getting hot in a bball game is just a function of probability. basically he followed an entire team for an entire nba season and kept track of every shot taken and concluded that making the previous shot, or making some % of the previous handful of shots, had absolutely no bearing on whether you would make your next shot...thus debunking the "hot hand" theory. ive always wanted to write a big thesis on a sports topic, so i have a bunch of ideas...ill post more as they come to my mind Edited April 16, 2008 by daa84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) Pros & cons of eliminating baseball's anti-trust exemption Pros & cons of paying college athletes for participation in sports: (colleges providing some small amounts of cash in addition to tuition to help avoid challenges created by financial hardship... to keep student/athletes in college... cut boosters and other forms of temptation out of the process... that sort of thing) Edited April 16, 2008 by scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Im thinking about talking about how NBA Draft should be the same rules as NFL draft(3 years after graduation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 04:20 PM) Im thinking about talking about how NBA Draft should be the same rules as NFL draft(3 years after graduation) The pros and cons of athletes being role models for young kids/adolescents/young adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Aren't you like 30? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 BCS vs Playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (The Beast @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 04:34 PM) The pros and cons of athletes being role models for young kids/adolescents/young adults. I actually just did a paper on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 QUOTE (AddisonStSox @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 04:57 PM) Aren't you like 30? haha not even close. Grad school paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 A buddy of mine just wrote about the pro's and con's of a playoff in college football over the BCS system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Capping the salaries NFL rookies make so unproven guys dont make more than proven vets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 06:42 PM) I actually just did a paper on that. How did that go for you? It's an interesting debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Economic impact of new stadiums Attendance at sporting events v. world events (increase decrease etc.) Sports as a classroom (mathematics and stats, history, science of a curveball, sports jounalism and literacy, economics, supply and demand, war strategy, social studies referencing Jackie Robinson and the latin explosion in baseball, architecture, ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Anybodt have one they can just send him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Whether NFL Draft picks should be paid like NBA Draft picks to fixed 3-4 year deals. Ethics in Sport. Should Sport and Politics mix (e.g Olympics / Tibet). Pro's and Con's of expansion teams over the past 10 years. Pro's and Con's on TV revenue for certain sports and how it affects fans etc. e.g the Blackhawks are a perfext example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Do one on the situation with the Sonics right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 if you're into combat sports you can look at the boxing model (alphabet orgs, no exclusive contracts) vs. the MMA model (more organization based, exclusive contracts). you can take it from the perspective of the fighters, owners, or fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 QUOTE (The Beast @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 09:25 AM) How did that go for you? It's an interesting debate. I went on the side that they shouldn't be role models, and even if they are athletes they're still everyday people. So it's perfectly fine if you want your kids to look up to an athlete, but make sure when their favorite athlete makes news on SportsCenter off the field you're there to explain to them that they too make mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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