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  • The 8 A.M. Lecture – Around the World in 50 Days

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – Around the World in 50 Days

    The World Cup is the greatest sporting event in the world, and despite the “importance” of American sports, it shatters records world wide every four years. To the members of the United States, I understand your thought process. Soccer isn’t for everyone and that’s alright, mainly because I know half of you (me included) just… Read more

  • The 8 A.M. Lecture – End of the Super Teams

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – End of the Super Teams

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – The End of the Superteams The term “Super Team” is too loosely tossed around, most iconically in the NBA. There have always been some variation of the Super Team , such as the Lakers in 2004 when Gary Peyton and Karl Malone both dawned purple and gold to see if… Read more

  • The 8 A.M. Lecture – Lock in at One and Done

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – Lock in at One and Done

    The NCAA is a complicated matter, one that pretty much no one understands. They run the same way a government entity would run, basically implying that College sports can’t sustain itself without a committee of older adults telling players what they can and can’t do. Almost all sports under the NCAA umbrella are strictly enforced… Read more

  • The 8 A.M. Lecture – The Business of Sports

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – The Business of Sports

    Although the various sports that graze our television screens are mainly for our entertainment, you have to keep in mind that the sports world is a business. Time and time again players are cut or forced to retire from the team that they have played with for years. The most recent example that the sports… Read more

  • The 8 A.M. Lecture – Andre Ingram

    The 8 A.M. Lecture – Andre Ingram

    Of all the North American sports franchises, a few sit far above the rest due to players, coaches and championships in and out their doors. The Yankees, the Steelers, the Celtics, and many more sports teams are world renowned and appreciated for what they have done. These accomplishments make certain teams a destination point for… Read more

  • TFTB Mock Draft 2.0

    TFTB Mock Draft 2.0

    Welcome to the Thoughts From The Bench Mock Draft 2.0! Yeah, no one asked us to do this again. Actually, more people asked us to not do this anymore than asked for us to do another one, but adversity is something you must overcome…even if the one’s asking you to stop mock drafting are your… Read more