Posts Tagged ‘Mark Mangino’

The new ‘hands-on’ approach to coaching: The unfortunate cases of Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt

January 9th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

bobby-knight-yells-at-playerBobby Knight used to manhandle players. In his days at Indiana University, Knight was known for throwing chairs, roughing up the occasional athlete and melting down at the random post-game press conference. Despite his success, Knight was known as much for his temper tantrums as he was for his titles. When you sent your kid to play for Knight, you knew what you were getting: a strict disciplinarian. Read the rest of this entry »

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Predicting the 2010 McChumpies: A look to the future

January 3rd, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

I’m not big on predicting the future. If I were any good at it, I’d be kicking back in a Las Vegas sportsbook, mango daiquiri in one hand, wad of hundreds in the other. Read the rest of this entry »

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Presenting the 2009 McChumpies: The best and worst of the year in sports

December 25th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

After seeing Tiger Woods win AP Athlete of the Decade in light of his recent controversy and seeing Serena Williams win the AP Female Athlete of the Year with images of her berating a line judge still fresh in our minds, I thought to myself, why not have my own awards ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »

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Random Chumpservations featuring Ron Artest, Bill Belichick, Mark Mangino and Premature Bracketology

November 23rd, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

ncaa-bracketPremature Ebrackulation

I’m as big a college basketball fan as the next guy. Read the rest of this entry »

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