Sports Science & Economics

Dodgers payroll: $314 million Cubs and Mets combined payroll: $254 million (per @spotrac)

— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) October 16, 2015

Also check out this interesting read on NCAA and the boom in diet awareness.

Story behind the story

Arrieta trash talking on Twitter?  Brandon Marshall did it too.

Spaulding from Caddyshack
 the photo that inspired Lorde...

Predictions!

1. Open up the sports calendar (Cubs vs. Pirates, Bears vs. Raiders, Bulls vs. Cavs-season opener, Hawks vs. Rangers, next UFC, Champions League-)
2. Provide backstory to this game-Good news/bad news, who is hot/not? coach hot seats? player introductions?  injuries?
3. Use data point to center your prediction.  Cite it!
4. Refute a counter point with data/ logic.
5. Post on Classroom.

Fallacy Watch---Listen @29:00-Golic on ND vs. Clemson

Check out this Kiermaier heat-seaker at 100 mph from outfield.

Toews "filthy" rookie goal

Do college sports need to be repaired?

First off----Whoa

Readings:

1. Opposing Viewpoints Search (Access at school)
2. Athletic programs enhance college experience (Access at school)
3. College Athletes should be paid(Access at school)
4. ABC CLIO (Access at School)
5. SIRS Research (Access at school)
6. Frontline: Money & March Madness
7. Room for debate- In the interest of students?
8. Current SMU scandal
9. North Carolina Scandal- How did North Carolina Lose its Way?
10. Derrick Rose Controversy
11. Need 3 Quick credits to play?  Call Western Oklahoma.
12. The Shame of College Sports
13. Harbaugh's Contract
14. Advice in March Madness Betting (Pro-Gambling) -Video
15. NYT and Money/March Madness-Video
16. Who will hold colleges accountable?
17. Academic Counseling Racket
18. Look at this map
19. Room for Debate- Are Student athletes employees?
20. Sports aren't work
21. Northwestern Can't Unionize

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Prompt:

To what extent should the NCAA be reformed as scandals continue to surround this institution?  To answer this question, you will need to read about the issue. A decent place to start will be the provided links.

In your response you must establish the following:

1. thesis
2. evidence clearly cited from relevant sources (minimum 3)
3. refute a position from the opposite side

How to kick start this...

• But is my proposal realistic? What are the chances of it actually being adopted?
• Yet is always that that______? Is it always the case, as I have been suggesting that______?
• However, does the evidence I've cited prove conclusively that________?
• "Impossible," you say. "Your ________ is flawed/skewed/unrealistic/ biased.

How to tamp back...

• Ultimately, what is at stake here is______
• X matters because _______
• My discussion of X is in fact discussing the larger issue of ______
• The evidence has important consequences for the broader discussion of_______
• Although X may seem of concern to only a small group of _______, it should in fact concern anyone who cares about _______.

Checklist for Perfect player

For Monday-Checklist for the project:

• Did I make a Google Site?
• Did I share it to Turnbaugh?
• Did I post link on Classroom question?
• Did I include an introduction that reveals the type of style and structure expected of an exiting senior?
• Do I have 5 physical characteristics of dominance/ brilliance?
• Do I have 3 mental/philosophical/intangible characteristics?
• Did I double check all the links to make sure they indeed to connect to the video?
• Does my video explanation cover each of the following:

         A) Explain the importance of this feature (Accuracy for a QB is essential for these reasons)
         B) Preview the player (# Time League MVP or # Ballons d'Orr)
          C) Provide stats that back up this particular claim

Rodgers threw 520 passes last season. Five were intercepted. Of those five, four deflected off a receiver’s hands.

         D)  Find what peers/ experts have said to corroborate this claim.  T
         E) Provide some personality. Use the jargon of the game to show your ethos (expertise) of the game.
          F) Finding a video is great but not required as not all footage is easy to find. In place of video if not able to locate, an action photo of athlete will be sufficient. Your analysis is key!



This is why Bear fans might need to just vacation until A.A. Ron Rodgers retires...

Who else, ever, can make this throw, fading left, between two defenders? Maybe Elway. Maybe Favre. That's it. pic.twitter.com/6m5gmhcZmg

— Seth Wickersham (@SethWickersham) September 24, 2015

and this...

Sam Bradford with the splitter: pic.twitter.com/GZCnekzGKP

— OHB (@ohholybutt) September 20, 2015

From this article

Finishing Touches on The Perfect Player Site.

Hulk Smash!

For Thursday:

• Finish your Logical Fallacy Argument- Post link in Classroom with participants labeled.
• Make sure your Google Site page is posted on Classroom 
• Watch this video how to make links to your video on Sites
• Write introductory paragraph for the Perfect X.  Explain why this position is the most important by using several points of reference.  If it helps, think about what the game/sport would be without it or absence of quality athlete playing it.  Such as some people are freaking out about the pending drought of quality QB's in upcoming years after Brady/Manning/Brees retire.
• Click save often!  
• If your want to make the look of the Site more than basic.  Go ahead and play around with the settings to fit your taste.  See video below.
• Our fallacy work is in preparation for our first debate.   Vote!  

Intro to Logical Fallacies

By Monday you should have at least 6 features of the Perfect player recorded.  We will be assembling links on Wednesday!

 Example #1
From FNC-

GUTFELD: According to the Washington Post, growing research has found that always praising kids makes them shy away from real challenges for fear they will soil their perfect record, meaning real success is no option when you never dare to fail. Said one researcher, "We used to think we could hand children self-esteem on a platter. That has backfired."

So what's the long-term harm to all this feel-good nonsense? Well, by encouraging kids to look internally for validation, we've disconnected feeling good from doing good. Rewarding you for being you means you could be a crappy you forever. And that leads to one place: jail. After all, the people with the highest self-esteem are killers, because if you think you're really special, it's easier to get rid of those who aren't. Far better to instill a little self-loathing in your kids. If anything it'll be great preparation for middle age.

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