“Many students have dubbed Butler to be a basketball school, and while this is true, its dance programs — Butler Ballet included — remain some of the best in the nation … So, is Butler really a basketball school or can everyone finally see it for what it is — a dance school?”
OT: Too many games
“FIFA and UEFA’s financial interests and greed come at the expense of players’ health and performance quality.”
OT: Fabrizio Romano is ruining soccer
“Although Romano is the most reliable individual in world soccer, his work has come to ruin part of the beautiful game.”
OT: It’s time to slow the driver carousel down
“In a fast-paced sport where teams constantly upgrade their cars for a better chance at points, not keeping up means falling behind as others get faster. Sometimes, keeping up means releasing drivers and finding new ones.”
OT: NHL 2024-25 preview
‘“We’ve finally mended together as a team and we are going to make it to the next step of making the playoffs.”’
OT: No, Cover 2 defense is not ruining football
Cover 2 has been a staple in NFL defenses since the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia. DAVID JACOBS | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | drjacobs@butler.edu Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where the Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them a Butler-centric angle. When the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers terrorized offenses…
OT: The correct WNBA awards ballot
“‘People are watching the WNBA to see specific players, but they’re staying because they are finding out about all these other talented teams and players that they didn’t know about before.’”
OT: Altercation gone overboard
“I think it’s unfortunate that these situations are news stories because this happens every day to black men in America.”
OT: The biggest blunder to date by “The Mistake on the Lake”
“‘I will always be a Browns fan until the day I die, but I will never be a Deshaun Watson fan’”
OT: The Paralympics deserved more media attention
“ESPN holds such a powerful and meaningful role in sports media — specifically in the short form content — and yet fails to do their due diligence of equitable coverage for the ‘World Wide Leader in Sports.’”