“If the talent matches MLB postseason quality, with the stakes involving national pride and the viewership reaching historic levels, then what exactly makes the WBC unfit for international respect?”
OT: The NFL has a leverage problem
”’I think the two that weren’t called are more of a penalty than the two that were called.’”
OT: Women’s home court advantage in March Madness
“If any team wants to upset a one through four seed in the women’s tournament, they have to do so on that team’s home floor with a packed arena of fans cheering against them.”
OT: In defense of MLB’s 162-game regular season
“The sheer number of games also allows more opportunities to go to games and make memories.”
OT: Blaming referees is a weak argument
“Fans, clubs and players resort to the victim mentality since it is easier to scapegoat the referees than to own up to a team’s mistakes.”
OT: Are football schools becoming basketball schools?
National Player of the Year frontrunner Johni Broome led Auburn to a win over Alabama with 19 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Photo courtesy of AL.com. BROCK DANAHEY | STAFF REPORTER | bldanahey@butler.edu Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where the Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them…
OT: Judging the judging of artistic sports
“‘I even have those moments where I am like, ‘Are those judges judging correctly?’ But I have to remember that in these artistic sports, everyone is looking from different angles and perspectives. That is what makes it so complicated.’”
OT: NBA regular season is boring
“The decline in viewership has been a culmination of badly managed aspects of the game in reality, the NBA have only themselves to blame.”
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: 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…