Travis Kriens
Athletes’ curriculum is no longer fit for the times when school is second
No matter your area of interest, you can probably find a major that suits your taste. Whether it is teaching, medicine or music, you can go to college and learn how you can turn that interest into a career. Unless you want to be a professional athlete. The number of athletes that go pro [...]
Dodgers’ Magic trick means money, not necessarily wins
Everyone was shocked to see the selling price of the Los Angeles Dodgers last week; $2.15 billion. It was over $500 million more than the second highest bid and the most for any sports franchise ever. The most money previously paid for a franchise in the U.S. was $1.1 billion for the Miami Dolphins [...]
Saints fans shouldn’t look far for blame on bounties
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was there on Jan. 24, 2010, when the New Orleans Saints and Vikings squared off to see who would represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. The Saints had never been to a Super Bowl, while the Vikings last appearance was in 1977. It was a physical game with a [...]
Jackrabbits’ national name could go a long way
To the right school, a berth in the NCAA Tournament can change how they operate for years to come. More specifically, winning games in the tournament can change the way the entire university is viewed. The most successful Cinderella teams over the past few years have achieved more than just busting your bracket. For [...]
Jacks were on ESPNU but who watched?
Frost Arena was abuzz, or so I was told, two weeks ago when the ESPN trucks pulled into campus to broadcast “The First Nationally Televised Game from Frost Arena” (that phrase almost got as old as Linsanity) for ESPNU’s BracketBusters. The Jacks were fortunate enough to earn one of 11 games on TV, albeit [...]
Kriens: Dome far from home
I have been a Minnesota Vikings fan for as long as I can remember, but have never been to a game. That changed on Sunday as The Collegian managing editor Drue Aman, sports editor Marcus Traxler and I went to see the Vikings play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Neither of us had been to a [...]
Plenty of parallels in sports, life
Some people just see sports as adults playing a kids game. Most see those involved in sports as overpaid. For others, watching or playing sports is a hobby that’s something to do to hang out with their friends on the weekend or at night after work. I like to look at sports as a metaphor [...]
Organizations must loosen leash on writers
There are a few traits that we look for in people and they are different for everyone. For me, one high on my list is keeping your word. This is just one of many things that ESPN got wrong when it relates to the Bruce Feldman situation. Feldman had been a college football writer at [...]
NCAA rules flex when football, money is on the line
With seemingly a new college football scandal every month, it seems like the sport has never been more corrupt then it is now. The latest being the University of Miami scandal involving 72 players and millions of dollars from 2002 to 2010 involving one booster. It brings up the argument of paying players on top [...]
COLUMN: New stadium, new questions
The landscape of SDSU will soon be changing with the South Dakota Board of Regents giving SDSU the thumbs-up to plan an elaborate athletic facility overhaul. And with a week’s time for the announcement to soak in, the decision brings up some question marks. If you have been to a game at Coughlin Alumni Stadium [...]
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