The UTM soccer team will wrap up their season over the Nov. 3 and 4 weekend, hoping to come back to school Monday, Nov. 5 as OVC champions. The team ended their season very strong, finishing out their schedule on a six-game winning streak. Furthermore, the team has not lost a game since Sept. 2,… Continue reading UTM soars into OVC semifinal against Eastern Kentucky
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Championship-induced hangovers
Athletes and sports fans are often times very superstitious. Trends like “The Madden Curse,” and jinxing are often prevalent concerns. But are “championship hangovers” real and if so, how concerned should we be for our teams? A championship hangover isn’t the typical sort of hangover someone would get after a night of drinking. This particular… Continue reading Championship-induced hangovers
Skyhawks drop heartbreaker in home nest
The UTM football team dropped another one this past weekend in a close outing, losing at home to Eastern Kentucky with a score of 35-34. The last two games for the team have been close, heartbreaking losses. On Sept. 29 the Skyhawks fell to the Murray State Racers within a touchdown. The end score of… Continue reading Skyhawks drop heartbreaker in home nest
Is an elite quarterback necessary to win a Super Bowl?
The quarterback is arguably the most important position in the game of football; a great quarterback can lead a team to many fruitful seasons while a bad one can suck the life out of a team. More often than not, Super Bowl caliber teams have elite quarterbacks. Look back at all of the Super Bowl… Continue reading Is an elite quarterback necessary to win a Super Bowl?
UTM returns home to face OVC foe Jacksonville State
With 12 games left in the season, but with their record two games shy of .500, the UTM volleyball team hopes to not only reach the .500 mark, but surpass it. The Skyhawk volleyball team began conference play on Friday, Sept. 21, at home against Murray State.The team was coming into the conference portion of… Continue reading UTM returns home to face OVC foe Jacksonville State
After tie, UTM soccer looks to restart winning streak
With the Skyhawk soccer season almost two months in, the team is rolling and hoping to reclaim the streak they lost over the past weekend. The team dropped their season opener at Arkansas State with a score of 0-2. Both of ASU’s goals came in the first half; ASU with a total of five shots… Continue reading After tie, UTM soccer looks to restart winning streak
Analyzing true fans and bandwagon fans
Sports fans exist in all forms across the globe, but how do teams establish fanbases? How do true fans identify bandwagon fans? Sports franchises survive off the fanbase they create and maintain. Cities with large markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and so on typically have a large sports following. Teams in… Continue reading Analyzing true fans and bandwagon fans
Skyhawk football looks to rally against Austin Peay
It has been a rocky start for the UTM football campaign this season, with the Skyhawks starting 0-3, but can they turn it around at home against in-state rival Austin Peay? Before last Saturday, Sept. 15, UTM had not even had a close game. In the season opener at Missouri, UTM fell 51-14 where the… Continue reading Skyhawk football looks to rally against Austin Peay
Kapernick’s career moves boldly
Colin Kaepernick has been a controversial figure for a couple of years, but now he has a huge sports-based business backing him, so will his face on Nike’s new ad be good or bad for his career? This will all be speculation of course, because no one can see the future, but there are reasons… Continue reading Kapernick’s career moves boldly
Fall for football time at UTM
With the kickoff of the fall semester at UTM, comes the kickoff of a new Skyhawk football season. Last year the team’s schedule began with a win as UTM faced Clarion at home. Then UTM traveled south to Ole Miss to face the Rebels. Though UTM went into the half only down by one, the… Continue reading Fall for football time at UTM