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Campaigning to get Jerry Kramer into the hallowed Hall
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May 10, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, Jerry Kramer, the legendary Green Bay Packer, is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His daughter Alicia is on a campaign to right that decades-old wrong and has discovered that it will take a Herculean effort to do so. Still, she feels that no amount of effort is too great to get her father the recognition she believes he deserves.

John Marinatto’s departure, Idaho’s pending FCS move signs of NCAA’s future
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May 8, 2012

The Big East Conference is suffering terribly. Teams are fleeing at a break-neck pace and most recently, commissioner John Marinatto has also jumped ship. It’s a tumultuous time for the Big East, and nobody knows whether or not the conference (or the schools involved) will have significant involvement in the top level college football programs.

From Me to You: RGIII
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April 30, 2012

The Washington Redskins selected Robert Griffin III with the second-overall pick in last week’s NFL Draft. Leading up to the selection, many players write letters to potential teams to highlight their qualities and make them more attractive to those GMs. Charles Blouin-Gascon steps into RGIII’s shoes to write one of his own.

Arkansas’ transition shows winning isn’t everything
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April 27, 2012

When the Arkansas Razorbacks fired Bobby Petrino and hired John L. Smith to replace him, they effectively received a downgrade as far as a winning history is concerned. So why did they do it? Well, it turns out that Petrino didn’t exactly have the kind of image that Arkansas wanted on display. Andrew Bucholtz elaborates.

Gregg Williams’ bounties are just the surface of a larger issue
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April 13, 2012

The Bountygate story sweeping the world of football is taking on a life of its own, but its origins within the New Orleans Saints remains the focal point of most conversations. However, it’s what we’ve learned about concussions and head injuries that has really given life to this story, more so than the egregious behavior in games. Is this fair?

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Launched in 2008, The Good Point is a feature-based digital magazine that prides itself on long-form, essay-style journalism. With a primary focus on the North American market and over 50 writers across the continent, the publication’s central theme ranges from sports medicine to sports humor and everywhere in between. By emphasizing creative story telling and a tiered-editorial process, TheGP marries behind the scenes access at the professional level with the passion and enthusiasm of the fans that fuel the industry. With an archive growing deeper by the day and a reputation of compelling content sweeping the sports media landscape, once you’ve said The Good Point, you’ve said it all.

Austin Kent
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