J. Andrew Lockwood joined April 2009

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J. Andrew Lockwood

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Sports is one of many loves. I'm the senior editor for the Bear Zone (MercerBears.blogspot.com) and a columnist for Mercer University's Cluster Newspaper. I also work for Mercer Athletics and the Atlantic Sun Conference broadcasting games through webcasts on ASun.TV

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Warrick Dunn, Lance Armstrong, Josh Hamilton

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Rays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Curry, Steve Spurrier

  • All Time Sports Moment

    David Tyree's catch for the NY Giants in a crushing defeat of the Patriots in the Super Bowl

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Longest Game in Tampa Bay Rays history

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Most Points by a single player in an NBA game

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    SEC

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    BCS exposed commented on Dear NCAA, Add a Mid-Major Football Championship!

    Good idea, except you need to do your homework, starting with the MWC that you say could show they can dominate for a few years. They...

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    • BCS exposed replied…

      The WAC, MAC, & ConfUSA among them would likely produce a BCS buster every single year...

    • J. Andrew Lockwood replied…

      Nice argument for a way to change the format. Well said. Travel arrangements and scheduling seems...

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    Gerald Ball commented on Dear NCAA, Add a Mid-Major Football Championship!

    This idea has been tried before. It is called I-AA (now FCS). Prior to 1978, there was no Division I-A and Division I-AA. The NCAA convinced...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • J. Andrew Lockwood replied…

      You make a lot of good points in your response speaking of split national championships and...

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    Pete Misthaufen commented on Dear NCAA, Add a Mid-Major Football Championship!

    The MWC, TCU, Utah, Boise, and BYU are not going to accept second-tier status -- and their play on the field shows that are as good...

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    New Article: Dear NCAA, Add a Mid-Major Football Championship!

    There will always be plenty of debate when it comes to crowning a national champion in college football. Some love the current BCS system while others despise it and offer a playoff format as a better solution...

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    New Article: Seminoles Sink Mercer 89-50

    When you annually sneak up on big-time teams and upset them, the surprise factor starts to wear away. Such was the case when the upset-prone Mercer Bears took on ACC power Florida State on Saturday, as the Seminoles cruised to an easy 89-50 victory...

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    That's so cool. Must be a good experience.
    Yeah, I saw Mercer was down one with 30 seconds left tonight. That would have been a nice win.
    I don't feel at all confident about Manhattan after their display of basketball yesterday.

    9 days ago

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    Ari Kramer said...

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    Looks like James Florence got off to a decent start this year?

    11 days ago

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    Ari Kramer said...

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    Hey J. Andrew,
    I'd really appreciate if you could check this out.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288823-ball-overseas-a-new-life-for-manhattans-devon-austin
    It's a unique article about Manhattan's Devon Austin who is adjusting to his first year of pro ball in Europe and I think it speaks a lot about what these guys need to go through in order to achieve their goal of playing for a living.
    Take care,
    Ari

    12 days ago

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    Pierce Greenberg said...

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    Good lordy! No kiddin'! You write a bunch of stuff. What are you majoring in at Mercer? Are you looking at possibly going into sports journalism?

    The only tip I would have for you specifically (which I kinda mentioned in my edit of your article) is to maybe cut back on the depth/length of your articles. I know that sounds strange, but in "the real world" you will never have that much room to squeeze a 500-word golf article on a page. The point of journalism is to say the most important stuff in the least amount of wordage.

    Not only that, but who's going to read a 500-word golf article? We are a society of Twitters and Facebook statuses - nothing over 140 LETTERS, much less 500 words. People want their information quick, fast, and to-the-point.

    For what you're doing on the blog, I think it's just fine. But, in the mean time, maybe you could practice shortening those articles up. Practice writing 100, 200, 300-word articles and trimming them down so that they are strong and lean.

    Otherwise, your writing is really good and really fluid. Definitely solid! Send me a message if you'd ever like me to read over anything!

    Pierce

    236 days ago

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