Kate On Sports is a weekly vlog show featuring Sports Business Simulations Personality Kate Troescher. Kate gives her view of the issues of the day in sports, from steroids and Floyd Landis to Cal and college athletics. Kate's main site is at http://www.kateonsports.com; we're happy to use Blip.tv as the base for our videos.
http://www.kateonsports.com - In this episode, Kate's back and talks about the Staford Big Game ticket debacle where because its new stadium only seats 50,000 people, there will be 30,000 fewer seats available for the Big Game, squeezing out Cal fans from the annual contest. Kate also talks about her new Comcast assignment, and female bodybuilding.
In this episode, Kate talks about the act and practice of "Woofing" and explains the "Laws of Woofing." Woofing as it's classically defined is...Woofing, (or woofin'), is a form of verbal intimidation which can threaten physical violence or boast of physical prowess. The term springs from the African-American tradition of "selling woof tickets," or, outside the African-American community, wolf tickets. Woofing is part of an African-American tradition of trash-talk, which is an integral part of...
This special episode of Kate On Sports features a look at the 2006 NPC Nationals currently going on in Miami. The competitor list is large and star-studded, so we turned to the review of Hans Klein for this segment of our show. Hans is a journalist with the GeneX Online Magazine at www.genexmagazine.com and is well known for his coverage of events, as are his collegues Gene Hwang and James Cook. Since we could not be there, we have them as our eyes and ears, but not our brains and mouth. While...
Who will be the BCS / NCAA Division I National Champion? Ohio State? Michigan? Texas? Florida? Cal? How about Notre Dame? Your team left out? See what Kate has to say about the BCS Championship Race, and let us know what you think at http://www.kateonsports.com
Kate's take on the Google / YouTube deal
Does the color of the jersey really make a team win a game? Does Notre Dame win every time it uses the Kelly Green jerseys? What about Oregon's constant design changes? Or how about Cal's new bright gold and blue uniforms? Can it change the fortunes of the players for an entire season? Kate asks this question and comes up with some interesting examples pro and con. What's your take? Check out this episode of Kate On Sports.
The 2006 NFL Season's brought an amazing influx of talented rookie quarterbacks, paced by Vince Young, Matt Leinart, and Jay Cutler. Some organizations feel that a rookie quarterback should start if only to justify the multi-million-dollar investment made on them. Other teams elect to "sit" their rookies and hope they will learn the game by observation and occasional play until they're ready. Who's ready to start? Matt Leinart? Vince Young? Or will former Cal Bear and Green Bay Packers star Aa...
In the past, women were given the mass-media message that they were supposed to be thin. But over time, that look has given way to the curves of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and the muscles of Madonna. Now, it's very common to see women wearing sleeveless blouses and showing arms with muscle. Indeed, after Title IX and the emergence of the female athlete, it's common now to see women flexing their biceps and even more typical are women who have large, cut arms -- and are considered fashiona...
Who should be on an "All Time Greatest" female athletes list? Kate - used the last episode to ask you that question, giving you a provacative list to get your brain going. This week, Kate gives you her top five female athletes and talks about Cal Football for a bit, too. Come watch, and visit the website at http://www.kateonsports.com
It's hard to dispute the comment that the last 30 years have seen a dramatic explosion in women's sports and the emergence of the female athlete. But who should be on an "All Time Greatest" list? Kate -- who's ill -- uses this episode to ask you that question, giving you a provacative list to get your brain going. Check out this cool new episode and come to www.kateonsports.com and give us your list on our special message board. Kate will give her picks and talk about yours next week.