31. What is the Grey Cup?



32. How much security should an event like the Olympics have? What about a Lone Oak game? Who should provide such security? How should it be funded?

bellringers - 5.2.12

29. Who is the most popular team (attendance) in the 2011-12 AHL season? Do you think this league's attendance is growing or falling?



30. Which historic sporting event will be held on May 5?

bellringer - 4.30.12

27. The first two picks of the 2012 NFL draft play which position?



28. The city of Manchester is divided into which two colors today? What is the name given to this game? What are all city rivalries of this type called?

25. Why should the Formula 1 GP of Bahrain be on your sport management radar? By the way, where is Bahrain?



26. What has Fox dubbed "Survival Sunday"?

bellringers - 4.18.12

23. Please list the four teams in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.



24. How many days until the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games begin? Where will these be held?

bellringers - 4.16.12

21. In your opinion, which season (spring, summer, fall, winter) is the best for sports? Why?



22. Why do you think viewership of the NBC Sports Network has jumped 23% since last year?

bellringers - 4.12.12

19. Which league's playoffs began last evening?



20. How often should Game Notes be produced? Who should have access to a copy? Do you have any ideas for creative ways to present these?

bellringers - 4.10.12

17. Name the animals that represent the winners of the four major NCAA Titles thus far this year.



18. If you lived in a city large enough to have a professional sport team, would you be willing to purchase season tickets? If not, why not? If so, how much would you be willing to spend?

bellringers - 3.30.12

15. What might the impact of the record sale of the Dodgers be on other sport franchises and investors?



16. Can you think of a way to get fans involved in the game (even if it is not game outcome based)?

bellringers - 3.28.12

13. From what you have read, what seems to be the biggest problem with the integration of wireless technology into sport venues?



14. What is the purpose of game notes?

bellringer - 03.26.12

11. How many months had it been since Tiger Woods had won a tournament on the PGA Tour (or any tour for that matter)?



12. Other than Dan Wheldon, which IndyCar star will not be racing in the series season opener? Where is this Sunday's race to be held? 

bellringer - 03.22.12

9. Why was New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton suspended by the NFL for one year?



10. The Montreal Canadiens have the worst record in the Eastern Conference of the NHL. Despite this, they have had a ____ ___ for each home game since January 2004. How and why do you think they accomplish this? 

bellringer - 03.20.12

7. Where will Peyton Manning be playing football in the 2012-13 NFL season? Where will Mr. Tebow go?



8. Which state set a record for the most teams making it into the NCAA Men's Basketball Sweet 16 in the same year? How many teams? Name them.

bellringer - 03.16.12

5. What does the latin term Invictus mean?



6. Who authored the following poem?

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.


In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.


Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.


It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

bellringer - 03.14.12

3. Did you take this into consideration when you filled out your bracket? Would (did) it alter your picks?

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/03/syracuse-fab-melo-ineligible-for-ncaa-tournament/1#.T1-8j3h93ao



4. For this bellringer, please visit the link below. Once you have read through the article, please list the "five things you must know".

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/03/12/148489548/five-things-you-absolutely-positively-have-to-know-about-march-madness

bellringer - 03.12.12

1. Who are the four number one seeds in the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament? Three of the four did what this weekend?



2. How many total teams are in the tournament, and which conference had the most entries in the tournament? How many teams?

bellringer - 03.07.12

This is the end of the 3rd 9-Weeks. For this bellringer, you need to finish and drop your bellringer 3 document (if you have not previously done so) and create your bellringer 4 document. The first bellringer of the 4th 9-Weeks will be on Friday.

bellringer - 03.05.12

41. What is the name of the famous dog sled race in Alaska (which has just started)?



42. Which sport has a tournament called the Six Nations Cup?

bellringer - 03.01.12

39. What amazing NBA record was set 50 years ago on March 2, 1962?



40. Speaking of records, which record did the EPL club Aston Villa set last year?

bellringer - 02.28.12

37. What was significant about this year's Daytona 500?



38. Why might the planner of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game have made a scheduling error? Should sport managers consider other events when making schedules? If conflicts cannot be avoided, how might a manager adapt to the situation?

bellringer - 2.24.12

35. Do you consider racism to be a problem in sport? Have you experienced this in local athletics? Have you witnessed it as a spectator?



36. What other barriers posed by society has sport had to cross over the years? In your opinion, how is this business (sport) doing in regards to dealing with these unpleasant issues?

bellringer - 2.22.12

33. For this bellringer, please visit the link below. Once there, read the article and be prepared to discuss it in class. Also, fill in the missing piece of this statement. "Focusing on ____ ___ ____ __ _______ rather than why you’ve failed in the past prepares you to perform at your best."

http://news.discovery.com/adventure/science-jeremy-lin-121602.html#mkcpgn=emnws1

34. For this bellringer, you need to copy the WPS article file from my shared folder onto your MacBook. After you have successfully done this, please read the article and be prepared to use what you have learned in class today.

bellringer - 2.17.12

31. Which women's event will make a return to the Olympics after an absence of 108 years?



32. What is a secondary ticket market? 

bellringer - 2.15.12

29. What is the process of universities moving from conference to conference and restructuring their contracts, and often the conferences themselves, called?



30. What will happen to Conference USA and the Mountain West in the 2013-14 season?

bellringer - 2.13.12

27. What is the French term which means, "Let us Pray"? In reference to which team was this term used in a newspaper last week?

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2012/02/10/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Church-Ad.aspx


28. Which football (soccer) club ranks number 1 in the world in terms of revenue? (Go to the shared folder to find and move the related article to your computer.)

bellringer - 2.9.12

27. Who are the coach and captain of the England Soccer Team?



28. To which conference will Memphis belong in the future?

bellringer - 2.7.12

25. Where did this year's Super Bowl rank all time on the television ratings? Was this an improvement from last year?



26. Where might the Rams play some of their home games next season? Do you think this with help build their fan base or potentially hurt it?

bellringer - 2.3.12

23. What techniques do you use to research a subject?



24. How can these and other research techniques be applied to a sport organization to enhance its marketability?

bellringer - 1.2.12

21. What is the WPS? When did this league last play? Will it make a return?



22. What is the most marketable quality of this years's SuperBowl? Why do you think this to be the case?

bellringer - 1.30.12

19. Where was the NFL Pro Bowl played last evening?



20. What is the nickname of the University of Hawaii? From which name was it changed a few years ago?

bellringer - 1.27.12

17. What would you consider to be the best practice for implementing a new policy in a facility that might effect the customers in a negative way?



18. Who is the mayor of Lexington? What did he reveal recently?

bellringer - 1.24.12

15. As a manager of an organization, how would you handle the situations that altered the outcomes of the two NFL Playoff games?



16. Who is currently the only undefeated NCAA Division I Men's Basketball team?

bellringer - 1.20.12

13. Could you make an argument for changing the order of the first step in the Marketing Management Process in Sport? If so, what would you change and what is your rationale?



14. For this bellringer, simply go to Safari, search for the NCAA home page, and bookmark the site to your Sport Management folder.

bellringer - 1.18.12

11. In your opinion, is it better for the NFL, broadcast companies, and sponsors if there are upsets in the playoffs or if the top seeds advance? Why do you feel this way?



12. What is the capital of Australia? Is there a professional tennis event held there? Where is the Australian Open held? What once made this event unique? What still makes it unique?

bellringer - 1.13.12

9. What is usually the first part of any process? Why might this need to be a clear as possible before action can begin?



10. In your opinion, which NCAA university team has the best logo? What appeals to you about this logo?

bellringer - 01.12.12

7. Which NFL team will most likely end up with the next new stadium?



8. Which MLB team has just been sold?

bellringer - 01.09.12

5. As a review, please list the five P's of Marketing.




6. Does the widespread exposure that the mass media gives to sport increase or decrease the emphasis on sport marketing?

bellringer - 01.05.12

3. Other than NBC and NBC Sports Network, please name at least two other networks which are a feather in the NBC peacock.



4. If given two all expenses paid tickets to see one of the following events, which would you choose and why?  NFL Superbowl; NHL Winter Classic; BCS Championship Game; an EPL derby game in London; a Murray State Racer basketball home game; the Australian Open (tennis); the Daytona 500