The Bad Ash Blog

First and foremost I would like to apologize, Coastal. I am sorry that such an article was published about you. You don't deserve that because you are not a public nuisance and you should not be permanently close.  That is preposterous.  So, as someone of this prestigious University's Alumni, I am sorry. Just know that you have a whole student body backing you up. And Chauncey... you have Chauncey backing you up. If you are not aware of why I am writing a personal and open letter to Coastal Carolina University, let me clue you in really quick... Someone by the name of Mike Knight recently wrote a little something about the University, calling it a "public nuisance" and saying that the students are "hellions." He actually went as far as saying it is "an unnecessary burden to the fine, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens that Conway and South Carolina residents are paying for." Right, because our tuition dollars have nothing to do with i...

Hi. Yes, hello. It's me again.  I want to apologize for it being a little while since the last time we interacted, a lot has happened since then. If you are curious as to what (hopefully you are), you have come to the right place.  I am going to break it down for you... starting with the basics.  I love                       . I do not live in Myrtle Beach anymore. I am back HOME in the lovely Buckeye state of Ohio. Hooray, snow. I work for the Cleveland Indians now (Yes, the Cleveland Indians)! I do miss my Myrtle Beach Nike family, but I am loving my job with American League Championship Series Champs. So far, Cleveland has been great to me. No, I have not met LeBron yet. I am not sure why... I don't think he's busy, is he? I have been with the Indians for about a month now.  The saying still stands: Time flies when you're having fun. I have been having a blast.  What a time to co...

Engaging Sports and Personal News has decided to try something outside of the box.  You normally only hear from me and what I have written. Change should be something to embrace and I think you all will be excited for what is about to come.  Okay okay, I will not hold you in suspense any longer.  At times you all will be hearing from 22-year old Tyler Edgerton, our new guest contributor. Edgerton is a student at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. He is studying Sport Studies and Communications.  The world of sport and new media changes and evolves every single day. Engaging Sports and Personal News is following that trend.   Edgerton has much to offer to the world of new media as he has given himself experience in writing as well as hosting a podcast... just like me!  Be sure to take a listen and look at Tyler's other work on his website ( mysportingedge.com ), as well as follow him on Twitter (@TEDGE23) Now I bring to you a piece from Tyler E...

Every sports-enthusiast has a personal Mount Rushmore, right?  I sat down to create mine because I have never documented one... Well, I quickly began to realize how difficult it was to justify just four athletes.  Now my Mt. Rushmore is dedicated to the athletes of MY lifetime. There is no Michael Jordan, Jessie Jackson, Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Jerry Rice, or Jim Brown on my mount. I may have been alive while MJ was playing, but I was not old enough to appreciate what he gave to the game.  Now many athletes may come with some sort of baggage, we all know that. Professional athletes are human, too. As I was stating a few of my Mt. Rushmore candidates I was chatting with a good friend of mine and former professor, Dr. Goldsmith. He brought up the scandals that may have went with these candidates and could possibly tarnish them being on the mount.  Sorry... He was my first thought. Therefore, I must clarify before I justify. The on...