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Plans In Place

Rick Sarro August 20, 2020 Comments Off on Plans In Place

You know what they say about plans: Get a plan and work the plan. A goal without a plan is just a wish. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Everyone has

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Apology Accepted

Rick Sarro August 6, 2020 Comments Off on Apology Accepted

Missed the mark. Tone deaf. Unaware of the situation. Out of sync. Unprepared for the obvious questions.  Any of the above would be a pretty accurate way to describe why Drew Brees found himself

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Spring Sports Shutdown At MSU

Rick Sarro April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Spring Sports Shutdown At MSU

A light switch comes to mind as a good metaphor for how the McNeese Cowboys basketball season extended into tournament play on a Dru Kuxhausen 3 pointer with .5 seconds left. That same light

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Free Agency Fun Is Just Beginning

Rick Sarro March 19, 2020 Comments Off on Free Agency Fun Is Just Beginning

The most important position in all of sports has hijacked the NFL’s off season. From Tom Brady to Drew Brees to Phillip Rivers over to Dak Prescott and Cam Newton. And let’s not forget

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It’s Simple … The Astros Cheated

Rick Sarro March 5, 2020 Comments Off on It’s Simple … The Astros Cheated

By Rick Sarro Maybe Hollywood had it right all these years. It’s pretty clear the Houston Astros love the game of baseball and winning.  They love it so intensely, I guess, that they feel

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A Bold Path For McNeese Athletics

Rick Sarro February 20, 2020 Comments Off on A Bold Path For McNeese Athletics

By Rick Sarro If things are not working as well as you think they should in your personal, professional or cocoon of life, you make changes. It’s no different in business, where Apple, IBM,

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Another Reboot For MSU Football

Rick Sarro February 6, 2020 Comments Off on Another Reboot For MSU Football

McNeese State got a new head football coach and there is no doubt the university hierarchy believes they found the right one. The Cowboys also hired a philosopher, master of metaphors, recruiting guru, super

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Playoff Heartbreaker … Again

Rick Sarro January 23, 2020 Comments Off on Playoff Heartbreaker … Again

The ineptitude and inconsistency of the NFL referees struck again in the Superdome and again cost the New Orleans Saints dearly. The ineptitude and inconsistency of the NFL’s head of officiating struck again from

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Battle Tested

Rick Sarro January 9, 2020 Comments Off on Battle Tested

The McNeese Cowboys basketball team spent a good portion of November on the road banking coin playing those annual early season guaranteed money games. It helps with the budget, no doubt, and allows this

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La Familia … Season One

Rick Sarro December 19, 2019 Comments Off on La Familia … Season One

Over the last 10 years or so, I have come around on this chemistry thing in sports.   Camaraderie in the locker room.Brotherhood, bonding and foxhole mentality and all that. I tended to think

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