INSiiGHTS

Rivalry weekend always has upsets and great games. Games rhat go diwn in the annals of history that stay forever etched in our memories! This weekend was NO different.

This weeks show allows people an unique perspective of the Florida Classic. There are clips from the Coaches Luncheon, the halftime presentations by the Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University bands and more.

The Professor and the Coach discuss the attendance at the HBCU Classic games over the past couple of seasons. They look at the rise and fall of the attendance at the Florida Classic. They compare the Classic games and the number of people that attend and the attendance figure at HBCU Homecoming contests.

They discuss what can be done to draw larger crowds for home football games.

They diagnose the largest drawing Classic contest over the past few years and reveal to all what game that is …...

There is even a spirited dialogue over which band can lay claim to being the best band.

Enjoy the Sights & Sounds of the Florida Classic as the two intra state rivals tone down the rivalry and emphasize the co-dependency that exists between the institutions.

With the coming of the Bayou Classic the regular season has ended for BCS schools and perhaps the final season of BCS competition as we know it.

Athletes have real lives and are connected with friends. The lives of athletes, no mattet the kevwk of participation affect many people. INSiiGHTS was reminded of that ..TODAY.

INSiiGHTS pulls back the covers and allows you to hear the disagreement over the creation of the Florida Classic and who created it.

You will be treated to interviews with various people who have been involved in the process of the Florida Classic as players, administrators and coaches.

What did Coach Billy Joe say to Coach Wyatt that spurred him to prove he could beat FAMU?

Listen to Isaac West, a former Rattler football player as he shares his time on the field at the Orlando Citrus Bowl.

Host, Mickey Clayton and the Professor go back to talk about some of the more memorable places the home and home contests were played. They remember the game played at the Daytona International Speedway for BCC’s home game. Their history lesson continues with the FAMU-BCU game that was played at FSU’s Doak Campbell.

There is an interview for the ages between “the Coach” and 93 year old, Albert Bethune, the oldest living descendant of Mary McCloud Bethune. There are some quotes from that INSiiGHTS Exclusive interview used in this weeks show concerning FAMU and Bethune.

Listen to this weeks edition of INSiiGHTS as the heat for the Florida Classic is warmed up by more than the piercing rays of the Florida sun.

Sports is supposed to be enjoyable .... exciting ... exhilarating .... challenging BUT not criminal. The host, Mickey Clayton shares his early morning thoughts in a quick two-minute time out before the game really gets going today.

INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS explores the challenges smaller programs face against major schools in Division One basketball

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Nov. 12) – INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS, the brainchild of the visionary championship winning coach, Mickey Clayton, premiere their latest show: Are Small Schools Overmatched In Division One Hoops this Friday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET on www.insiights.com and iHeart Radio.

Coach Mickey Clayton and Alvin “The Professor” Hollins tackle the complicated subject of whether smaller schools are overmatched in Division One basketball the way they are in football.

The duo discusses budget differences between the major powers and the smaller schools, as well as the pros and cons of remaining Division One in the light of the expanding revenue gap within the Division.

There was was a bit of a role play between the two to further examine the advantages and disadvantages of Division One versus Division Two, and the program also covered the records that showed that smaller programs had greater competitive success historically at the Division Two level.

INSiiGHTS VOICES features sound bites from North Carolina A&T men’s coach Cy Alexander, who has been head coach at South Carolina State in the MEAC, as well as Tennessee State in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Listeners to hear the latest program, as well as past programs from the growing INSiiGHTS archive at www.INSiiGHTS.com, or via iHeart Radio.

This week, INSiiGHTS delves into the hot button topic of hazing and bullying spurred by the brewing Miami Dolphins scandal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Nov. 7) – INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS, the brainchild of visionary championship winning coach, Mickey Clayton, debuts its’ latest show on Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m. ET at www.insiights.com delving into the subject of Hazing and Bullying In Sports.

This week’s show features hosts Coach Mickey Clayton and researcher Alvin Hollins, in a full-blown discussion on the subject of the Miami Dolphins controversy and the larger ramifications of hazing and bullying within the team dynamic.

The duo spent the second half of the show talking about the pressures on athletic coaches, in light of the health emergencies sidelining Denver Broncos head coach John Fox and Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak within a 72-hour period last weekend.

This week’s taste of Insiightful Sounds, comes from Alvin “Shine” Wyatt, interim head football coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida, who was the winningest football coach at Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) University, talking about the challenges of coaching in today’s pressurized atmosphere.

This week, INSiiGHTS premieres the second of its’ intriguing Legends Series, featuring football coach and athletic director William “Bill” Hayes.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct. 30) – INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS, the brainchild of the visionary championship winning coach, Mickey Clayton, debuts its’ latest show on Friday, November 1 at 7 p.m. ET at www.insiights.com which will be the second of the newly-minted Legends Series – featuring an engaging interview with legendary football coach and athletic director, William “Bill” Hayes.

This week, Coach Mickey Clayton sits down with the North Carolina native, Hayes, who won 195 games as a collegiate head coach – the most by a head coach in North Carolina history – during tours at Winston-Salem State (1976-87) and North Carolina A&T State University (1988-2002), winning a combined six conference championships, while earning multiple NCAA playoff bids, and the 1999 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College National Championship.

A native of Durham, N.C., Hayes was a pioneer in collegiate coaching, becoming the first African American assistant coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1973, when he accepted the running backs coach spot with Wake Forest University.

An award-winning administrator and dynamic fundraiser, Hayes administrative career in athletics includes tours at his alma mater, North Carolina Central University (2003-07), where he was twice named Athletic Director of the Year in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA); Florida A&M University (2008-09), and now at Winston-Salem State University (since 2010).

Hayes is a member of three Sports Halls of Fame: the North Carolina Central, Winston-Salem State and CIAA Halls of Fame.

This week, INSiiGHTS delves into the challenges facing football at America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in light of the recent controversy at Grambling State University

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct. 23) – INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS, the brainchild of visionary championship winning coach, Mickey Clayton, debuts its’ latest show on Friday, October 25 at 7 p.m. ET at www.insiights.com delving into the subject of HBCU Football – What The Future Holds.

This week’s show features hosts Coach Mickey Clayton and Clayton Smith, along with researcher Alvin Hollins, in a full-blown Insiights Roundtable discussion on the subject of HBCU Football, its relationship with the host institutions, and the various challenges facing both parties, bringing their unique perspectives as former HBCU athletes and athletic administrators into the mix.

The history of these storied programs is discussed, as well as the damaging effect of the downturn in the nation’s economy has had on the academic mission of the host schools, that in turn impacts the competitive side.

As usual, there is the always interesting Punch-Counterpunch segment between Coach Clayton and Clayton Smith, discussing this week’s topic, as the dynamic duo take opposing sides on the issues.

Listeners will also get a rich dose of Insiightful Sounds, comments from previous interviews with former FAMU President Frederick Humphries, Duer Sharp, Commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Dr. John Grant, Executive Director of the Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic, as well as athletic director Lynn Thompson of Bethune-Cookman University.

SHOW NOTES: The intriguing Insiights Legends Series, will return soon with a former college football coach and current athletic director William “Bill” Hayes, now at Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University.

This week, INSiiGHTS delves into the subject Title IX, the federal law that led to equal opportunity for women in many areas including athletics some 40 years ago.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct. 17) – INSiiGHTS ON SPORTS, the brainchild of visionary championship winning coach, Mickey Clayton, debuts its’ latest show on Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m. ET at www.insiights.com delving into the subject of Title IX: Have Women Achieved Equality In Sports.

This week’s guests discussing the groundbreaking legislation from the late 1970s, and its’ affect on athletics at all levels for girls and women are little include sports marketing expert and sports coach Rob Moramarco, and athletic directors Lynn Thompson (Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) University) and Bill Hayes (Winston-Salem (N.C. State University).

This week’s show also features hosts Coach Mickey Clayton and Clayton Smith, along with researcher Alvin Hollins, revealing all the angles of the impact of Title IX on American sports.

As usual, there is a fact-filled in-depth discussion between Coach Clayton and Hollins, followed by the always interesting Punch-Counterpunch segment between Coach Clayton and Clayton Smith, discussing this week’s topic.

SHOW NOTES: The intriguing Insiights Legends Series, will return soon with a former college football coach and current athletic director William “Bill” Hayes, now at Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University.