Ep. 14 - Scottie Rodgers
"It was a massive learning experience and honestly it helped me understand how to handle a major sporting event on a national level with a thousand moving parts and understand how your part fits within it."Â
Scottie Rodgers has just started as Director of Communications for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, but he has already worked more than 20 of these Dallas bowl games. In his career, Scottie has worked at the highest levels of collegiate athletics, from the College Football Playoffs to Final Fours, and he has represented a number of entities along the way, including three different college conferences.
In this episode, Scottie describes what it’s like to work for the NCAA on their championships, the variance when working the Ivy League compared to the SEC, how today’s media environment has changed the work of a PR practitioner and the importance of experience and networking to find success in this industry.
Below are Show Notes for Episode 14:
Scottie Rodgers
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Announcement
NCAAÂ
Article highlighting cup policy, SI.comÂ
Indiana University basketballÂ
ESPNÂ
Women’s Basketball Coaches Association ConventionÂ
2019 Minneapolis Final Four, Pioneer PressÂ
25 years later, ’Shot That Rolled the Tide’ still special to South Alabama Fans, al.com (2014)
South Alabama’s Peanut Butter and JellyÂ
Group of Five (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Â Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference)
Power 5 Conferences (Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big XII Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference)
Football Caps Historic SeasonÂ
Sun Belt Ties Conference Record with Seven SelectionsÂ
FBSÂ
NFLÂ
MLBÂ
The Crimson White - University of Alabama student newspaperÂ
1992 Alabama Football archiveÂ
Gene Stallings carried off field after Sugar Bowl, Getty ImagesÂ
1995 NCAA Men's Basketball TournamentÂ
New Year’s Six Bowl Games (Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl,  Rose Bowl,  Sugar Bowl)
Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeÂ
2020 CoSIDA Virtual ConventionÂ
National Association of Collegiate Directors of AthleticsÂ
Minorities Opportunities Athletic AssociationÂ
Collegiate Athletics Leadership SymposiumÂ
SET PIECES
Dr. Marc Williams on LinkedInÂ
Halftime by Bob BufordÂ
The Real-Life MBA by Jack and Suzy Welch
Cowboys Super Bowl XXX 1995, NFL FilmsÂ
Braves World Series 1995 (AJC 25th anniersary)Â
Braves worst to first 1991, Atlanta MagazineÂ
Blauser’s spikes melting referenced in this AP storyÂ
