{"id":38,"date":"2018-08-23T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2022-01-25T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T21:20:24","slug":"about-roy-kessel-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Kessel&#8217;s Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-id=\"bdt_scene5378340\" id=\"bdt_scene5378340\" class=\"parallax-scene\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-depth=\"0.1\" class=\"bdt-scene-item\" style=\"background-position-x: 50%; background-position-y: 50%; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-bdt-parallax elementor-element elementor-element-5378340 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"5378340\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-64d6eb6 elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"64d6eb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2704515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2704515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative Solutions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb5a5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"acdb5a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d15ece elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"7d15ece\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8076995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8076995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Areas of Expertise<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ce73d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section\" data-id=\"f8ce73d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-9398268 elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"9398268\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de41a0c elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"de41a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-connecting\/\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-connecting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-connecting.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-connecting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-connecting-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-connecting\/\">Connecting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-96112d3 elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"96112d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e446f4 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3e446f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-creating\/\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-creating.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-creating.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-creating-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-creating-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-creating\/\">Creating<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-f104136 elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"f104136\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e1ce4 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"04e1ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-teaching\/\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-teaching.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-teaching.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-teaching-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/roy-kessel-teaching-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8184481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section\" data-id=\"8184481\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-92729ad elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"92729ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a45ac1 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4a45ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-speaking\/\"><img width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-Kohl-Podium-1-e1547608155203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-Kohl-Podium-1-e1547608155203.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-Kohl-Podium-1-e1547608155203-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-Kohl-Podium-1-e1547608155203-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-Kohl-Podium-1-e1547608155203-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-speaking\/\">Speaking<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-524d3c9 elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"524d3c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b225f elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f8b225f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-leading\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Roy-at-Royal-Melbourne-10-7-12-e1547618409738.jpg\" title=\"Roy Kessel at Royal Melbourne\" alt=\"Roy Kessel\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-leading\/\">Leading<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-a78d88d elementor-invisible elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column\" data-id=\"a78d88d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31f0f0 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e31f0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-writing\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Roy-PNC-Fireside-Closeup-o6yd3fvmugh63mb8wvd27tzdwwcqrrkwovfeyztqyw.jpg\" title=\"Roy PNC Fireside Closeup\" alt=\"Roy PNC Fireside Closeup\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/roy-kessel-expertise\/roy-kessel-writing\/\">Writing<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea0dea elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"6ea0dea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-grid elementor-posts--skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1148 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-football tag-colin-kaepernick tag-nfl tag-roy-kessel tag-social-justice\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-in-kaepernick-and-nfl-fiasco\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/colin-kaepernick-2016-08-27t153522z-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/colin-kaepernick-2016-08-27t153522z-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/colin-kaepernick-2016-08-27t153522z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/colin-kaepernick-2016-08-27t153522z-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/colin-kaepernick-2016-08-27t153522z-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Football<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-in-kaepernick-and-nfl-fiasco\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPlenty of Blame to Go Around in Kaepernick and NFL Fiasco\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Colin Kaepernick claims that he wants to be back in the<br \/>\nNFL.&nbsp; The NFL claims it wants to give him<br \/>\nthe opportunity to make that happen. Neither statement appears to be true.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-in-kaepernick-and-nfl-fiasco\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary tag-college-football tag-football tag-ncaa tag-roy-kessel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-an-8-team-playoff-will-save-college-football\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"188\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CFP-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Commentary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-an-8-team-playoff-will-save-college-football\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWhy an 8-team Playoff Will Save College Football\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Fans have been clamoring for a college football playoff for years.  The BCS did a poor job of giving teams a chance at a true national championship.  The 4-team playoff has not done much better.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-an-8-team-playoff-will-save-college-football\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1149 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary tag-coaches tag-fans tag-football tag-playcalling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/second-guessing-play-calls-is-like-second-guessing-rock-paper-scissors\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RPS-image2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RPS-image2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RPS-image2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/RPS-image2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Commentary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/second-guessing-play-calls-is-like-second-guessing-rock-paper-scissors\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSecond Guessing Play Calls is Like Second Guessing Rock, Paper, Scissors?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Most fans think they are smarter than the football coaches of the team that they cheer for.  They curse, stomp their feet, throw things at the wall (or the TV) and tweet up a storm.  Coaches are in a no win situation.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/second-guessing-play-calls-is-like-second-guessing-rock-paper-scissors\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sports-law tag-college-sports tag-free-market tag-ncaa tag-roy-kessel tag-sports-law\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/only-two-choices-left-for-college-sports-which-one-will-you-pick\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"307\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Level-Playing-Field-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Sports Law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/only-two-choices-left-for-college-sports-which-one-will-you-pick\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOnly Two Choices Left for College Sports&#8211;Which one will you pick?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In the wake of this week\u2019s statement by the NCAA, it appears that we have only two options left for the direction<br \/>\ncollege sports is going to go.  1) A level playing field; or 2) A free market system.  Where do you stand?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/only-two-choices-left-for-college-sports-which-one-will-you-pick\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1071 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sports-law tag-agents tag-cbs tag-cnn tag-eligibility tag-endorsements tag-espn tag-illinois tag-loopholes tag-name-image-likeness tag-ncaa tag-nil tag-roy-kessel tag-sports-law tag-sports-lawyers tag-usa-today\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/ncaa-position-leaves-gaping-loopholes\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"263\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pile-Of-Cash-263x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pile-Of-Cash-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pile-Of-Cash-263x263-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Sports Law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/ncaa-position-leaves-gaping-loopholes\/\">\n\t\t\t\tNCAA Position Leaves Gaping Loopholes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The NCAA statement about the changes it is planning to make to allow compensation for Name, Image and LIkeness leave gaping holes which will create a mess of eligibility problems.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/ncaa-position-leaves-gaping-loopholes\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sports-law tag-eligibility tag-florida tag-name-image-likeness tag-ncaa tag-new-york tag-nil tag-roy-kessel tag-sports-law tag-student-athlete\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/californias-name-image-likeness-law-wont-solve-all-problems-with-ncaa\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"238\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/UCLA-Players-e1572447607535.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Sports Law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/californias-name-image-likeness-law-wont-solve-all-problems-with-ncaa\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s Name, Image, Likeness Law Won&#8217;t Solve All Problems with NCAA\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>You have to wonder whether the \u201csolution\u201d is the proposed Name, Image and Likeness  (NIL) law that was passed in California and is now being proposed in many other states.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/californias-name-image-likeness-law-wont-solve-all-problems-with-ncaa\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-roy-kessel-observations tag-developmental-disabilities tag-education tag-lessons tag-roy-kessel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/25-lessons-i-learned-from-sharon\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-03-14.49.28-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-03-14.49.28-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-03-14.49.28-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-03-14.49.28-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-03-14.49.28-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Roy Kessel Observations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/25-lessons-i-learned-from-sharon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t25 Life Lessons I learned from Sharon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sharon has taught me many things throughout her life.  Despite her disability, I have probably learned more from Sharon than anyone else in my life.   See what you can learn from her in these lessons.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/25-lessons-i-learned-from-sharon\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-concussions category-football category-law-justice category-sports-law tag-concussions tag-lawsuits tag-ncaa tag-nfl tag-nflpa tag-pop-warner tag-roy-kessel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-does-the-nflpa-get-off-without-criticism-on-concussion-issues\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"117\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/NFLPA-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Concussions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-does-the-nflpa-get-off-without-criticism-on-concussion-issues\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWhy Does the NFLPA get off without criticism on concussion issues?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We examine whether the NFLPA should be held more accountable for their failure to protect players on concussions issues.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/why-does-the-nflpa-get-off-without-criticism-on-concussion-issues\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-roy-kessel-observations tag-food tag-health-club tag-hot-tub tag-lockers tag-mirrors tag-parking tag-pool tag-roy-kessel tag-scale\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/12-most-absurd-things-seen-at-the-health-club\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-03-04-17.15.38-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-03-04-17.15.38-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-03-04-17.15.38-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-03-04-17.15.38-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-03-04-17.15.38-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Roy Kessel Observations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/12-most-absurd-things-seen-at-the-health-club\/\">\n\t\t\t\t12 Most Absurd Things seen at the Health Club\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many of us spend a lot of time at the health club.  Just like anywhere else, you see some crazy things there.  Here are my 12 Most Absurd Things Seen at the health club.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/12-most-absurd-things-seen-at-the-health-club\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a823e7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"3a823e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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