THE GRYPHON TIMES Friday, December 20, 2019 Volume 12 Issue 7 Wish Upon a Disney Plus Star Wrapping Up By Jessiyah Ewing College Football A day Meya Jackson, another UA junior, also shared her after its thoughts on Disney Plus‟s launch. She said, “I felt that it‟s By Trevon West launch, the amazing how Disney is expanding more over the years.” NOTE: This article was written before final team rank- new Thatcher said she was mostly excited to see the come- ings were solidified and before the Heisman Trophy was streaming back of older television shows she grew up watching. “Now awarded. service, I can watch them whenever I want to and won‟t have to Disney wait for Disney Channel to decide to have a throwback College football has been tremendously interesting Plus, al- week,” she said. the past couple of weeks. Alabama lost another game and ready had While these old shows are favorites of hers, Thatcher likely fell out of the college playoff, and LSU was more than said the Marvel movies are her current obsession. She said crowned as the new number one seed. 10 million she fell in love with them when they first were released but College football playoffs are around the corner and subscrib- “just some teams have already locked up the top four spots, ers. Disney announced this new venture in August of 2017, never while a couple of teams are still fighting to get a chance to eventually releasing it in the United States on Nov. 12, with came play for the National Championship. a monthly subscription price of $6.99 or an annual fee of around to Right now the top four teams are LSU, Ohio State, $69.99. buying a Clemson and Georgia. Disney Plus created a buzz around the world after its few of Coach Chris Stehle is a high school football coach release. The streaming service features a variety of content them on and middle school teacher for University Academy. He is like popular television shows, original films, documentaries DVD.” also a huge college football fan. Coach Stehle shared his and more. It pulls its films from Pixar, Marvel, Disney, Star Jack- thoughts on who he thinks the top four teams will be by Wars, National Geographic and 20th Century Fox. son said the end of the season. Disney Plus is not the first of its kind. It joins a variety she feels “If LSU beats Georgia, Georgia is done, so it‟s going of similar streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, safe letting to be either the winner of the Pac-12 or Oklahoma repre- Amazon, HBO Now and others. Because of this, Disney her senting the Big 12,” Coach Stehle said. Plus is often compared to them and seen as their rival. Dis- younger The playoff rankings are normally based on the lead- ney Plus finds perhaps its biggest rival in Netflix. sister ers in each conference. In the SEC, the LSU Tigers have Netflix is a major television streaming service that ini- watch the an 11-0 record and are at the top of the conference. tially started 20 years ago as a subscription-based DVD old Disney Coach Stehle thinks the quarterback from LSU, Joe service. It mailed DVDs straight to people‟s homes. shows that Burrow, has a good chance of winning the Heisman Tro- Ten years later, Netflix began streaming content, which she grew phy. “I think the boosted its popularity and platform. Its content includes a up watch- Disney Plus brought back old Disney shows Heisman is really wide variety of genres, critically-acclaimed original shows, ing. such as “That’s So Raven” and “Hannah between two movies and more. How- Montana.” Disney Plus‟s other rivals have experienced success, as ever, Jack- players. Joe Bur- well. According to Statistica.com, several other streaming son said she feels Disney Plus might be overhyped because row, the quarter- platforms have high volumes of subscribers. “Disney isn‟t the same as it was when I was young.” back for LSU, In 2018, Hulu had 21.4 million subscribers, Amazon Thatcher also point out some down sides to the new has had a great had 50.23 million, HBO Now had 8 million and Netflix had streaming service. She said, “I‟m not a fan of the layout. season, and I 58.49 million. Although it‟s simple and gets straight to the point, I ex- thought Jalen The college football playoff bracket Several University Academy students expressed their pected it to be more appealing and interesting to look at.” Hurts had a is set to begin on Dec. 28. opinions about the debut of Disney Plus. Jackson shared a concern, as well. She said, “It‟s good chance to win it Shyionna Thatcher, a UA junior, said she was thrilled for children to watch, but I know that Disney isn‟t going to to make it three in a row for Oklahoma, but his loss to K- to hear of its release. “I was excited. I am a huge Disney be the same as it was years ago.” State and then his terrible first half against Baylor kind of fan. I began to notice that everything Disney-related was For anyone interested in learning more about Disney ruined that. So I think Joe Burrow from LSU is the real being removed from other streaming services that I used, Plus, additional details are listed on its website. deal.” and my excitement grew even more,” she said. On the other hand, UA junior Steven Strong thinks differently. “I think Chase Young is going to win the Heisman Trophy,” Strong said. The reigning champs, the Clemson Tigers, are lead- Building Young Entrepreneurs ing the ACC with an 11-0 record behind two-year starter By Steven Strong and elite quarterback, Trevor Lawrence. The Big 12 is led by Oklahoma with a 10-1 record. Another successful Market Day is in the books. spend!” Oklahoma is also Coach Stehle‟s favorite team. Market Day at University Academy! That‟s when stu- Former Market Day participant Tyler Linsey agreed. “My dad was raised in Oklahoma and then he got dents get to buy food and drink options different from those “They‟re not that smart about their money yet and are stationed there in the military, so I lived there for a lot of provided by the school for lunch. willing to buy anything.” my life.” Students in the Upper School‟s Entrepreneurship class While Middle and Upper School students were excited He also said he likes the traditions they have at Okla- got to pick items to sell and promoted it around the school. to spend their money for lunch, the Entrepreneurship stu- homa, which make the games exciting to attend. The class is taught by Mr. Matt Gandy. dents were excited about hopefully making a profit. Stu- The Sooners added a secret weapon in the off-season Prior to Market Day, students went on a field trip to dents took out a loan from an organization called Youth who has helped with the team‟s success—former Ala- tour another business and learn what it takes to start a busi- Entrepreneurs in order to purchase their products. bama star and former Heisman Trophy finalist, quarter- ness. Youth Entrepreneurs‟ mission is to “equip young peo- back Jalen Hurts. This semester, the busi- ple with the values and vision to pursue their dreams,” ac- The Big 10 is led by Ohio State with an 11-0 record. ness they toured was The cording to its website. Ohio State‟s quarterback, Justin Fields, is a major threat Roasterie. After the tour, they During the event, students tried to sell enough to make this year in both the Heisman race and in the hunt for a went to Sam‟s Club to get their money back so they could return what they owed and National Championship. Fields does not look like he‟s everything they needed to still have a profit to split going to slow down anytime soon with OSU‟s overpower- sell as products on Market The Youth Entrepreneurs between group members. ing offense supporting him. Day. organization sponsors events The experience teaches Out of all powerhouse teams, the Buckeyes seem to This year‟s Market Day such as Market Day for students valuable lessons be the media‟s favorites to win the National Champion- was on Nov. 26 in the UA schools in the area. for the future, such as mar- ship, at least according to ESPN and CBS Sports. Coach cafeteria. It was held during keting, managing money Stehle agreed that the Buckeyes will go all the way this the Upper and Middle and teamwork. year. School‟s lunch periods. The Lindsey said, “I think “They‟re the most complete team. They have a good groups sell a variety of things this experience gives me offense and defense. LSU is a close second, but I just from Raising Canes and rotel an idea on how to run a really like Ohio State right now; they‟re exciting to to candy and sports drinks. business because we had to watch.” Current Entrepreneur- find the prices of every- Coach Stehle also mentioned that if Justin Fields, ship student Quran Taylor thing and think of food Chase Young and DK Metcalf were on separate teams, said the middle school stu- allergies. Also, Market then they all might be Heisman contenders. dents were his best customers Day taught me to know The college football playoffs begin Dec. 28, and the “because they don't really your audience and what top two teams will battle it out for the National care about their money, so people like.” Championship.