Will The NCAA Punish The University of North Carolina? Past Situational...
While big-time intercollegiate athletics has its fair share of scandal virtually on a daily basis-see Steve Sarkisian and Baylor University for the topics du jour-the breadth and depth of the...
View ArticleCollege Football Coach Follies
It seems to never end! In College football it has become too easy to find a coach COH -3.45% essentially stepping in it and showing their true motivation– and that it is all about winning games. Let’s...
View ArticleCoach Follies Redux: Art Briles, Tommy Tuberville and Steve Sarkisian
You simply cannot make this stuff up... As I mentioned a couple days ago when talking about Rutgers Kyle Flood and his ridiculous explanation for contacting a professor from his private email account...
View ArticleSadly Beckman Allegations are Commonplace in Big Time College Sport
One of the more mythological aspects of intercollegiate athletics in my opinion is the "coach mantra" during recruiting that they will treat their players as their own kids, will protect them and their...
View ArticleWhy It's Wrong to Call Graduate Transfers in College Sports 'Transfers'
MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 26: Russell Wilson #16 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs for a first down against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Camp Randall Stadium on November 26, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin....
View ArticleDoes Competitive Equity Exist In Major College Athletics?
Intercollegiate athletics, most notably at the NCAA Division I level, is consistently described by coaches, fans, administrators and even the television networks as an industry striving and ultimately...
View ArticleSunshine is the best Disinfectant--It is Time to Recognize that in Sports...
Sunshine truly is the best disinfectant. Former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Brandeis stated this simple and powerful phrase with regard to a duty of publicity and the ability and "the wickedness of...
View ArticleRutgers Athletics and the Blurred Lines between Academics and Athletics
You simply cannot make this stuff up. Rutgers athletics has become a national punch line and a savior for other schools like the University of North Carolina who can breathe a little easier for a few...
View ArticleIn College Sports it's either about Education or Free Market Economics-Not Both
A Thoughtful Debate After watching this outstanding video of a panel discussing college sports reform which was moderated by the great columnist Joe Nocera of the New York Times and included noted...
View ArticleLarry Brown--We Hardly Knew ya!
Or maybe we did know Larry Brown (sarcasm intended)? In the world of things that could be predicted, speculating that Larry Brown would be nailed with major NCAA violations a few years after...
View ArticleThe NCAA Violates Antitrust Law
It is getting to the late rounds of a heavyweight fight and the NCAA will not go down easy. Amateurism's Last Stand The NCAA is still holding on to its antiquated definition of amateurism (if there...
View ArticleRecruiting Allegations At Louisville Could Get Ugly
When you Roll in the Mud--You will get Dirty! College athletic recruiting is a dirty business. That is not news. We have all heard the stories of the $100 dollar handshakes, new cars, jobs for friends...
View ArticleThree Things that Could Determine the Future of College Football
New Study looks at College Football at the NCAA Division I Level A fantastic and informative new study into the problems of college football has named three main areas that will likely affect if...
View Article"FIRE Pay for Play" Debate: Entertaining, Informative and Balanced
A couple of nights ago two prominent and influential voices in intercollegiate athletics faced off in an informative debate to discuss the long running and oft debated question: Should College Athletes...
View ArticleCurrent NCAA Academic Metrics are Flawed. There is a Better Way!
Academics and Athletics Arguably there has been no bigger controversy regarding intercollegiate athletics in America than attempting to define its relationship with education. Millions of dollars are...
View ArticleHow Can an Unpaid Amateur Athlete be Fined for Disciplinary Reasons?
Like anyone who follows college sports I do have a soft spot for the athlete that is generating the revenue and excitement we all crave. I believe that college athletes are exploited in many ways and I...
View ArticleAthletes Exercising Their Rights Will Force Needed Change In College Sports
UPDATE ( November 9, 2015 at 11:30am): Tim Wolfe has reportedly resigned from his position as president of the University of Missouri. #BREAKING: @Mizzou President @UMPrez Tim Wolfe resigns amid racial...
View ArticleNCAA Restrictions On Transfer Athletes Continues A Plantation Mentality
More Anti-Trust Problems for the NCAA Last week, the NCAA was hit with yet another legal antitrust suit in Federal court. Devin Pugh, a former Weber State football player brought suit attacking the...
View ArticleFinebaum v. Revsine Debate. A Recap
Debate and/or Discussion On Sunday, November 22nd, the Columbus (Ohio) Jewish Community Center hosted an interesting and informative "debate" between noted ESPN radio and television personality, Paul...
View ArticleA Fifteen Million Dollar Buyout? Really?
You know it is all about education when it comes to intercollegiate athletics and many college sports programs have no money-right? Yes-and I may actually become the King of England! Sorry William. Yet...
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