Texas A&M's move to SEC evidence of NCAA's lost mission
August 14, 2011 10:22 AM
The bigger issue, however, is the continuing conflicting messages being disseminated by the hypocritical suits that run college athletics. They say it's about academics, but they sign off on 12-game regular seasons, late-night kickoffs and "special edition" school-night games because, well, the checks cash. They say they're about the big picture, but really they're about only the picture that they're in.
Tradition is gone. Perspective is gone. Any sense of tradition, doing what's right or maintaining some semblance of the fabric of what has made college athletics so great and unique has been obliterated by the potential of the next TV deal.
There is no common good in college football, any more than there is in boxing. There are only independent contractors -- college presidents, athletic directors, conference commissioners, bowl pooh-bahs -- scrambling to fill their own pockets. Squint, and they all look like Don King.
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Tradition is gone. Perspective is gone. Any sense of tradition, doing what's right or maintaining some semblance of the fabric of what has made college athletics so great and unique has been obliterated by the potential of the next TV deal.
There is no common good in college football, any more than there is in boxing. There are only independent contractors -- college presidents, athletic directors, conference commissioners, bowl pooh-bahs -- scrambling to fill their own pockets. Squint, and they all look like Don King.
blogs.ajc.com
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