Reality is Calling the NCAA and Mark Emmert
Why is a bad thing for the NBA to require some college for an entry level player? Nearly every other Profession requires some level/form of training/schooling/certification prior to considering...
View ArticleThe Student Athlete Conundrum
Why do we expect more from Student Athletes than we expect from the general student population? Only 53% of the general student population graduates within 6 years of entering college. Only 36%...
View ArticleMark Emmert and the NCAA Double Standard
Please pardon Kevin Ollie if he seems a bit confused. The sight of Carolina blue has that effect on people. It apparently baffled the NCAA. The Tar Heels had major scholastic issues and escaped without...
View ArticleThe True Origin of the Term “Student-Athlete.”
“We crafted the term student-athlete,” Walter Byers himself wrote, “and soon it was embedded in all NCAA rules and interpretations.” The term came into play in the 1950s, when the widow of Ray...
View ArticleThe NCAA and Integrity
The NCAA ran roughshod over any and every line, in an attempt to prove that some extra benefits were provided. In doing so, they crossed moral, ethical and possibly legal lines.The University’s...
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