by Kent Sterling My head is spinning. The torrent of stories about schools, athletes, and agents breaking NCAA rules just will not stop. Everyday brings at least one bombshell, and the best of the bunch is a book by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian called “The System” that will be released next Tuesday. News of […]
by Kent Sterling If the journalism is solid, the NCAA has two possible responses to the five-part report Sports Illustrated is releasing one part per day this week about the rampant corruption at Oklahoma State from 2001-2011. They can disembowel the program by issuing the death penalty, or they can throw the rule book in the […]
by Kent Sterling After reading the findings of several committees formed to examine and reform the mission of athletics on the campuses of large universities, my eyes and brain are weary. The principal recommendations involved forming more committees to prompt additional gathering of perspective and data. Jesus. If bureaucrats are good at anything, they are […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to list the ways the NCAA is losing control of big money college athletics and the kids whose efforts comprise the product. The NCAA, schools, coaches, and local businesses make fat cash because kids work tirelessly to compete on Saturdays in the fall. The kids are allowed to attend classes […]
by Kent Sterling There is a growing disconnect between the legislative body that governs college athletics and the big time programs that generate the revenue that keeps both the NCAA and the conferences swimming in cash. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive wants change, but not badly enough to do anything but send letters and whine. Click […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA showed its hand today in meting out penalties to Oregon Football. Those penalties serve more as an affirmation for Oregon’s policies in violating NCAA rules than an admonition, so the question the begs to be asked is why did the punishment for Ohio State Football so badly outweigh that of […]
by Kent Sterling Kentucky has hired the NCAA managing director of enforcement for development and investigations, and what I smell isn’t the fragrance of Bluegrass, it’s what horses drop on it after they eat that Bluegrass. This isn’t the first school to hire someone who worked in the NCAA’s compliance office. After the fallout of the […]
by Kent Sterling Former Auburn football coach Gene Chizik is busying himself this week by defending his brief and erratic reign against a report by Selena Roberts that quoted former players as saying that players were paid, grades were fixed, recruits were excessively entertained, and that a significant number of players tested positive for synthetic […]
by Kent Sterling There is nothing better than a subversive idea that could cripple a hopelessly pompous and archaic operation like the NCAA. Mike McCall posted a magnificent piece today on Outkick the Coverage that asks for college football and basketball fans to walk up to their favorite athlete, and hand them some cash. Videotape the […]
by Kent Sterling Rutgers president Robert Barchi’s performance in his ill-advised press conference demands his removal as president – not because he behaved in opposition to the expectations of the board of governors, but because he delivered upon them. Anyone who has spent a lot of time talking to publicly compensated bureaucrats watched Barchi with […]