As I scanned sports stories this morning, I dug into one because Kentucky Basketball coach John Calipari and I would finally agree on something. Calipari came out against expanding the NBA Draft. I assumed he believed it would be bad for college players because it would make sticking on an NBA roster more difficult than with the […]
The NCAA is getting some heat for not extending its rules and authority to include penalties for academic fraud. There is a good reason for this. Schools like North Carolina funneled athletes into classes that existed on paper only. Others have tutors complete assignments for athletes who excel on the court or field but struggle […]
University presidents screwed up as they refused to adjust to what is good and right in dealing with their athletes and the right to monetize their image. Now states like California are eager to force their hand. California’s SB 206, signed into law yesterday, seeks to correct the arrogance so pervasive in academia, where old and learned men […]
Jerome Hunter’s leg is getting healthier every day. That is the only useful piece of insight shared by the 11 players who appeared in three groups or three and one group of two during yesterday’s IU basketball media availability. Other than that, media was delivered an endless torrent of cliches and pablum before being served […]
Rock, Chalk, the NCAA needs to walk the walk!! If the NCAA doesn’t bring down a hammer on University of Kansas Basketball and coach Bill Self, the rule book should be shredded and burned. A Notice of Allegations from the NCAA was delivered to Kansas yesterday. Among the Level 1 charges – a lack of […]
I love justice. The moments when justice happens seem few and far between, but that only makes them more enjoyable. When former basketball coach Rick Pitino sued the University of Louisville for more than $35-million in a wrongful termination lawsuit, I feared U of L might be forced to pay something to their ex-coach whose […]
Universities making up the membership of the NCAA do not like change – especially when that change doesn’t stuff their coffers with cash. They turn downright petulant when the idea of athletes earning money is advanced. When bureaucrats and administrators get angry, they dash offs letters filled with cleverly worded threats and at least a dozen […]
Former IUPUI men’s basketball coach Jason Gardner’s night was way too long, and his coaching career way too short. Gardner has resigned as the men’s basketball coach at IUPUI. That is not a good thing for IUPUI or Jason, but it is appropriate. According to a police report, Gardner fell asleep behind the wheel of his […]
Cleaning up college basketball is easy. But it requires a difficult decision, so it will never get done. As we learned (again) last week as Michael Avenatti’s lawyers filed briefs detailing Nike’s authorization to pay Zion Williamson $35,000 or more and $20,000 to Romeo Langford, shoe companies routinely pay families of athletes in an effort […]
Romeo didn’t do it – at least not with Nike. Court documents filed on behalf of America’s worst person Michael Avenatti allege Nike approved payments of $35,000 or more to Zion Williamson and $20,000 to Romeo Langford. That sent up a bright red flag when I read it early this morning on ESPN.com. Then I […]
