by Kent Sterling There should be a buffer between powerful people who can’t keep their inner-thoughts from spilling from their mouths. Rolling tape on a volatile person when they don’t know they are being recorded is classless. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter None of that excuses Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini from going […]
by Kent Sterling The disconnect between reality in college football and the pie in the sky ideals enforced upon the NCAA by university presidents show a disconnect that can only be explained by the fear of potential financial loss. Forget morality and the sanctity of amateurism as motivation for the NCAA (and by the NCAA, […]
by Bert Beiswanger Bowling Green is a huge game for Indiana football and coach Kevin Wilson. Doesn’t that sound odd? Well, coming off the defeat at home to the Navy Midshipmen last week, it’s the truth. Despite the fact the Falcons come to Bloomington Saturday (Big Ten Network, Noon) as one of the best teams […]
by Kent Sterling College students are indestructible and stupid. That was true in the 19th century, and Sports Illustrated felt compelled to publish an account about how it was also true with the Oklahoma State University football program in the 2000s. What the point is, I don’t know. When I was a freshman at Indiana […]
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 story about academic fraud published in Sports Illustrated’s website today didn’t specifically mention Oklahoma State football, I would have no idea what school they might be talking about because it exists almost everywhere. Tutors completing assignments is hardly a rare occurrence. Shadow classes. Professors being cajoled into helping an intellectually […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard from a distance to know for sure whether allegations in Sports Illustrated of wanton disregard for NCAA rules within Oklahoma State University’s football program are baseless, absolutely factual, or somewhere in between. All we have to judge right now is the first of five pieces in a series, and now […]
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 Indiana Football is headed in the right direction, and the reason lies in the eyes and words of the players and coaches, not in what has happened against Indiana State or Navy. I had an interesting conversation with ESPN’s Jason Whitlock a couple of years ago about whether he, or anyone, really […]
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 […]
