by Kent Sterling There are smart ways and places to indulge in irresponsible behavior, and then there is the way Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel has done it again and again. Whether or not Manziel was kicked out of the Manning Passing Academy for being too hungover, or whether he was dehydrated and left on […]
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 Spending cash before it’s earned is how families wind up renting TV’s, toasters, and recliners. Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny “Football” Manziel is corrupting his ability to earn millions in the NFL and through endorsement deals on a weekly basis by acting like an idiot. Click here to follow Kent on […]
by Kent Sterling There are times and ways to communicate with the media and Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer chose the wrong time and manner to speak up in the aftermath of the murder arrest of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, one of his former players at the University of Florida. Now, […]
by Kent Sterling It would be great if people who cheat weren’t rewarded. Bankers ruin the economy, and go sailing on their 60-foot Fountaine-Pajot Eleuthera clippers. CEOs burn companies to the ground, and receive an obscene bonus that could feed 1,000 families for a decade. And college football coaches cheat to recruit talent, and run […]
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 The punchline to the joke the NCAA just told isn’t funny. Two years of investigating, and nothing to show for it. Five years ago, Indiana University Basketball was eviscerated due to several impermissible phone calls, but Oregon Football somehow manages to avoid any meaningful penalties after making payments totaling $25,000 to a […]
by Kent Sterling Is there anything less attractive than someone who bitches and moans about the rigors and responsibilities of massive success? People who go to Vegas, win big, and complain about the taxes are among the most grotesque scourges on the planet. Lotto winners who long for the days prior to winning should give […]
by Kent Sterling Honesty is powerful – especially today as so few people bother to tell the truth. Yesterday, the assistant director of the center for student success and academic counseling at the University of North Carolina told some truth. UNC-Chapel Hill has immersed itself in a boiling cauldron of corruption involving grade fixing and […]
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 […]
