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Post by oujour76 on Jun 9, 2014 9:56:53 GMT -5
The NCAA did focus on the football program and imo that was no accident. That UNC tutor drew a road map that wasn't fully followed. Again, jmo. And I agree that the players do have some responsibility. ditto. not a direct correlation, but the o'bannon trial starting this week in federal court could have some earth-shattering consequences to college sports, paving a path for a true minor league/non-academic requirement option for football/basketball (and baseball?), and backing the university system back to a true amateur status. one other interesting tidbit that i've seen here re: osu. there was no extension for the buckeye club deadline on getting season tickets back in the spring, but the tickets the osu alumni association get to sell is a different story. used to be that buckeye club members weren't eligible for the alumni ticket lottery. now that's changed and we are eligible. also, the deadline to get into the lottery has been extended twice. never seen that before either. maybe it's a hiccup and nothing more. just makes me wonder if even as fervent a fan base as osu's may be approaching a point where they can't or won't pay $85, $116 (va tech game) or $156 (um game) per ticket to attend a game. mark scott tosu 81
The O'Bannon trial scared the NCAA to death. Can't remember the last time they settled out of court on a big issue like this.
Seems that both EA and the schools raised questions about using player images from the beginning...but, the NCAA went full steam ahead. All to protect the amateur model and the student-athletes, mind you. Not to protect their business model. Yeah, right.
No idea what is going on at OSU, but fan interest is a big issue at all schools these days. The TV money is a double edged sword and the students are the ones attending less and less or leaving games early. |
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Post by mscott59 on Jul 7, 2014 14:39:28 GMT -5
was driving home from a meeting this afternoon and just heard a re-broadcast of a sirius radio college sports channel interview w/mccants. curious. when he's talking about his own experience and how he was steered into taking cupcake classes, etc, he sounds very believable. but when he starts talking about roy williams and coaches' responsibilities being only for sports instead of an athlete's overall well-being (kept using 3rd person, not talking about the coach being accountable for his own unc future), it sounded a little more canned, a little more vengeful. who knows.. just a subjective feel for what he was saying.
he said neither unc nor the ncaa have contacted him yet (not sure when this first aired, so maybe they have since) and that he and williams had 'no relationship to sever or repair, because there was none to begin with...'
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