College sports

[Vols520]

Anybody who thinks college sports are about student athletes and not money need to read cnnsi today. Andy staples has a great article shredding the hypocrisy of the schools.

College sports are nothing but a sham and a farce and I dont watch as much as I used to because of it.

 

[Vol_Doc]

Anybody who thinks college sports are about student athletes and not money need to read cnnsi today. Andy staples has a great article shredding the hypocrisy of the schools.

College sports are nothing but a sham and a farce and I dont watch as much as I used to because of it.

Actually, anybody who truly thinks that is a moron. College sports are minor league sports, plain and simple.

 

[milohimself]

Football and men's basketball are anyways.

 

[GreveHaller]

Major leauge curling pays huge bucks. Cant believe schools make as much as the do off their amatuer curlers.

 

[GBO18]

No link? wtf OP.

 

[LSU-SIU]

College sports is a large scale racket, I have been saying that for years. It's organized crime right out in the open.

 

[Slydell]

It will become obvious to all once the super conferences take hold and the country is divided into only 4 conferences. At that point, or soon after, colleges will align directly with NFL teams and be nothing more than farm teams for respective pro teams. Extreme restructuring or elimination of the NCAA will occur.

 

[LittleCat]

Sad to see this happening. College has always been a "pure" amateur sport, now ruined by money and greed.

 

[ukvols]

Did you see tha article about St. Joseph's refusing to release a basketball player who graduated with a year of eligibility remaining and went to UAB, because they offer a grad program that isn't at St. Joe's? The player wrote the piece himself.

Todd O'Brien: St. Joe's won't give release to play at UAB - NCAA Basketball - SI.com

And, here's a piece on NBC ripping Martelli.

Phil Martelli needs to grant Todd O’Brien his release, then a rule change should be made | Beyond the Arc


Edit, for full disclosure: NBC's piece says the player was once involved with a stolen laptop:

Freshman Swilling leaves Saint Joseph's - Philly.com

 

[LSU-SIU]

Edit, for full disclosure: NBC's piece says the player was once involved with a stolen laptop:

Freshman Swilling leaves Saint Joseph's - Philly.com

Boy how the world turns Swilling is the son of former Saint Pat Swilling, actually I think LSU offered in BB but not FB.

 

[Velo Vol]

No link? wtf OP.

It's too much work to add a link when you start a thread, apparently. Much easier for everyone to dig it up on their own.

 

[ukvols]

Looks like there is a separate thread for the St. Joe's story I linked.