Tag Archives: NCAA

Calipari Pushing Split from NCAA May Be Sign of Things to Come

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is upset about the NCAA and eligibility standards, but are his concerns really speaking to an even bigger issue?

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Bob Stoops Defends Not Paying Paying NCAA Student Athletes, But Not Everyone Agrees

Bob Stoops doesn’t believe student athletes should be paid beyond the free education they already receive, but this argument is getting tougher and tougher to defend

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College Football Coaches, Big Salaries, & the Impact on Education

NCAA football coaches continue to make increasingly more money in salaries, prompting the question of how this impacts the overall mission of colleges today?

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The Widening Gap Between “Student” and “Athlete” in College Sports Today

There is a lot of criticism when it comes to the caliber and type of “student” NCAA college football and basketball coaches recruit these days, with many feeling that athletic talents far outweighs anything the student is capable of accomplishing …

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Real Changes the NCAA Can Make Today to Improve College Sports

Earlier this week I offered opinions about how let down I was that NCAA President Mark Emmert assumed so little (any?) responsibility for the crimes that occurred at Penn State that resulted in their unprecedented sanctions.  Of course, Emmert and …

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