NCAA vs. African basketball players

[longtimefan]

An interesting piece from Joe Nocera of the NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/s...t_sp_20151126&nl=sports&nlid=51710241&ref=img

A couple of good paragraphs:

As Bilas has been pointing out on Twitter, why is the N.C.A.A. even in the business of approving high school courses? Isn’t it up to university admissions officers to decide who belongs in their university? The N.C.A.A. says that it has no responsibility for the quality of the courses that college athletes take. Yet it somehow reigns supreme over high school courses? It makes no sense.

Orr is proof of something else, something that Self confirmed this week: In today’s environment, with the N.C.A.A. under such a cloud, the way to fight it is to go public, not to cower and pray for mercy.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Why are only athletes in FB and basketball required to sit for a year when transferring? Its black and white.

 

[Toga]

Why are only athletes in FB and basketball required to sit for a year when transferring? Its black and white.

Never knew that. Someone should ask that the next time an NCAA executive is interviewed or has a press conference,

 

[bballbeadle]

An interesting piece from Joe Nocera of the NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/s...t_sp_20151126&nl=sports&nlid=51710241&ref=img

A couple of good paragraphs:

As Bilas has been pointing out on Twitter, why is the N.C.A.A. even in the business of approving high school courses? Isn’t it up to university admissions officers to decide who belongs in their university? The N.C.A.A. says that it has no responsibility for the quality of the courses that college athletes take. Yet it somehow reigns supreme over high school courses? It makes no sense.

Orr is proof of something else, something that Self confirmed this week: In today’s environment, with the N.C.A.A. under such a cloud, the way to fight it is to go public, not to cower and pray for mercy.

This is a MUST READ. Scathing. Detailed. Nocera even invoked Javert! (Loaf of bread, anyone?)

Reading this makes me so angry. And it was so great to hear ALL the analysts of the games yesterday excoriating the NCAA about this, and about our pissy situation. The way to stand up to a bully is to make known to the wider world what it is doing, to shine a light on the darkness of the filthy Inquisition chamber that calls itself NCAA. (Okay, that may be over the top, but Nocera mentioned Javert!)

 

[Toga]

-ing A