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Delany: Bad Excuses, Good Business
College football is a business. That is not news. To say it is disguised as a sport is misleading, because it is, right down to it's roots, an amateur game. The problem, I think, is the way it has been packaged in recent years by guys like Delany and his departed brethren. The question I've...
Idealists Need Not Apply
If there's any remaining debate about the state of NCAA athletics right now, consider the following exchange between reporters and Mack Brown during a tour with Darrell Royal of the renovations at DKR-Memorial Stadium. Media: What do you think of the arms race that it takes things like this...
So We All Gather Here For The Dearly Departed
In a just world, USC basketball would have something in common with SMU football in the near future. The death penalty. Pat Forde, ESPN.com, "USC, Tim Floyd Have No Excuse for Turning a Blind Eye" Though there's much more in the column, the lead says it all. But is Pat Forde...
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