I agree with the thesis stated, but it is pathetic we have reached this point. These school administrations/NCAA have no one to blame but themselves. For a bunch of supposedly smart, educated people, they could not of handled the direction of college sports worse in the past 20 years. The past 5 to 6 complete incompetency from them.
Everyone blames school administrators, but they are just along for the ride. This is a societal shift where cultural perception of students agreeing to compete for a school for no financial compensation, except maybe some tuition or room & board help, is no longer viewed as a normal expectation despite everyone who ever entered into the arrangement knowing full well of the expectations. This isn't just restricted to athletics; for instance, there has been a complete shift in how graduate students are now looked at as employees instead of being in a training or apprenticeship program. The lawsuits that are codifying these things would have never even been contemplated 20 years ago, let alone actually given credence in the courts. One can agree or disagree with it, and debate why this has changed, but the cultural view of these things in this country has happened fast and it is certainly isn't something that is just restricted to the sphere of the NCAA.
Stout's fatal flaw is no real ability to scramble once a good offensive wrestler gets in deep on a shot. He isnt flexible nor crafty with his hips. He's such a good wrestler otherwise
Wanted to start this early for our new favorite team, LSU, since it would help us greatly if they have a good season. Unfortunately, UCF is running them out of the ballroom. LSU cant shoot at all.
Why did Rutgers play a road game at Kennesaw State? Was this some agreement for that big GA recruit they got so all his friends and family can come?
No matter how good they are, its hard to win with freshmen. Expectations were sky high for Rutgers because of these 2 but I dont think they'll make the NCAAT.
The big problem I truly believe many of these schools, including one that resides 2 hours to the northeast of us, truly think they are a football program now, with classroom tuition and enrollment as a revenue stream and method to build a fanbase. The entire SEC is like this. Most of the poverty Big 12 is like this. The Big 10 has certainly moving to this.
