[Recovering Ex-hippie]

We are not in disagreement about football culture...I think.

I see that there are two parallel lines:

1. Football culture—the actual games, the team rivalries, the fans loyalties including football histories, watching the games in the stadium or on TV, the tailgating,etc. etc.
and...
2. The big business of football...franchises, the stadiums and city sponsorships, TV sponsorships and televising, Endorsements, Gambling, donations to colleges’ football program etc. this business aspect of football has removed it from an era when the “business” of football just wasn’t THAt powerful or pervasive.

My point was that once a “team’ enters the arena, even if its college, it is now involved in Big Business..although college teams are inextricably (sp?) tied to the Big Business of Football and the consequences of bad behavior is now more significant.

[JayAr36]

Let me see, Penn State initiates a report that dumps on joe Pat, the dead guy. NCAA penalizes Penn State for something.
Questions:
1. How legitimate is the report?
2. What NCAA rule did Penn State break that would require a penalty?
3. Who does this penalty penalize, the bureaucracy of Penn or the people depending on Penn for a living or education.?
Just asking.

[JayAr36]

Let me see, Penn State initiates a report that dumps on Joe Pat, the dead guy. NCAA penalizes Penn State for something.
Questions:
1. How legitimate is the report?
2. What NCAA rule did Penn State break that would require a penalty?
3. Who does this penalty penalize, the bureaucracy of Penn or the people depending on Penn for a living or education.?
Just asking.