[FlJoePa]

Pretty interesting stuff. Sort of shows you who's who.

[Charles Henrickson]

astonishing to us is that it seems the American public . . . has accepted as normal the widespread inequities that are cyclically reproduced in most revenue-generating college sports programs. Perhaps more outrage and calls for accountability would ensue if there were greater awareness of the actual extent to which college sports persistently disadvantage Black male student-athletes.

"Persistently disadvantaged"?? It seems to me that that is exactly the opposite of the case. In reality, it looks like black "student"-athletes are being persistently over-advantaged. They get full scholarships, they get to play on high-profile teams, yet their relatively poor academic performance would indicate that they are not really college material.

[Charles Henrickson]

If they want to increase black male graduation rates, then be more selective as to who gets admitted to the university, i.e., give athletic scholarships only to those who have demonstrated academic aptitude, not just athletic ability.

[miele man]

I would like to see the same study replicated for black athletes in all black colleges and universities who participate in varsity sports. I am aware of one all black university where the four year graduation rate for all entering freshman is barely 10 percent.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Much lowered admission standards and yet there’s still an “unfairness” towards black athletes.

But try raising standards to that of the average admission and watch the Nolan Richardsons cry “racism”

[Charles Henrickson]

Here's a novel concept: College athletics ought to be for real college students, that is, for those who would be in college anyway, apart from the athletics--students who would be students first, and then, if they had the time and the ability, would play sports.

If a kid isn't cut out to be a college student, but has exceptional athletic ability, then let him play football or basketball in a minor league, a developmental league, run by the pro teams.

Oh, I forgot: Follow the money. College football and basketball mean big bucks. $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[dagogo redux]

The whole thing’s a charade.

I’m proud to have completed my undergrad work at what must be one of the very few (UCSD) that had NO intercollegiate sports or fraternities/sororities. It was strictly about learning, and I loved it.

“A mind’s a terrible thing to waste.”