WaPo article

[behappp]

This should be free to read
https://wapo.st/3Owkq24

 

[EverettGriz]

I’ll point out: not a rick roll. Another article on college fb reorg

 

[bgbigdog]

“The trouble with football,” Hutchins, a philosopher, declared to the press in 1938, “is the money that is in it.” Hutchins went on to write in the Saturday Evening Post, “Athleticism is not athletics or physical education, but sports promotion, and it is carried on for the monetary profit of the colleges through the entertainment of the public.”

 

[mthoopsfan]

I agree to some extent. NIL and the no-sit rule of the Portal also contribute to this view and problem. As I have said before, I am concerned that this professionalism is so far from the real mission of universities, or some, that football or sport will eventually not be supported by some schools.

 

[mthoopsfan]

“ The Chicago Maroons football team represents the University of Chicago in college football. The Maroons, which play in NCAA Division III, have been a football-only member of the Midwest Conference since 2017.[4] The University of Chicago was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the Maroons were coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg for 41 seasons. In 1935, halfback Jay Berwanger became the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later known as the Heisman Trophy. In the late 1930s, university president Robert Maynard Hutchins decided that big-time college football and the university's commitment to academics were not compatible.[5] The university abolished its football program in 1939 and withdrew from the Big Ten in 1946. Football returned to the University of Chicago in 1963 in the form of a club team, which was upgraded to varsity status in 1969. The Maroons began competing in Division III in 1973.” Wiki.

The stadium seats 1650.

 

[behappp]

I’ll point out: not a rick roll. Another article on college fb reorg

I thought it was well-written with some history behind it.
I know many or most on this forum don't subscribe to the Washington Post so I thought it worth sharing.
That is all.

 

[EverettGriz]

I’ll point out: not a rick roll. Another article on college fb reorg

I thought it was well-written with some history behind it.
I know many or most on this forum don't subscribe to the Washington Post so I thought it worth sharing.
That is all.

No, no. I just wanted to clarify to the board it was a legit link. I know many are reticent to click on one without any context.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Another good article.

https://apple.news/ANDLmovtVT9eUTur1EFwaJw

 

[mthoopsfan]

“And under current NCAA rules, student athletes cannot leave for a competition more than 48 hours before it starts and must return within 36 hours after the competition. Should that rule stand, it will likely drive some creative scheduling between athletic departments on opposite coasts.”

 

[AZGrizFan]

“And under current NCAA rules, student athletes cannot leave for a competition more than 48 hours before it starts and must return within 36 hours after the competition. Should that rule stand, it will likely drive some creative scheduling between athletic departments on opposite coasts.”

lol. it takes about 5 hours to fly coast to coast. If they can't squeeze that into a 36 hour window, they need to find a different job.

 

[mthoopsfan]

“And under current NCAA rules, student athletes cannot leave for a competition more than 48 hours before it starts and must return within 36 hours after the competition. Should that rule stand, it will likely drive some creative scheduling between athletic departments on opposite coasts.”

lol. it takes about 5 hours to fly coast to coast. If they can't squeeze that into a 36 hour window, they need to find a different job.

There is speculation that some teams may spend a full week on one coast, in order to play 2 games on the weekends. It takes a lot longer than 5 hours to get from Eugene to College Park MD flying commercials. Think of all the teams without the means to charter.