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NCAA enforcement follies and the commentariat
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NCAA enforcement follies and the commentariat
Stewart Mandel recently wrote a piece on NCAA enforcement incoherence. It’s a good piece and gives a nice overview of the problems built right into the system’s framework, and how the NCAA arrived at the recent Ohio State ruling: [I]f you’re just a general college football fan, you have every reason to be puzzled, outraged…
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Gregg Easterbrook spread offense fail
Braves & Birds does an excellent job demolishing Gregg Easterbrook’s incompetent attempt to explain the Oregon offense. Easterbrook is a bright guy, but he’s incapable of seeing what is perfectly obvious on the field. I don’t know if it’s from watching too many years of NFL football that he cannot see things common to college…
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Smart Notes 8/30/09
In his discussion of the Michigan fracas, Dr Saturday steps back: But the broader implication isn’t about the changing culture at Michigan as much as it is the longstanding culture at all big football schools, where the notion of “voluntary” workouts and hourly limits have been met with winks for years. A survey of Division…
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Fall from grace: the Charles Rogers story
Reporting by Jemele Hill, hat tip to TNC. Video after the jump.