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Message: [QUOTE="dennismenace, post: 2352138, member: 6158"] I just posted the story because it had a lot of background information I was not aware of. I am not sure what your point is but in reference to your statements: 1 College sports will not or ever be eliminated. 2 a university is one undivided institution so sports and academic are integrally intertwined and can't be even hypothetically separated. To suggest playing them off one another is a false dichotomy. 3 I think the authors point about the NCAA vs apparel companies running the camp is well taken. They let the camel in the tent. I was not aware of this so it is an interesting historical point. 4 It seems to me that his analogy is similar to one in professional sports which was MLB (Commissioners office vs owners). In that case the owners dethroned the commissioner and his power and (perhaps) bowed to the money of the media (TV). I don't really have strong feelings on this (yet). It's complex and involves a lot parties. I'm still learning and trying to find out the facts. I think the investigation will reveal more of that. Let's hope the investigation does not get politicized. They (FBI) have a lot of power. [/QUOTE]