NCAA Revenue sports are the "opiate" of the people... The NCAA is an organization of the university and college prexys, run by the prexys and for the benefit of the prexys. The NCAA has been broken for a LONG time. Perhaps the hammer coming down on the USC's OSU's, is a sign that even the university and college prexys are ashamed of what they have created, allowed and have protected.
Now go DESTROY Auburn NCAA! Put the fear of God back into NCAA Division I...II...and III college sports. NAIL the cheaters. PURGE all non-compliant programs. STRIKE while the GREED of the nfl owners and players allows you a brief window of opportunity NCAA! Save college and university sports programs while they are still WORTH saving.
Now, decide once and forever IF you want student athletes the way you advertise them to be...the way they are student athletes in Division III (NO athletic scholarships...only need-based and/or merit based financial aid that is available to all students OR if you want to have "farm teams" for the nfl/nba/nhl that will recurit individuals with outstanding athletic abilities and skills that need further development. Apprenticships in which you teach the athletes a skill...don't make them attend classes but have them work selling tickets, doing janitor work, grounds-keeping work, learning administrative duties from the ground up and all the other things it takes to run high school, college AND professional sports programs.) At least give kids who don't want the regular academic route a real and legitimate way to gain mentorship, knowlege and experience in a life-long occupational track. Call it "sports production management skills training"...HONESTLY, it would give these folks who have skills in athletics and a real love for athletics NEW possibilities once their playing days are done. And, they could then continue to do productive things within the field of sports. IF you are ok with the "professional sports" farm teams that you are currently participating in...at LEAST get the professional sports owners and leagues to PAY for the farm teams that you are currently providing them for free. What kind of stooges are you university and college prexys any way? How stupid can you be. Either have REAL students playing OR be honest that you are running apprenticeship programs in addition to your academic programs. Be honest prexys. Be real. Tell the truth prexys. Give the athletes some REAL options and career paths in addition to professional sports only. Let them have real options for courses of study at the college and university level. Let us know EXACTLY which programs get to cheat the most and why you let some programs by with SO much cheating with your blessings and protection.
This may be the last moment in time to SAVE the NCAA and college athletics from the corruption that has infiltrated as the financial rewards incentives; from the tv contracts for university and college prexys and their fiscal management plans has risen. Clean up your act NCAA! Clean up your act university and college prexys!