Reform
Integrity needs to return to college athletics   Clips Guest Commentary    Our guest author links the “nefarious actions of athletes” to a general diminishment of integrity and moral character in recruiting by athletics departments.   J. Karl Miller, Columbia Missourian, 10-13-09
 
September 2009
Big budget cuts ahead for NCAA D2 athletics   D2 is headed for a vote on wide-ranging proposals to scale back playing and practice seasons that one official terms "historic."   USA Today, 9-24-09
 
Don't Give Up on College Sports Reform     Clips Guest Commentary    Our guest author has spoken out consistently about his belief that college athletics cannot be reformed from within, and he reaffirms his belief in his latest commentary. Frank Splitt, The Drake Group, 9-23-09
 
TKO for NLI in NC?     The state of North Carolina seems to have said that a National Letter of Intent signed by a 17-year old is not legally binding.   Charlotte News & Observer, 9-18-09
 
Coach pay in the spotlight . . . . again    A wide-ranging review of university athletics by the Arizona Board of Regents seeks to inject “sanity” into the escalation of coach salaries. The regents oversee all multi-year coaching contracts.    The Arizona Republic, 9-20-09
 
Old Enough?     A Clips Friendly Debate   Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin sit down for a friendly debate on the NBA’s age limit. By Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin, SLAMOnline.com, 9-14-09
 
With Deficits Mounting, Winston-Salem State Steps Back From D1   Even at the lower levels of the highest level, the barriers to entry can be formidable. Libby Sander, Chronicle of Higher Ed, 9-14-09
 
In a virtual world, will real colleges scrap sports?    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author comments on the most successful college in the country: the University of Phoenix, aka Web State, the mega hit of the Internet age. But it has no athletic program.   Steve Marcus, Newsday, 8-31-09
 
August 2009

Putting the Amateur Myth to Rest     Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores ending pretenses, sitting freshmen and borderline recruiting mistakes. Allen L. Sack, Inside Higher Ed, 8-27-09
 
Why Congress has yet to curtail the NCAA cartel’s tax breaks: Exemptions historically tied to amateur athletes    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author schools us on tax exemptions, commercialism and the "you do what you got to do" corollary.   Frank G. Splitt, The Drake Group, 8-30-09
 
The wins have left the building   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores the economic, moral and competitive aspects related to Derrick Rose’s “gap year” at Memphis.   Marc Isenberg, Money Players, 8-20-09
 
Stakes are too high to let gambling go   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author weighs in on the addition of sports gambling in Delaware.   David Pickle, NCAA Champion Magazine, Summer 2009
 
Heat injuries in FB: a very real and serious problem   A 4-part, 6200-word series details how heat-stroke deaths are preventable with the proper precautions.   Fanhouse, 8-14-09
 
Think This Will Work?    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author presents two unconventional – but well thought out -- scenarios for possible super-conferences of the future, one for blending the Big East with the ACC and the other merging the Big East with the Big Ten.   By Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant, 8-9-09
 
Small state, big fight   Delaware is taking on the entire alphabet soup of sports – MLB NFL NBA NHL NCAA – in its quest to eke out a competitive gaming advantage and bring in desperately needed revenues to the state budget.   USA Today, 8-6-09
 
July 2009
The desire for football playoffs continues   As more & more people push for college football playoffs, more & more people have reason to believe it might not be for the best.   Orlando Sentinel, 7-31-09
 
Maybe Two Times Zero is Still Nothing   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest authors provide an unorthodox parallel universe counterpoint to a recent commentary by NCAA President Myles Brand about the worth of the one-and-done rule.  Richard M. Southall & Mark S. Nagel, 7-31-09
 
Lack of signed contract leads Gillespie, UK to court   Clips Guest Commentary   With the messy Gillespie-Kentucky litigation looming ahead, our guest authors provide insights for both coaches and university athletic administrators about memorandums in the coach-school employment context.   Matt Wilson & Stu Brown, SportsBusiness Journal, 7-27-09
 
AAU recruiting ban causes unforeseen consequences   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author observes that new NCAA recruiting rules always seem to be stricken by the law of unintended consequences, and the recently imposed ban on observing April AAU tournaments now seems like “fixing a flat tire with a roll of duct tape.”   Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News Today, 7-24-09
 
3 lawsuits may change how NCAA operates   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author outlines three recent lawsuits brought against the NCAA by student-athletes.  Since 1995, the NCAA has spent over $84 million on legal fees, a figure that includes some of its settlements, according to IRS filings and interviews with the NCAA.   Mark Alesia, Indy Star, 7-26-09
 
Making NCAA pay?   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores the legal morass that might be unfolding with the Ed O’Bannon class action suit accusing the NCAA of depriving former student-athletes from “myriad revenue streams.”   Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, 7-21-09
 
New Study: Top-of-helmet impacts worst for HS FB players   High school football players experience greater “acceleration forces” to their heads when they collide with other players than college players do, possibly increasing the danger of incurring concussions.   Journal of Athletic Training 2009;44(4):342–349
 
Time for new college grid 'super league'     Clips Guest Commentary   There are a thousand permutations and possibilities for a D1-A football playoff.  Our guest author serves up #1001, a breakaway, 65-school, football-only super league that is as intriguing as it is zany.   Neill Woelk, The Daily Camera (Denver), 7-11-09
 
NCAA study: slight gains for women admins     The recently released “Study of the Ethnicity and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel” shows that the percentage of females in administrative positions has increased by 8.2% since the study was launched in 1995-96.    NCAA News, 7-9-09
 
Title IX alive and well in Washington State    Compliance with gender equity legislation is just part of the everyday operations at the two big Washington schools.  Seattle Times, 7-9-09
 
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