Amateurism continues to be a rising topic within NCAA reform. With change comes controversy and with controversy comes, well, more controversy. For those of you seriously interested in NCAA reform and the battle between athletic compensation and the “sanctity” of college athletics, take some time to watch this video about big time college sports. The panel consists of:
1. Taylor Branch– Journalist and author of The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA and the Atlantic Magazine article The Shame of College Sports
2. William C. Friday– Served as the head of the University of North Carolina from 1956-1986 and founding co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
3. Charles T. Clotfelter– Professor at Duke University and author of Big-Time Sports in American Universities
The moderator for this discussion is Will Blythe. If you’re as concerned about NCAA reform as I am, it will be an hour and a half well spent.
http://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/20762815
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