Christopher R Davis

Very true. And as students, the univ should serve them, although historically, especially in revenue producing sports, universities haven't always done the best job. But as athletes they are more like employees who do serve (as in generate revenue and build the university's brand) the school.

It's not just that white is in the title, it's also because white flight was a tactic used to maintain racial segregation even after Jim Crow was outlawed. The right likes to claim that racism isn't a thing anymore, or even that whites are now the victims. Kruse's seminal work exposes that lie.

Good point. And college athletes, like every other American, should be free to sell their services to the highest bidder in a free market.

I always love a good quotation and my all-time favorite quote is from Paine. I've mentioned this before, but it's just so relevant today:

"The time hath found us." Thomas Paine, COMMON SENSE, 1776.

Great point, and one of the things that ensures Orwell and 1984's continuing (if not, increasing) relevance today.

it's fine to criticize the Democratic Party, as long as we remember that the main problem is the GOP and especially its MAGA base.

I see so many leftist who seem obsessed with hating the Dems. We have to remember that, for better or worse, we have a 2-party system. Focus on defeating the bad one.

Encounter between Texas trooper, South Carolina player reminds us of uncomfortable truths - Andscape Following Oscar Adaway III's accusations of assault, unshakeable questions remain

Some say that racism isn't a thing anymore (looking at you Supreme Court) & I was shocked when I saw this live, but in retrospect 50s-style Jim Crow racism in Texas comes as no surprise.

Name the rogue trooper at a minimum. An apology might offer a chance to grow.

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Totally agree with you about wasting two spots on outmatched teams. But, I've actually been surprised that recent changes have increased the number of competitive programs. Tulane is better than they've been in my lifetime; SMU, Stanford, Duke, TXTech, & many others have improved significantly.

We learned more from a three-minute record baby than we ever learned in school.
--Bruce Springsteen, "No Surrender"

I needed money because I had none. I fought the law and the law won.
--The Clash, I Fought the Law

Nice to hear the History Channel is doing some history again.

Paine's Common Sense contains my all-time favorite quotation too. A quote that is highly relevant today:

"The time hath found us."

Paine's Common Sense contains my all-time favorite quotation too. A quote that is highly relevant today:

"The time hath found us."

It's classic mercantilist economic theory; and it was no longer accepted by the 19th century. He's just not a very sophisticated thinker.

I can tell you this. The Supreme Court will not "ultimately decide" this question. We, the people will ultimately decide it, just as the Court did not ultimately decide on the question of slavery in the Dred Scott case.

Lane Kiffin had a real chance to change has image, to demonstrate loyalty and commitment. All he had to do was, in the words of Darrell Royal, "dance with the one that brought you."

Instead, he's decided to show he's the money- and fame-chasing opportunist we always thought he was.

Lane Kiffin had a real chance to change has image, to demonstrate loyalty and commitment. All he had to do was, in the words of Darrell Royal, "dance with the one that brought you."

Instead, he's decided to show he's the money- and fame-chasing opportunist we always thought he was.

ESPN website this AM: First stories covered CFB, 2nd the NFL, and the 3rd focused on professional wrestling.(???)

Sports journalism is in a terrible state and ESPN is a big part of the problems, but they should at least recognize that the WWE (with scripted outcomes) doesn't qualify as sport.

Hard, good reading by Jeet Heer

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3. And perhaps most fundamental of all, it changes the basic power dynamic between programs and players. The one-year scholarship instituted by the NCAA in 1972 gave coaches and programs complete control and now college athletes have almost complete free agency.
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2. More importantly, it finally allows the athletes critical to the industry's product to break the NCAA and its member universities' monopoly and join in on the massive revenues produced by the college sports industry.
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Say what you will about the new pay-for-play era in college sports, but
1. It certainly has elevated competition as more and more schools field strong teams despite fears that the opposite would happen.
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I was born in TX and have lived large parts of my life in TX. Moving to places outside of TX, I always took a lot of flack about being a Texan, but until now I've never been embarrassed to be a Texan.

We are a huge diverse state; Texas, we must do better.

I was born in TX and have lived large parts of my life in TX. Moving to places outside of TX, I always took a lot of flack about being a Texan, but until now I've never been embarrassed to be a Texan.

We are a huge diverse state. Texas we must do better.

Low-skilled labor does the really hard work; that's the huge benefit for all of us.

Low-skilled labor does the really hard work; that's the huge benefit for all of us.

Low-skilled labor does the really hard work; that's the huge benefit for all of us.

I'm glad to hear this. I find it ironic, however, that we already started to address the problem with President Obama's ACA and that his party has done, and is doing, everything in its power to destroy it and cripple healthcare for average working Americans.

In the 90s, I always thought we shouldn't gloat so much about winning the Cold War. Putin and Russia play the long game, many American leaders can't focus on anything past next quarter's earnings. We need more long-term vision, remaining leaders of the world demands it.