This writer has it right!

 

The NCAA has only itself to blame for the slow death facing college sports

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The combination of NIL, the transfer window and the increasing domination of a few athletic conferences is a game changer. But...

 

Absolutely the NCAA is to blame. They decided to become hands off. Now there is plenty they have done that has been exploitive to college athletes but after several of those issues were risen they decided not to control anything. 

 

The big one I can think of is a few years back when it came to light that athletes were struggling to get enough food and the NCAA then just lifted their rules on food basically at that point. 

 

Seems crazy to think they had rules on how much food a school could provide for its student athletes. That is a level of control the NCAA used to have. 

 

Then with the NIL stuff instead of trying to figure out a way to get players paid, as that was where everything was headed as it was, they decided to let it be a free for all. 

 

Just think... The NCAA could have potentially headed off this whole pay issue by forcing profit sharing in a manner that athletes at division one (or what ever level) would all get the same pay or something like that. None of these bidding wars for NIL. 

 

Ughhh so much the NCAA has done wrong. 

This is the Mission Statement of NCAA:

 

Our purpose is to govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount.

 

I think the governing body of the NCAA needs to adhere to its Mission Statement. Are they governing competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner?

Is intercollegiate athletics integrated into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount?

 

It's very disappointing to see the NCAA has let college football get to where it is today.

Sadly after a fantastic run as prez of the NCAA Mark Emmert has decided to step down ( likely wants spend more time with his family ). What a great opportunity for Larry Scott to step in and finish the job.