Knoxville, Tennessee Correspondent The university on the hill above this city has a hundred-thousand-seat stadium, a football budget that would run a mid-sized county for a decade, and a general manager, which is a title that did not exist in college athletics five years ago and now sits in every power-conference building between the head … Continue reading Has the rapid expansion of NIL deals and revenue sharing fundamentally changed (or corrupted) the character of major college sports, and are current enforcement efforts by the College Sports Commission and conferences proving effective at containing cap circumvention and transfer chaos?
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Have Professional Sports Become Too Big an Influence in Our Society?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-It seems that we are forever debating whether this thing or that thing has “too much influence” on our lives or the lives of our children. This is a passive-aggressive way of life that leaves us limp noodles, ready to be blown whatever way pop culture and prevailing wisdom blows us. Here’s a … Continue reading Have Professional Sports Become Too Big an Influence in Our Society?
Should Video-Gamers Be Considered Athletes?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent-Video gamers are absolutely not athletes. A partial definition of the word athlete, from the Encarta Dictionary, is "somebody with the abilities to participate in physical exercise." (emphasis is mine) Sitting on a sofa or at a desk, manipulating a joystick or computer keyboard, can in no way be construed as physical exercise. … Continue reading Should Video-Gamers Be Considered Athletes?
