ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

I am fed up with reading about the NCAA and Sports Agents. The fact that all of these smart, successful people can't figure out how to fix this problem is LUDICROUS!!! There are so many solutions to this problem but the MORONS running the NCAA and college sports can't seem to figure it out. Before I solve the biggest problem in all of college sports, I am going to give you some possible solutions and why they will not work.

SOLUTION 1:
ELIMINATE THE NFL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COLLEGE KIDS WHILE THEY HAVE COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY. This one is just LAUGHABLE. I do not know how someone as smart as Nick Saban could make such a crazy statement. Saban, the coach who said if the NFL does not address the situation he will stop allowing their scouts access to his players. There are 2 major things about this statement: 1. As much of a problem as Agents in College Sports is, let me tell you whose problem it is not...THE NFL! What do they care if an agent throws a party and a college kid shows up? Now they would never go on record with any of this, but this is a college problem and the NFL is not going to get involved in someone else's problems. Plus, they are smart, they are sitting there saying the NCAA is exploiting these players just like all of us. 2. Could you imagine a recruiter going into the home of a college kid and being able to tell them no scout will see you in person if you go to Alabama because your coach will not allow scouts on campus. Guess what school just got eliminated from that kids list. I have a rule for life, NEVER MAKE A THREAT THAT YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON!

SOLUTION 2:
LET'S PAY THE PLAYERS! This one sounds like the easiest solution, in fact for the longest time I thought this was the only way to go. There is only one problem...THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! College athletics generate big money, the majority of this money is generated from the big three: Football, Basketball, and Baseball (in that order at most universities). However thanks to the Title IX LAW which was passed in 1972 college sports are required to have comparable budgets for all of their college sports, regardless of how much money that sports brings in. That means if you dedicate money to pay college football players, you have to pay the women swim team. I realize you only have a women's swim team because the football program brings in so much money. I realize that softball could not exist if not for baseball programs and the money they bring in to these schools, but what can you do, IT's THE LAW!

SOLUTION 3:
Before I give you the solution, let me just tell you THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. It does not affect the school, the amount of money going directly to the school, it does not affect the NCAA's relationship with the NFL. I guarantee that this will eliminate all reports of a player accepting improper benefits. What could I have in mind that the brain surgeons who run the NCAA can't come up with...ELIMINATE ALL RULES THAT DEAL WITH PLAYERS RECEIVING GIFTS FROM ANYONE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE SCHOOL. Let agents, boosters, car dealers, and anyone else who wants to give the players gifts do it. I know what you are saying, this is crazy, but I ask you why is this so crazy? Do these guys deserve to be getting some type of benefit for the on the field performance? Of course they do. Is it fair that the quarterback is getting the same thing a the flute player who is there on a full scholarship? How is the flute player making her (yes a flute player is a girl---if I just offended you, I MEANT TO!!!) school better? How is she bringing in revenue for that school? SHE IS NOT!!! Doing it this way, all players of every sport have an equal opportunity to make some extra cash. If a local car dealership wants to run some kind of promotion but can't afford a name, maybe the punter can make some money. If not, oh well then that's his fault. Under my proposal, the school gets theirs, and the players gets theirs. THIS IS PURE GENIUS!!!

Objections:
I know what some of you are saying..."These kids are going to a great school and they are getting a great education for FREE." That works for the chemistry major, or the business management major, but for the athlete it changes because last time I checked they are there and the school charges to come see them perform. Last time I was in a sporting goods store, I did not see many jerseys with a punters number on it? Why did Florida put 15 on all of their jerseys for the last 4 years? I am sure it was total coincidence that 15 just happened to be the same number as the most popular player in school history. Funny all the jerseys now have 12 on them (John Brantley---THE NEW QB!). However, that is not even the point, the school can offer the education. If the school is caught being involved with these benefits in any way, shape, or form the NCAA can pull scholarships, bowl games or whatever else they see fit. The school offers the scholarship but that is it. As it stands now, players come in, get the illegal benefits, leave school and the university and the current players are left to accept the punishment---WHAT A JOKE! You have to change this and there is no way to make the problems go away, but this is a good start to cutting down the problem.

UNTIL NEXT TIME...