[Husker] Too big to challenge

[Aaron Wolfson]

I hate the idea that the NCAA should be the be-all and end-all on
everything related to college sports. And the organization is full of
people who feel exactly the way Dan Beebe feels.

How about this? Figure out how to manage everything you already regulate
before you try to expand even further.


Aaron


On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>wrote:

> Part of the New York Times article on the NCAA sanctions:
>
> "That the N.C.A.A. acted this quickly and decisively did not come as a
> particular surprise to the former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, a
> former N.C.A.A. investigator. Beebe said that the N.C.A.A. has
> struggled to appear relevant recently while dealing with some of the
> major issues surrounding college sports, including high-profile cases
> of rules violations and conference realignment, and that the
> organization expressed a sincere interest in being more proactive at a
> retreat in Indianapolis last year.
>
> “I certainly think there have been a lot of changes and issues that
> have arisen that the N.C.A.A. hasn’t been able to get to,” said Beebe,
> who is a founding partner in BMT Risk Management, a company that
> advises colleges and professional sports teams on workplace
> misconduct. He added: “I think the N.C.A.A. wasn’t a part of
> realignment, and the playoff movement did not involve N.C.A.A. staff.
> I think this is an area, like you said, that’s unprecedented and
> horrific, and I think there’s a real focus on what the N.C.A.A. can
> and will do about it.”"
>
> Is this guy credible?  The NCAA was not part of the realignment?
> Who's job would that have been?  Perhaps the conference commission
> could have involved the NCAA, if that was important to do?  Rather
> than allow an already large program attempt to swallow up everyone
> else in the conference.  I find that particular interview interesting
> in light of the supposed warning the NCAA just sent the rest of
> college football.
>
> Nick
> --
> “I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said,
> but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I
> meant.”
> Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman
>
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