Wednesday, September 21, 2011

College football: greed on the backs of amateur athletes

After watching all the drama of conference changes by the major schools has shown just how much the presidents and athletic directors of these schools value money over everything else. TCU in the big east, OU trying to go to the PAC(and getting rejected), and so on is just crazy. I value education and most college athletes will never play in the pros but college football is nothing but a minor league for the NFL. The bowl system is not based on giving the players a fair shot at a championship, its based on making money which is why teams like Boise can go undefeated and not have a shot a playing for a national title. The greed and bowl system of this "amateur" sport have ruined the pureness of the sport to the point I feel guilty watching the games on TV knowing I am part of the reason the TV ratings are able to create such huge TV contracts which are fueling the greed of college football.