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KSU’s Snyder says college athletics have become all about money and then proves it by signing contract worth $14.75 million!
by Travis Normand
Why do I feel so obligated to point out the crazy statements made by those in the college football profession? I don’t know either, but here I go again.
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared today at CBSSPorts.com. [Emphasis added]
K-State’s Snyder: College athletics ‘in a bad place right now’
April 17, 2013
Dennis Dodd
CBSSports.com. . . “I think it’s in a bad place right now. It’s in a bad place for a variety of reasons. We’ve allowed it to become money driven. We’ve allowed it to become TV driven. We’ve allowed athletic programs or football programs to mean more to a university than what the university is really supposed to be all about.”
. . . “The last I heard, we were educational institutions,” Snyder said. “Certainly there is an education that takes place in football, and I understand all the parameters. But it’s not driven by values; it’s driven by dollars and cents.”
. . . In January, the 73-year-old coach signed a new five-year contract worth $14.75 million.
So you can probably see where I am going with this. In fact, it’s so obvious that I am going to keep this pretty short.
Yes, the man who will be making $14.75 million over the next five years (to coach football) is saying college athletics is too money driven.
I really don’t have a problem with a coach making this much money, but if Snyder thinks that college athletics is too money driven, then I guess we can expect to see him giving some of that money back, right?
Oregon’s NCAA violations
Click HERE to see a draft of the summary disposition report obtained by Portland, Oregon, TV station KATU.
The report outlines more detail surrounding Oregon’s activities and use of Will Lyles (Complete Scouting Services) who allegedly provided Oregon with an illegal recruiting advantage, among other violations.
The Big 12 couldn’t expand if it wanted too
by Travis Normand
A major complaint of Nebraska, Missouri, and Texas A&M was that the University of Texas secretly ran the Big 12. You would think these allegations would be enough to cause the Houston Chronicle to list an article about whether or not the Big 12 will expand anywhere but on the Longhorn section of its website. You would think, but then you would be wrong.
Whats the old saying? If the shoe fits?
7-year-old cancer patient, Jack Hoffman, scores “winning” touchdown in Nebraska spring game (and it counts)!
by Travis Normand
Yes, you read the headline correctly. Jack Hoffman, a 7-year-old who has been battling brain cancer, scored a touchdown in Nebraska’s spring game on Saturday (April 13, 2013) to help seal the victory for the red squad.
The score was 26-25 in favor of the red squad when Hoffman got the ball and took it 69 yards for a touchdown in front of 60,000 fans. Hoffman’s touchdown was the final score of the game which ended 32-25.
Asked what he was thinking when he ran onto the field, Jack said, “Scoring a touchdown.”
And when he broke free and scored? “It felt awesome.” And the crowd reaction? “Really awesome.”
Hoffman’s touchdown run came in at No. 1 on ESPN’s Top Ten plays of the day and the trading card company, Upper Deck, has created a limited edition Jack Hoffman trading card which Jack can use for fundraising purposes.
See other reports of Jack Hoffman’s touchdown run:
- USAToday.com
- BleacherReport.com
- CBSSports.com – Eye On College Football Blog
- TheBigLead.com
- ESPN.com
- ESPN.com – Nebraska Spring Game Recap
- Yahoo.com – Dr. Saturday
- WTSP.com News
Texas A&M’s SEC Monopoly in Texas
by Travis Normand
Since Texas A&M joined the SEC, Clay Travis (OutKickTheCoverage.com) has written several interesting columns concerning the effect that such a move will have on the Aggies, as well as the Longhorns.
If you don’t read his site very often, I would suggest at least following this link and reading his most recent column on the topic. While it doesn’t contain any earth-shattering news it does make some interesting points, all of which will be interesting to watch as they play out.
The Longhorns want you to forget that they ever played Texas A&M
by Travis Normand
How quickly we forget; or should I say, how quickly the media forgets.
I don’t care what anyone (including DeLoss Dodds) would like you to believe, but the Longhorns do not have an annual Thanksgiving football game tradition. Despite the revisionist history being created in Austin, there is no tradition of the Longhorns playing a football game on Thanksgiving day against a random opponent.
If there is a Thanksgiving day tradition that involves the University of Texas’ football team, it is that they used to play a rivalry game against Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. However, 2012 was the first time (in almost 100 years) that the two schools didn’t play each other.
Why?
Because the Longhorns threw a fit when the Aggies decided to move from the Big 12 to the SEC; and in doing so, the Longhorns decided that they no longer wanted to play A&M anymore. At the time, the Aggies issued a standing invitation to the Longhorns to continue the rivalry, but so far the Longhorns have refused.
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