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Mark Emmert’s ready to open up a whole new can of worms.
Hey, remember that whole Penn State investigation (or should it be “investigation”?) where the NCAA felt like it had to do something and sort of made things up as it went along to get to the result it wanted? Good … Continue reading
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Mark Emmert’s not so good week continues.
Another day, another alienated group of people. As outgoing North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp explained in Chapel Hill on Friday how ill-equipped most collegiate CEOs are to handle the issues surrounding major collegiate athletics, several dozen Division I athletic directors … Continue reading
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One more thing on Mark Emmert’s plate
When they’re not patting themselves on the back about all the money rolling in or figuring out the new and improved postseason at this week’s meeting, college football’s movers and shakers may be privately discussing something even bigger. One group, … Continue reading
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Mark Emmert is losing it.
If Auburn’s having the worst week, Mark Emmert’s week isn’t far behind. Yesterday, the press brought out the long knives at the NCAA President’s Final Four presser: Emmert had to answer questions about an institution that has helplessly watched King … Continue reading
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Episode #426 of Mark Emmert Says The Darnedest Things.
Emmert on Auburn: "We have a higher responsibility when we’re saying someone has committed an offense than reading a newspaper story."— Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) April 04, 2013 Really? A.J. Green begs to differ.
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Mark Emmert’s legacy
I’m sure the NCAA president would like it to be about the way he handled Penn State or the reforms he’s been pushing, but Andy Staples points to a very different area: When federal judge Claudia Wilken ruled in January … Continue reading
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So, how uneasy lies Emmert’s head?
USA Today suggests that the executive committee’s pronouncement this weekend settles the matter of Mark Emmert’s NCAA presidency being in jeopardy, at least for now. But even that story goes on to note that some unrest exists. CBSSports.com reported Friday … Continue reading
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Actions have consequences, even for Mark Emmert.
For those of you who don’t see the can of worms Mark Emmert opened with the decision to bypass the usual NCAA enforcement process in the wake of the PSU scandal, maybe a couple of points raised in this Pat … Continue reading
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Mark Emmert’s “Pandora’s Box”
Matt Hayes pretty much nails the NCAA’s new problem: But there’s no avoiding academic fraud; no escape from what it exposes and how it jeopardizes the lifeblood of a multi-billion dollar, tax-exempt industry. There’s no denying the reality that if … Continue reading
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Surrender, Emmert.
Hi. We’re the NCAA. You may remember us from such hits as this… “One of the grave dangers stemming from our love of sports is that the sports themselves can become too big to fail, indeed, too big to even … Continue reading
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