College Sports In Crisis: How To Save The NCAA For Dummies

Sports fans know the term, 'One & Done,' describing the exceptional athlete who plays one year in college, then takes his talents to the pro level. This is most prevalent in the basketball world, where individual stardom is prized over the team brand.

Less frequently, we have the 'None & Done' Situation, like LeBron James, when a player has the gravitas to transcend college altogether for the fame & fortune of NBA legend.

Although these scenarios seem like a positive opportunity for the best athletes, it truly benefits the pro organizations most frequently, & leaves the other 'players' in this game to pick through the rubble for scraps.

Most notably, the NCAA(National Collegiate Athletic Association), who governs college athletics, & the college programs along with their fan bases, are harmed on a very large & measurable scale.

Amateurism Is Dead: Please Bury That Stinky Old Corpse

Up to this point, the NCAA has maintained the illusion of college sports as an amateur enterprise for much longer than it should have, & now we are enduring the mediocrity of our college games while so much money is siphoned off into the coffers of more clever sportspreneurs.
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In today's world of free enterprise on steroids, there is no way for the governing bodies of college programs to maintain amateurism while trying to keep revenue/fan interest trending upward. So, what we get is a watered down product they are attempting to sell as dynamic entertainment.

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These administrators are either stupid, or they think we are.

There is no doubt that College Basketball's March Madness tournament hauls in the lion's share of cash for the NCAA in that sport, but how much better could it be in every aspect if they knew how to leverage their position as the premier nursery for the planet's best future pro stars?

STUDENT Athletes?

I realize they are sticking to their premise that college is primarily for academics, but which chumps are these hucksters kidding? Do they realize the monumental tragedy of allowing LeBron James to escape the weak force gravity of college basketball without a single ounce of fighting spirit?

The bottom line is, anyone with incredible athletic ability would choose an immediate multi-million dollar payout if it were offered to them at the outset, & college is quickly becoming less relevant to sports in general for the best athletes worldwide.

Just recently, McDonald's All American Darius Bazley de-committed from Syracuse Basketball in pursuit of the G League, an NBA feeder system, because even a semi-pro venue is perceived as superior to the college game today.

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The GOOD NEWS is, there is a solution to this problem.

The BAD NEWS: Can we convince the NCAA to completely transform their old paradigm?

This might be more of a challenge than converting a Muslim to Christendom.

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The old school of thought is to ask the NBA to set an age restriction for entrance into their league. Now, why would they consider such a conciliatory action, when it runs counter to their business model of free market competition? The NBA, & any other pro organization owes the NCAA NOTHING but to poach their ranks through unprotected borders.

If you want more fans to watch your sporting events & purchase merchandise, you must do everything necessary to retain the players who will draw the most attention to your brand.

You cannot beat them, so you should make the strategic decision to JOIN THEM.

Here is a preliminary wish list of policies that will save college sports:

• Eliminate the outdated concept of amateurism in college sports to expand opportunities
• Allow players to sign with an agent before or during college, while maintaining their eligibility.
• Allow players to be drafted by a pro franchise, & maintain eligibility with certain agreed upon conditions.
• Allow athletes to sign product endorsement deals, similar to the Olympic model
• Any player who makes money through pro contracts  or endorsement deals will be ineligible for that amount they have earned toward a scholarship. In other words, if they earn $50k, & their scholarship is worth $60k, they will only get $10k for their scholarship. This will free up money for the University to offer academic scholarships for other deserving students.
• Make a deal with the pro leagues for their sponsorship of games & other specific aspects of college athletics.  
• The quid pro quo here is simple:

A vast majority of these athletes are not ready to jump right in & play for their pro teams, but franchises recognize the potential in these players, & wish to employ the buy low sell high strategy. 

The NCAA provides a young player with such a great learning environment & a much better venue for visibility than semi-pro opportunities, such as television exposure. Add to this the fact that these aspiring superstars can hone their skills & confidence against a few more comparable challengers for a few years until they get their ass handed to them in the big leagues.

Stop The Madness! 

Will the NCAA continue to ignore this massive mascot of failure in the room, or shall they surrender to the future of prosperity in this sporty new free market age?

Nobody knows this answer for sure, but we do know, if the bleeding of top athletes from college athletics doesn't stop, the gravy train WILL stop for the NCAA...

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*BREAKING* O.J. Simpson Breaks Silence On His 'Lost Confession' TV Special: What Did He Say?

Confession Or Not? 

In O.J.'s first sit down interview since his release from prison, he told the Buffalo News that this highly controversial  'O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?' television show was NOT a murder confession. 

In fact, he claims that all the people on that show were "a bunch of haters" bent on grabbing television ratings. 

He said, 

When people want to make money or get ratings, they're going to pimp me. I'm going to get pimped.

Stephen Hawking: Brilliant Mind, Or Foolish Heart?
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Despite many of his friends squeezing 'The Juice' into admitting that he had committed the killings, he persists in denying this crime, stating, 

Listen, if I confessed 12 years ago, you would have heard about it 12 years ago!

 He was then asked if he actually watched the show, to which he replied, 

I watch nothing of me.

I didn't watch the [FOX special] because I knew they were all haters, and people will say things that are just not true, and there's nobody there to challenge them, and that would piss me off.

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 So why [watch it]? It's a beautiful day. I'm about to go play golf. Why should I have some crap in my mind? You've got to let it go.  

So, what is your take? 

Are you buying what O.J. Simpson says here?

Stephen Hawking: Brilliant Mind, Or Foolish Heart?

Hawking Atheism: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To His Black Hole

I don't very much appreciate intelligent people who claim to know more than believers in an intelligent creator of the Universe, simply because they study the natural realm of existence more than the average person. 

There is NOT ONE scientific discovery that denies the probability of an intelligent designer of life.

In FACT, quite the opposite is true. 

The irreducible complexity of life & existence itself reveals the labor intensive devotion to the crafting of all we experience. 

In the coming days, you will see a great deal written & spoken about the famous late physicist, Stephen Hawking, who discovered a more precise framework for the behavior of black holes. 
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*WOW* Rare Historic Relic Found Behind Wallpaper

Most of these pieces will laud Dr. Hawking as one of history's most brilliant minds, & rightfully he should be applauded for his important work. 

But let's not also forget, he was an avowed atheist, who shunned the notion of a living god who made everything from nothing. Pay special attention to the fact that, despite his brilliance & many decades of research, he could still not explain how all space, matter, & time emerged from nothingness, yet he stubbornly persisted in his Godless religion of nihilism.

Too Full Of Useless Data To Fit The Truth In There?

If you truly know nothing more about a profound mystery than anyone else, why would you staunchly support the absolutism of godlessness like a fool?

The most wise historic work of literature iterates, "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God."

Stephen Hawking followed his heart to a place where his head could not justify its existence.

This is why he was LOST all along...

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*BREAKING* Famous Cosmologist Stephen Hawking Dead

The family of professor Stephen Hawking has confirmed his death at the age of 76 while home in Cambridge, England.

His children Lucy, Robert and Tim have issued a statement:

We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. He once said, 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.' We will miss him forever.

Stephen Hawking: Brilliant Mind, Or Foolish Heart?  

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His most well known published piece, 'A Brief History of Time' was the subject of Oscar winning film The Theory of Everything in 2014.

A Brief History Of Revision?

Stephen was not particularly faithful to the concept of an intelligent designer, but perhaps now, he has second thoughts on the matter...

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DEADLY DIVE

When John Goodenow invited some tourists to take the plunge off a dangerous cliff in Kona, Hawaii, It was all fun & games until they launched off the perilous precipice!

They didn't anticipate the ferocity of the rough seas that day, & it nearly claimed their lives...

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*WOW* Rare Historic Relic Found Behind Wallpaper

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to hide a valuable masterpiece from invading troops, you might consider using wallpaper as the security shroud...

Fox News Reports, An extremely rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that was hidden behind wallpaper to protect it from ransacking Civil War troops, has surfaced.

The Washington Post reports that the copy, which is one of only 51 known to exist, resurfaced last month after its purchase by billionaire David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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Gift To James Madison

Rare document dealer Seth Kaller, who worked on the sale, told Fox News that the calfskin copy is one of two that were given to founding father James Madison by Congress in 1824.

It’s extremely rare to find one with a close connection to a founding father, he said, adding that the location of the second copy is unknown.

Madison likely gave the existing copy to his nephew Robert Lewis Madison, with Kaller noting that the document was not part of the Madison estate when the founding father died in 1836.

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By the time of the Civil War, Madison’s son, Robert Lewis Madison Jr., was in possession of the Declaration. Madison Jr., a doctor who served in the Confederate army and was a physician to Robert E. Lee, was apparently concerned that ransacking troops would destroy the document. According to a 1913 newspaper article, the doctor’s wife hid the copy behind paper on a wall at the family’s home, which was likely in Lexington, Virginia.

No War Damage, But Some Water Wear

The historic artifact survived the war, albeit with some damage from moisture, and remained in the Madison family. The Washington Post reports that Madison’s descendant Michael O’Mara found the copy when he was going through family papers following his mother’s death in 2014. O’Mara’s mother, Helen, was the great granddaughter of Robert Lewis Madison Jr.

The Declaration, in a broken frame, had been in a cardboard box at O’Mara’s office outside Houston for 10 years prior to its re-discovery, according to the Washington Post. Before that, the document was in O’Mara’s parents’ home in Louisville, Kentucky. Initially displayed on a mantelpiece, the document was reportedly stored in a bedroom closet when the frame cracked.

Last year, experts from Washington Conservation Studio spent about 10 months working on the moisture-damaged document.

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Rubenstein, who owns five copies of the document including the latest version, told the Washington Post that he paid “seven figures” for the Declaration.

Only 200 Official Copies Printed

The Declaration is one of around 200 made in the early 19th century amid concerns about the condition of the original 1776 document. In 1820, then Secretary of State John Quincy Adams commissioned printer William J. Stone to make an exact copy of the Declaration. Stone subsequently engraved the copy on a copper plate and printed it on calfskin.

Stone worked on the copy for nearly three years – as a result his engraving is the best representation of the Declaration as the manuscript looked at that time, according to Kaller.

In 1823, the State Department requested 200 copies from the facsimile of the engraved plate. Stone printed 201 copies, one of which he kept for himself. Stone made an additional set of copies in 1833.

Set against this backdrop, the latest find is extremely significant, Keller told Fox News. “We get about five to 10 calls a week from someone who thinks that they have one of these – if it’s not one of these really rare early first or second editions printed by William Stone, it’s not valuable.”

The recently resurfaced copy will be on display at the Smithsonian Nation Museum of American History.

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