That these refuses benefit College Athletes and their student bodies at large. But i think we have to consider whether the lure of such riches could corrupt the basic mission of Athletic Programs. Winning teams get higher payouts than losing teams which creates a strong incentive to win. An incentive which land grant public universities and others are more than happy to follow and win at any cost. Much of the money is often funneled right back into the sports programs in the form of multimilliondollar coaching facilities and state of the art facilities many of it paid for by the taxpayerses to perpetuate the cycle of winning. I think somewhere in my reading here, about 48 million of all the 900 million that ncaa gets from, you know, their broadcasting, march madness and all the rest of it, a very small portion goes specifically to academics. But even thats hard to figure. Because nobody has the figures. Mr. Emmert works for them. They make the decisions. He carries out what they want.
This hearing will come to order. I want to thank all of you very much for coming here. You are a bit squeezed in. But water is on the house. Become portable and the black. College sports has an absolutely extraordinary position in the culture of our country, not only College Sports inspired incredible fan passion across the country but provided a very important way for young men and women as is britain, both to athletics as an avocation and get aunt in education, we are doing some talk about that today. And providing an avenue to college, as they would otherwise not have existed and it is important to understand that. College athletes and athletics are rooted in the notion of amateurism. The history of that is interesting going back to the founding of the n. C. A. A. In 1906 and going back to the greekss concept of amateurism. College sports is supposed to be an avocation. Students play College Sports for love of the game, not for love of money. Many people like the notion of College S
To provide adequate resources to professionals on the ground. We must also continue pressing for comprehensive Immigration Reform so that our system will not be so overwhelmed in times like these. I yield the obama told reporters he urged perry to press texas lawmakers and the u. S. Congress to support the whitehouses funding request. The president rejected criticism saying he didnt visit the border saying quote this isnt a theater. This is a problem. The head of the ncaa is questioned about the treatment of College Athletes and the profits generated from sports. That is next. Then a look at the Russia Ukraine conflict. And later a ceremony for a former swiss diplomat who is awarded the congressional gold medal for his humanitarian efforts during world war ii. Tune in for the harlem book fair this weekend. Live coverage starts this weekend saturday morning. Mark emmert testified about College Athletes and academics and he is joined by Taylor Branch and two formal College Football playe
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It’s moments before the big game. The football team huddles in their personal locker room, equipped with a vast common room, energizing table games and their gigantic decorated lockers. Just a few steps across the hall, another locker room lies. This one, however, is jam packed with almost every team, dilapidated showers and not even.