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
Not only College Sports inspired incredible fan passion all across the country, but theyve provided a very important way for young men and women to, as is written both through athletics, as navigation and get an education. Were going talk about that today. Many young people, however, athletics has provided an avenue to college that otherwise would not have existed. And its important to understand that. College athletes and athletics are rooted in the notion of amateurism. And the history of that is very interesting and important going back to the founding of ncaa 1996, and going back, actually, to the greeks concept of amateurism. Playing College Sports is supposed to be an add vocation. Students play for the love of the game, not the love of money. Many people believe this notion of College Sports is being undermined by the power and the influence of money. I remember a meeting i had in my office with the three top executives of espn. And it was one of those meetings in which i didnt
Not only College Sports inspired incredible fan passion all across the country, but theyve provided a very important way for young men and women to, as is written, both through athletics, as navigation and get an education. Were going talk about that today. Many young people, however, athletics has provided an avenue to college that otherwise would not have existed. And its important to understand that. College athletes and athletics are rooted in the notion of amateurism. And the history of that is very interesting and important, going back to the founding of ncaa, 1996, and going back, actually, to the greeks concept of amateurism. Playing College Sports is supposed to be an add vocation. Students play for the love of the game, not the love of money. Many people believe this notion of College Sports is being undermined by the power and the influence of money. I remember a meeting i had in my office with the three top executives of espn. And it was one of those meetings in which i did