and paul, what do you think about star players saying they re literally hungry, despite the ways these programs work? well, it s obviously disappointing. if you poll coaches, they would probably say it s time to go to cost of attendance and maybe some other stipends. but what you have, much like in congress, five power conferences who want this to go into place. and in january of 2012, the idea was tabled. a quirky thing happened the following year. i had a young man who got a
not. and etan thomas, paul hue et, and paul, what do you think about star players saying they re literally hungry, despite the ways these programs work? well, it s obviously disappointing. if you poll coaches, they would probably say it s time to go to cost of attendance and maybe some other stipends. but what you have, much like in congress, five power conferences who want this to go into place. and in january of 2012, the idea was tabled. a quirky thing happened the following year.
$2,000 stipend. others did not. you have a dysfunction between the power conferences and the smaller ones. the smaller ones don t feel they can afford it. one coach said that his coaches voted unanimously for that. but there s a mix. tom, looking at the way we treat the athletes. putting them on a pedestal, but others facing real mistreatment and oppression in the system. well, looking at the actual numbers, you realize you re being exploited. bill maher said making tons
potentially seismic shift could soon hit the world of college football. if you follow the game and your team, listen to, this the whole bcs system that so many fans despise, could soon go out the window in favor of playoffs. but would that end controversy? doubt it the way it works now, a computer essentially picks the top two teams at the end of the season for the national title game. undefeated teams sometimes get the shaft hello auburn big names power conferences. today the bcs commissioners agreed to a four team playoff. but the plan still has to go before university presidents next week and some kind of committee would pick the four teams that play so more controversy could arise. keep in mind this all about money. the ncaa reports that last year 340 million people watched college football games on television. another 50 million people watched in stadiums. if this happens, the new bowl system turned playoffs would
and jason carroll is out watching in new york. jason, why don t we start with you. what have you been able to see, feel, hear? give us an understanding of the landscape. reporter: what do i hear now? i think it s the staples singers singing i ll take you there. i think that s what they are playing now. and the shuttle took a lot of astronauts to a lot of different places. but the enterprise never made it to space. but still exciting nonetheless. exciting for the hundreds of invited guests who are here at jfk. we ll have speakers from nasa, speakers from the air and space museum, and also leonard nimoy will be here speaking as well. we spoke to him a few minutes ago. he talked about how exciting it was for him. he was around in 1976 when enterprise made its debut. the whole crew of enterprise came out for that moment. as you know, the aircraft is named after the spaceship enterprise after tv fans say you should name it enterprise. a lot of excitement here as we r