Paying athletes

[Erin_s_Dad]

<p>I think the columnist is not much of a critical thinker. He states:

he gives off-the-cuff remarks that reveal more about the gears of the old American amateurism machine than the comments of a coach who is afraid to stir the pot.

Right after he has stated:

This week, in a time when the very definition of amateurism in American collegiate sports is in doubt – when NCAA president Mark Emmert speaks about a “whole different governance model” for Division I sports, when Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in college basketball history, speaks of the NCAA model as antiquated and compares the organization to General Motors, and when Big Ten president Jim Delany, one of the most powerful voices in college sports, floats the idea of elite football and basketball players being allowed to bypass college and go directly to the pros

In today’s world Boeheim IS the pot stirrer.</p>