NCAA
Sports vs. Politics, Today’s Debate: Concussions   A House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on football brain injuries. How might the NCAA shift their handle on student athletes with concussions?   Detroit Free Press, 1-5-10
 
A very long time without   Northwestern University, famous for academics and an occasional good football team, has never been to the Big Dance. SI.com 1-11-10
 
December 2009
Why March Madness Needs 96 Teams   Clips Guest Commentary Talk of adding more schools to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has the support of many. By Darren Everson, Wall Street Journal, 12-15-09
 
5 issues for the next NCAA president   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author lists the pressing challenges -- from revenue disparity to more talk of a football playoff -- awaiting the successor to Myles Brand.   By Michael Smith, SportsBusiness Journal, 12-10-09
 
 
Motivated plaintiff could end NCAA’s settlement game    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest authors discuss the NCAA’s modus operandi of consistently settling business-related cases out of court, thereby avoiding expensive litigation and eliminating a trial’s public scrutiny and possible legal precedence. the difference between   By Mark Nagel, University of South Carolina and Richard Southall, UNC Chapel Hill, from the Sports Business Journal issue of 11-30-09
 
November 2009
“The Blind Side”   CLIPS MOVIE REVIEW    The Clips Truth Squad took in "The Blind Side" on Sunday, and we can report that a movie can be superb with no nudity, no violence and no chase scenes.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 11-30-09
 
NFL looks to settle a deal with video company   XOS Technologies and the NFL are trying to come to terms after XOS applies fees for NCAA scouting video. SI.com, 11-6-09
 
3rd Annual NCAA Colloquium is Jan. 12-13    With perhaps its “most provocative lineup to date,” and focusing on the timeliest of all topics (economic issues), the colloquium will be held in conjunction with the NCAA Convention in Atlanta.   NCAA News, 11-5-09
 
Improvements for College Baseball   The NCAA and conferences have done -- overall -- a nice job of promoting baseball, but in TV contracts and scheduling, both entities have not done such a great job.   Athletic Business, 10-15-09
 
October 2009
Here they are, the latest financials from the NCAA   Expertly and meticulously (110 pages) compiled, analyzed and deciphered by Dan Fulks, the revenues in and expenses out are troubling for all but a couple dozen of the biggest programs.   NCAA.org, 10-23-09
 
Florida State document release a yawner   It has been long fought over, it is 695 pages long, it is double-spaced, it is available in pdf format only and it seems to have been much ado about not a lot.It   Fanhouse.com, 10-16-09
 
NCAA raising the ante for incoming D1 members    Entrance requirements for incoming new D1 members will be tweaked, including entrance fees incorporating both equity benefits and higher education philosophy.   NCAA News, 10-8-09
 
Don’t Like Where You’re Headed? Reinvent Yourself    D2 athletics needs to find an identity. A proposal to shorten season lengths might be their chance.   New York Times, 9-29-09
 

Some pipe dreams that will fix NCAA    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author conjures up some creative directions for the post-Brand NCAA: rules simplification, freshman ineligibility, football playoffs, lifetime bans, etc.   Dave Fairbank, Newport News Daily Press, 9-19-09
 
September 2009
TKO for NLI in NC?     The state of North Carolina seems to have said that a National Letter of Intent signed by a 17-year old is not legally binding.   Charlotte News & Observer, 9-18-09
 
The 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists   Nine women gear up for an exciting night to see who brings home the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.   NCAA News, 9-16-09
 
Old Enough?     A Clips Friendly Debate   Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin sit down for a friendly debate on the NBA’s age limit. By Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin, SLAMOnline.com, 9-14-09
 
August 2009

Putting the Amateur Myth to Rest     Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores ending pretenses, sitting freshmen and borderline recruiting mistakes. Allen L. Sack, Inside Higher Ed, 8-27-09
 
Why Congress has yet to curtail the NCAA cartel’s tax breaks: Exemptions historically tied to amateur athletes    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author schools us on tax exemptions, commercialism and the "you do what you got to do" corollary.   Frank G. Splitt, The Drake Group, 8-30-09
 
The wins have left the building   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores the economic, moral and competitive aspects related to Derrick Rose’s “gap year” at Memphis.   Marc Isenberg, Money Players, 8-20-09
 
Stakes are too high to let gambling go   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author weighs in on the addition of sports gambling in Delaware.   David Pickle, NCAA Champion Magazine, Summer 2009
 
July 2009
Maybe Two Times Zero is Still Nothing   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest authors provide an unorthodox parallel universe counterpoint to a recent commentary by NCAA President Myles Brand about the worth of the one-and-done rule.  Richard M. Southall & Mark S. Nagel, 7-31-09
 
AAU recruiting ban causes unforeseen consequences   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author observes that new NCAA recruiting rules always seem to be stricken by the law of unintended consequences, and the recently imposed ban on observing April AAU tournaments now seems like “fixing a flat tire with a roll of duct tape.”   Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News Today, 7-24-09
 
3 lawsuits may change how NCAA operates   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author outlines three recent lawsuits brought against the NCAA by student-athletes.  Since 1995, the NCAA has spent over $84 million on legal fees, a figure that includes some of its settlements, according to IRS filings and interviews with the NCAA.   Mark Alesia, Indy Star, 7-26-09
 
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