After sitting back for the past five days and watching the Jim Tressel/Ohio State Buckeye debacle, I have come to the conclusion that college football is just as corrupt as any professional sport and to some degree, may be more so under the circumstances it portrays itself.
If we are really to believe that the student-athlete is supposed to take his/her academics seriously, and put them above everything else (I have two words for you…), then why is the demand for winning and promotion and sales and notoriety so important in the world of college sports?
The answer lies in the almighty dollar.
Former Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel isn’t the first head football coach to get caught mired in a scandal. But he might be the biggest name to get himself in this kind of trouble….
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