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Chip R · 06-14-2011, 09:59 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=6657255

Blimpie · 06-14-2011, 03:53 PM

Too little, too late.

That is like FIFA holding a symposia warning people about bribery scandals.

Chip R · 06-14-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blimpie

Too little, too late.

That is like FIFA holding a symposia about bribery scandals.

More than likely. The horse has probably left the barn. Probably just a PR stunt. It would be nice to actually solve some of these problems but college players getting paid under the table by boosters is as old as college football itself. It's just more prominent these days.

Brutus · 06-21-2011, 02:53 AM

There is more and more to talk about...

Four of six conference commissioners earning over $1 million a year

Boston Red · 06-21-2011, 08:57 PM

I'd say there's about a 99.9% chance they screw the whole thing up.

Chip R · 06-22-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Boston Red

I'd say there's about a 99.9% chance they screw the whole thing up.

You think it's that low?

06-14-2011, 09:59 AM	#1
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06-14-2011, 03:53 PM	#2
Blimpie Joe Oliver love-child Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lexington Posts: 4,854	Re: NCAA plans summit on future of D1 sports Too little, too late. That is like FIFA holding a symposia warning people about bribery scandals. __________________ "Booing on opening day is like telling grandma her house smells like old lady."--WOY

06-21-2011, 02:53 AM	#4
Brutus Et tu, Brutus? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 9,091	Re: NCAA plans summit on future of D1 sports There is more and more to talk about... Four of six conference commissioners earning over $1 million a year __________________ "No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

06-21-2011, 08:57 PM	#5
Boston Red Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Braintree, MA Posts: 1,947	Re: NCAA plans summit on future of D1 sports I'd say there's about a 99.9% chance they screw the whole thing up.

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