The Players Are Getting Shortchanged

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The Players Are Getting Shortchanged
Michael Lewis, author of " The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game ," has a terrific op-ed piece in the New York Times titled " Serfs of the Turf ." Oh, how college football players are getting screwed. Writes Lewis: "At this moment there are thousands of big-time college football players, many of whom are black and poor. They perform for the intense pleasure of millions of rabid college ... [link]

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  • Doctor Dribbles Doctor Dribbles
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    It's an interesting article and Lewis makes good points on paying players, but the Dennis Franchione example is just off-base; folks weren't upset because Franchione was "made to seem...unusually greedy," they were mad that he was divulging confidential player information to the outside world, with potential repercussions for Vegas lines    and competition.
    Posted 11/12/2007 [reply] [flag]

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