Comparison:
As Michigan’s and Washington’s ‘student-athletes’ (the core locution in the liturgy of the Church of College Football) gird their loins for Monday’s national championship game, hear Matt Rhule, coach of Nebraska’s Cornhuskers. He says ‘a good quarterback in the [transfer] portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 million right now.’ And: ‘There are some teams that have $6-7 million players playing for them.’
George Will ponders changes in NCAA D-1 football for players, coaches, and fans. Selah!
Context:
Suddenly, its [NCAA] rules are, refreshingly, almost nonexistent regarding the process of recruiting large post-adolescent males.
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As Michigan’s and Washington’s ‘student-athletes’ (the core locution in the liturgy of the Church of College Football) gird their loins for Monday’s national championship game, hear Matt Rhule, coach of Nebraska’s Cornhuskers. He says ‘a good quarterback in the [transfer] portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 million right now.’ And: ‘There are some teams that have $6-7 million players playing for them.’
Citation:
Will, George F. “An NCAA Football Championship Free of All that ‘Amateurism’ Nonsense.” Washington Post, 05 Jan. 2024. Web.
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