Is sports money louder than rules?
I suppose I shouldn’t complain about the public bad behavior of athletes, because I don’t spend anything on athletic programs. However, although disinterested in sports, I’m still affected because sports “stars” are touted as persons to be emulated — perhaps by my grandchildren. Therefore, I object to the hero-worship that elevates athletes (gifted by birth with certain physical characteristics) to heights of adulation approaching deification. As your reporter, Wes Rucker, notes in his article, “UT still looking into fight,” it’s no secret some businesses violate NCAA rules against providing athletes with benefits not available to all students. The bar owners boasted about it, and apparently have done this for a long time. Why was this tolerated, how could it have been “unnoticed,” when it was very public and obvious? The answer, of course, is athletics are not there to teach young people to work as a team, nor are they designed to assist the less-gifted to develop their abilities. Ath
