Happy New Year

The new year is always the time of making promises to yourself which are never kept. We promise ourselves we will do better but by February we are back to the same old habits. There are times we wish others to have a better new year and I have a wish for the NCAA. Let's throw away the rule book and start all over.

Cheating is cheating and if you are found to have cheated let's let the punishment start now. Case in point five Ohio State players caught with their hand in the cookie jar just like the Carolina players and yet all five can play in their Bowl Game and serve their punishment next season. How many of those five will ever come back and play next year since all are NFL draft eligible.

I want everyone to know that I am not stupid enough to think all of these extra benefits are isolated episodes. Sports agents to boosters with a handshake and a twenty are always going to happen even if they did away with scholarships.

Kansas State lost their bowl game when a player broke a rule after a touchdown and saluted the crowd. That is a penalty and I support after every play hand the ball to the official. How many times just last night did I see a defensive player make a tackle and they take off and run to get away from the crowd to let everyone see that it was me who made that play? Isn't that drawing attention to yourself like the rule says?

Television has made sports into we will give you a lot of money if you play your game at midnight instead of 2.00pm as planned. Today is New Year's day and it is the official last day of college football but TV has added ten more days and everyone makes more money. Players get the opportunity to show case themselves to the NFL and will do just about any dance after a play to get on TV.

The NCAA like our lawmakers in Washington and Raleigh have been consumed by this we are doing what is right for everyone and they have become so big they aren't doing anything for anyone but making it worse.

It might be time to start all over.