7/12/2011: From the NY Times: The law he signed not only banned the university and the higher education board from taking any action to discontinue the name, it also said the state attorney general should consider filing a federal antitrust claim against the N.C.A.A. if the organization penalized the university.…
Posts tagged as “NCAA Independence”
A: Even a casual NCAA investigation is going to dig up worse stuff than Willie Lyles and an iffy car rental. B: If the NCAA comes down on the Ducks, Phil Knight and Howard Slusher are going to pursue the souls of those who make that call all the way…
7/7/2011: I’ve been getting calls from reporters expecting me to give them a quote about how outraged the UO faculty are about the recent athletic scandals. As may be apparent to careful readers, I do have a bit of a beef about the jock box subsidy, the lies about the…
7/4/2011: Stunning news from my colleagues down at the faculty club. The University of Oregon’s Athletic Department is preparing to free themselves from the NCAA’s oppressive football recruiting rules by forming a new “united sports association”, in congress with other state universities. Word is that Howard Slusher and Pat Killenny…