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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

How do you clean up college football?

 First, bring in a cleaning crew to pick up trash and sweep up all the debris.  We all know what kind of hoarding that has been going on with the game for years.  Bring in the Haz-mat suits and disinfectant spray, hopefully this will kill all the germs and smell of the past.  How many national championship teams since 2000 have not been in trouble with major recruiting violations on down the road?  Florida?  Oklahoma?  What coach wouldn't sacrifice penalties five years after the fact they have won it all?

 Listen folks, College football is a disaster.  It's time for the NCAA to take drastic measures and here is why.  I believe all the problems in college football stems from recruiting.    Period! High school players  are allowed five official visits (taken care of by the university).  All of the rest of his visits are on his dime, this is where things go haywire.  This is a good way for coaches, who have not interested this player enough to get an official visit from him, violate rules "what did they offer you"?   "Look what we got".   I'm obviously paraphrasing here but you get the idea.   Next thing you know, this kid mysteriously has this school in his top 3 or 4 choices.

 Here is my clever recommendation that will never happen.  NCAA appoints one person to represent each D1 school.  This rep goes along on every traveling recruiting visit in school, and at home.  This rep also happens to be at every camp and every official visit that the school accepts.  Things may go a little smoother and cleaner with this concept.  If a player will not accept a full ride, sty- pin pay, free clothing from sponsors (Nike,Adidas) and free food along with a chance to play at a top university with exceptional coaching, the hell with him.  What else can a high school kid want?   The excuse that a kids parents need to be helped out behind the scenes because of the rough life they have endured?  Played out!  These parents have gotten this far in life, why do they need the help now?

 Lastly a kid with thirty offers must break it down to five, that is where they visit and that is who they choose from.  These thirty offer athletes who take five officials and fifteen non - officials probably break more violations in that time alone than they do the rest of their career.  As I look back at the successful teams over the last ten years and realize how much cheating has went on, I think to myself  how disgusting it is.  Nowadays people say "just pay em".  If you can't beat em, join em.  It's time to start beating them.  If not, just plan on every national champion from here on out giving back the trophy five years later.

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