[CBFF] [NBR] Why character matters

[Westmalle van 't vat]

On 1/30/08 10:56 AM, "Jim Ferolie" <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:

> That makes sense for big-time college football programs, but not for 90
> percent of colleges that have football. And what about schools in the
> middle, your Iowas, Arizonas, Northwesterns, that compete for these
> recruits, too, but have 50 or 60 guys who know they don't have the slightest
> chance of going to the pros but they play football as part of their
> growing-up process?

A good point, but there could easily be A, B, C and maybe D-levels of
competition.  Heck, de facto, there is already.  So I don't see why that
wouldn't continue in a new disenfranchised NCAA.

Or consider this: if schools like Northwestern were freed from the shackles
of academics, they could recruit just like the big boys.  Arguably
Northwestern's biggest issue is its ACT score hurdle.  So with that removed,
who knows?  They might actually improve relative to the Michigans, Ohio
States and other Big Ten programs.

Steve