tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post7310528722691578167..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Culture and Politics vs. ExcellenceGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-20252809144506281642016-03-05T14:01:39.595-06:002016-03-05T14:01:39.595-06:00BB,
Thanks for writing in: I did not know -- alth...BB,<br /><br />Thanks for writing in: I did not know -- although the information fails to surprise me -- why the NCAA was founded.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-72901422124445673642016-03-05T12:58:29.187-06:002016-03-05T12:58:29.187-06:00Hey Gus:
This was an interesting post. Kurt Warn...Hey Gus:<br /><br />This was an interesting post. Kurt Warner was a favorite QB of mine. But I have been interested in the steady decline of many prominent QB in the NFL. I noticed the overall lack of skills. As Warner states athleticism only goes so far. Here in Chicago, we are dealing with one of the laziest, poorly performing QB, who was given a massive long term contract he did not deserve. And the Bears have had the worse five seasons ever.<br /><br />I think the real culprit is the NCAA. I actually gave a Toastmasters speech on the NCAA. The organization is a complete sham. It was started by President T. Roosevelt as a quasi group, who wanted to save the reputation of football. There were so many deaths and catastrophic injuries, the American public was turning against it. It evolved in its current form with this notion of the "student-athlete" because colleges did not want to pay workers compensation from the injuries the "student-athletes" sustained. That was it. So there's the legal gymnastics that the NCAA uses to justify this nonsense. I believe sports should not be connected to higher education. As you point out there should be some kind of farm league, with their own teams where talent is properly cultivated. <br /><br />Bookish Babe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com