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Ugliness of today's college football sad

Ventura County, Calif., Star - Opinion Piece

January 1, 2012

It seems to me the problems in college football today all stem from the tension between the worlds of academics and football. The university or college president today has to be confused by the demands that both academics and athletics be successful. He or she must arrange to have high ratings in both domains. And to do so the president must make decisions about football that are not consistent with the academic demands.

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