NCAA Flashcards
1
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NCAA (3)
1840-1910
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- harvard v. yale - harvard takes advantage
- need for oversight to stop cheating
- created IAA which turns into NCAA
2
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NCAA (2)
1910-1970
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- commercialism
- NCAA did not do anything to stop the bad stuff
3
Q
NCAA (2)
1971-1983
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- created divisions
- infractions committee
4
Q
NCAA (4)
1984-1999
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- executive committee
- NCAA v. Tarkanian: constitutional - NCAA is not a state actor
- development of Title IX
- NCAA relies heavily on commercialism
5
Q
NCAA
Future
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-needs more regulation/oversight
6
Q
Northwestern Football (4)
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- able to form a union
- public entities cannot unionize
- employment thru scholarships
- able to negotiate terms
- workers’ comp, health ins
7
Q
threats to edu primacy (3)
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- competitive pressure - recruiting unqualified academic athletes
- coaches’ power - results in joke classes/majors and scandals
- bc if coaches dont win, they get fired
- Commercialism - dependence on rev rather than edu
- billions of dollars at stake
- Professionalism - training grounds for pro sports career