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Opinion: Bilas Shines Light on Fiscal Hypocrisy in College Sports

TDR Editor’s Notes ; As it is asked in the article “… Clemson can raise $55 million for their facilities and pay Swinney millions of dollars per year, but they can’t raise the money to bring back wrestling?” A good question on the imbalance between the greedy top two sports & every other sport.
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When the college football national championship took place last Monday, it understandably had many wrestling fans feeling less than enthusiastic. The final showdown was between two schools, Alabama and Clemson, that used to have wrestling but discontinued their programs. Between that, the extensive coverage of all aspects of the game, and all the money involved, it is easy to see how the wrestling community could feel a little resentful. Though most national media members that cover revenue sports like football and basketball only bother to mention wrestling as a footnote, if at all, Jay Bilas, a basketball personality for ESPN, was perfectly willing to make his feelings known. Bilas has long been willing to point out what he views as the hypocrisy of the NCAA and the concept of amateurism.
Rest of the story at …. http://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/opinion-bilas-shines-light-fiscal-hypocrisy-college-sports/61216?mc_cid=4af88e4817&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 29, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized