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Alabama Coach Nick Saban Resents Players Getting Paid

Friday, May 20, 2022 at 8:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Coach and player in master-slave relationship For years, I have been decrying the master-slave relationship between coaches like Nick Saban of Alabama and his football players. I’ve always believed that colleges should pay players. In this regard, I refer you to commentaries like “Reggie Bush Forfeits Heisman Trophy” on September 16, 2010, and “Salaries of College Coaches Reflect Enduring Master-Slave Relationships”… Read more.

Court Emancipates College Athletes but They Still Face Jim-Crow Restrictions

Monday, June 21, 2021 at 11:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Juneteenth commemorates the news Union soldiers delivered to enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas, of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed them two and a half years later. But if you think that was belated, what do you make of it taking another 156 years for the US Supreme Court to tell colleges they can’t treat student-athletes… Read more.

The End of March Madness: Hail, Women of Baylor, Men of Virginia!

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 7:50 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Organizers hype the annual NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments as “March Madness.” They do so to exploit “the thrill of victory and agony of defeat” of watching low-seeded teams (a.k.a. Cinderellas) upset top-seeded ones — often with buzzer-beating hail marys. Unfortunately, the tournaments rarely live up to this hype, respectively. True to form,… Read more.

The Categorical Imperative to Pay College Athletes Just Got Stronger

Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

For years I’ve been doing my little bit to advance the cause for college athletes to be paid. Below are excerpts from just two of my commentaries in this regard. From “Reggie Bush Forfeits Heisman Trophy,” September 16, 2010: There’s nothing amateur about College Football. It’s a billion-dollar business for Christ’s sake! More to the… Read more.