Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I hate the NCAA

I've had my shorts in a wad over the NCAA ever since it decided to become an agent of selective political correctness.

A prime example is the NCAA's forcing the University of Illinois shelve its Chief Illiniwek mascot while giving its blessing to Florida State's Chief Osceola

Are we to believe that every Seminole tribe member has no problems with Chief Osceola? If so, that might be the only people group of any kind to be in 100 percent agreement about something.

I also don't like the fact the NCAA is punishing South Carolina schools in awarding events because of the location of the Confederate Flag at a memorial on the Statehouse grounds. A memorial is not a place of sovereignty.

Perhaps the NCAA's efforts would be better spent trying to make sure its student-athletes were actually required to get a better education.