Bipartisanship!

George Will and I don't agree about much, but his views on college sports seem sound to me. Even better, if Will's column is accurate Bill Thomas and Charlie Rangel are crossing the partisan divide to do some work on this issue.

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There are plenty of issues for which liberals and libertarians ought to be able to get together. Pretty much anytime you have the state handing out candy to wealthy special interests. E.g., any kind of corporate welfare or BS charity.

It just turns out that there are zero libertarians in Republican politics.

Posted by: Chris M on October 26, 2006 11:26 AM

The best stuff on TV is college sports. George Will is correct about everything he wrote, and this is a misuse of government tax policy, but, it increases the best stuff on TV. I'm looking forward to Ohio State/ UMichigan in football and, maybe, Duke/ UNC in basketball--it's the best stuff--and how often does goverment policy result in such?

Posted by: mal on October 26, 2006 11:26 AM

Privatize college sports! No, really. I'm sure colleges would be better off without the teams. If they could sell them for $1 they'd be better off.

Posted by: Chris M. on October 26, 2006 11:27 AM

Phys. Ed., club sports, and intermurals. That's it.

I've got no use for college sports. They're a disgrace.

(And have been a disgrace forever, c.f Joe Christmas in Faulkner's "Light in August".)

Posted by: Jeffrey Davis on October 26, 2006 11:43 AM

No, college sports is a crucible of American virtue. See Rudy.

Posted by: Wade on October 26, 2006 11:58 AM

God, this is the stupidest column by George Will since the one he wrote opposing the war.

He notes the graduation rates of D-I football and b-ball players. But he conveniently leaves out that only 54% of student in general graduate. That means that D-I football players graduate at a HIGHER rate than the students at large. For D-I athletics in general, 77% of student-athletes graduate.

It's not often you see this kind of dishonesty from George Will.

As to the money being made off of football and basketball - what exactly does Will think is done with this money??? It goes to operating expenses for those sports or is used for other university purposes! What's the difference between that and money made, e.g., by selling T-shirts in the university bookstore???

What a pathetic column.

Posted by: Al on October 26, 2006 01:48 PM

Universities need the revenue from such events to make up lacking federal budget...

Posted by: sammy on October 26, 2006 02:24 PM

What football and basketball really need is a good minor league system for player development like in baseball and hockey. Many of those teams could be profitable enterprises as well. Why not end the pretense that the Division 1 teams are made up of real college students and just let the colleges become sponsors of professional minor league teams.

Posted by: Virginia Dutch on October 26, 2006 03:20 PM

I agree with Al and disagree with MY. WTF? I better watch out for monkeys...

Posted by: Nat on October 26, 2006 11:19 PM

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