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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131302208" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>NCAA for dummies: a brief history of intercollege athletics</strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.basementmedicine.org/staff_profile/9189/">Patrick Bell</a>, Sports Editor|February 10, 2020</p><p></p><p><em>(NCAA was created to improve the safety of the game even if it was by one name or another doesn't matter. Schools do not have to be under the NCAA). </em></p><p></p><p>The IAAUS was officially established on March 31, 1906, and took its present name, the NCAA, in 1910. For several years, the NCAA was a discussion group and rules-making body, but in 1921, the first NCAA national championship was conducted: the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships. Date founded: March 31, 1906.</p><p></p><p>In the 1950s, the NCAA started working more with television, working out a $1 million contract to broadcast the rights of their sponsored sports. That opened up the door to more lucrative contracts in the future, which in turn made the NCAA more powerful in enforcement of the rules to its member institutions.</p><p></p><p>One such example of NCAA’s growing power was in the case against the Southern Methodist University football team. In the late 70s to the mid 80s, the SMU football team was one of the most powerful football programs in all of collegiate football. They grabbed many of the top recruits, including future NFL Hall of Famer in Eric Dickerson, which led them to win many games. The major problem with their program was that they were caught cheating multiple times by bribing recruits to attend SMU. It all came crashing down in 1987, when the NCAA instituted the “Death Penalty” where their 1987 season was canceled, and they were banned from participating in the 1988 season. This has left a negative impact on the program ever since, as they have only recorded three winning seasons and have lost out on billions of dollars.</p><p></p><p><em>(Perhaps the death penalty should return for any infraction. This sure would stop the BS on recruiting infractions).</em></p><p></p><p>Today, the NCAA is a multi-billion dollar organization, the largest collegiate organization in the world. It plays a part and hosts several national tournaments and championships in every sponsored sport. One example of this is their annual DI men’s basketball national tournament, dubbed “March Madness,” where 68 programs across the nation compete for the national championship.</p><p></p><p>According to investopedia.com, that three-week tournament alone made the NCAA $933 million. That tournament funds a majority of their revenue throughout the year.</p><p></p><p>As more and more money comes into the commercialization of intercollegiate sports, the more authority the NCAA has over its member institutions.</p><p></p><p><em>(I say cut the balls off the NCAA and it's billion dollar industry and form a real rules committee that enforces the law).</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131302208, member: 1112294"] [SIZE=6][B]NCAA for dummies: a brief history of intercollege athletics[/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.basementmedicine.org/staff_profile/9189/']Patrick Bell[/URL], Sports Editor|February 10, 2020 [I](NCAA was created to improve the safety of the game even if it was by one name or another doesn't matter. Schools do not have to be under the NCAA). [/I] The IAAUS was officially established on March 31, 1906, and took its present name, the NCAA, in 1910. For several years, the NCAA was a discussion group and rules-making body, but in 1921, the first NCAA national championship was conducted: the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships. Date founded: March 31, 1906. In the 1950s, the NCAA started working more with television, working out a $1 million contract to broadcast the rights of their sponsored sports. That opened up the door to more lucrative contracts in the future, which in turn made the NCAA more powerful in enforcement of the rules to its member institutions. One such example of NCAA’s growing power was in the case against the Southern Methodist University football team. In the late 70s to the mid 80s, the SMU football team was one of the most powerful football programs in all of collegiate football. They grabbed many of the top recruits, including future NFL Hall of Famer in Eric Dickerson, which led them to win many games. The major problem with their program was that they were caught cheating multiple times by bribing recruits to attend SMU. It all came crashing down in 1987, when the NCAA instituted the “Death Penalty” where their 1987 season was canceled, and they were banned from participating in the 1988 season. This has left a negative impact on the program ever since, as they have only recorded three winning seasons and have lost out on billions of dollars. [I](Perhaps the death penalty should return for any infraction. This sure would stop the BS on recruiting infractions).[/I] Today, the NCAA is a multi-billion dollar organization, the largest collegiate organization in the world. It plays a part and hosts several national tournaments and championships in every sponsored sport. One example of this is their annual DI men’s basketball national tournament, dubbed “March Madness,” where 68 programs across the nation compete for the national championship. According to investopedia.com, that three-week tournament alone made the NCAA $933 million. That tournament funds a majority of their revenue throughout the year. As more and more money comes into the commercialization of intercollegiate sports, the more authority the NCAA has over its member institutions. [I](I say cut the balls off the NCAA and it's billion dollar industry and form a real rules committee that enforces the law).[/I] [/QUOTE]
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