School's Out For A Few Days

The NCAA and  ESPN are all about the money. Why else would they agree to televise 69 college football games during the week when student-athletes are allegedly in the classroom? It's all a sham. The schools go along with it because there is a big paycheck waiting for them. There is money to be made playing on days other than Saturday.

It doesn't matter that a lot of these kids never get their degree. The schools put the burden on the athletes to keep up with their studies. Many of them don't and fight to maintain their eligibility.

The 69 games will involve 138 teams made up of 65 players each. That's at least 8,970 student-athletes who will miss more than one day of classes in order to travel on road games.

The only response by the NCAA is to admit that academics could be better for student-athletes in Division 1. Their admission is nothing, but pandering. Meanwhile, ESPN and the NCAA will keep an eye on the ratings. They want to broadcast the games that will reach the biggest audiences and generate more ad revenue.