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3 posts tagged "Amateurism"

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This is an amateur pun

Madeline Law | Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Just a second, please… I’m laughing at my own nerdy joke… (thank you for laughing or pretending you did.) OK, I’m ready. I have a question for you. When someone says the word “amateur,” what comes to mind? Thinking of something? Alright, cool. I’m now going to attempt to read your mind. When you heard

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Ward: Video game company challenges NCAA

Jimmy Ward | Monday, February 8, 2021

The NCAA is in panic mode. They have seen this coming from miles away. And their cards are starting to tumble, all because of a video game. This has been something the NCAA knew loomed over their heads since 2013, the last year that video game developer EA Sports released their “NCAA Football” series.  Fans

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Klonsinski: Amateurism is a false ideal

Zach Klonsinski | Friday, April 15, 2016

Dear NCAA, Let me say this as simply as I possibly can: Amateurism. Is. A. Sham. At no point in history has amateurism, what you call “a bedrock principle of college athletics and the NCAA” been a thing. At least, not one you want to be associated with. Allow me to provide a brief history lesson:

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