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He was allowed to enter one of the University’s schools with a GPA far below what is usually required. Also he was suspended in his sophomore year for academic reasons but the suspension was rescinded at the request of the director of a university college, who later flew with the team to Australia. If this isn’t special treatment I don’t know what is. (McGraw 18) This corruption and ineptitude goes all the way to the very top of the NCAA. High level NCAA executives abuse their power to give themselves extra perks and expenses. Cedric Dempsey, executive director, makes $440,000 a year not including a $50,000 expense account. Similar positions at non profit organization of the same size have average salaries of $188,000. The NCAA also bought Dempsey a $450,000 home near

Kansas City as a Christmas bonus. Dempsey’s predecessor Dick Schultz acknowledged he used the NCAA’s $1.7 million Lear Jet for personal trips. The NCAA told the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals that the tax-exempt plane was only used for NCAA business. The NCAA also gave Schultz a golden parachute worth at least $700,000. The handbook for cities hosting the Final Four require gifts and money to be sent to the hotel rooms of NCAA officials. These gifts cost the city of Indianapolis, which hosted the 1997 Final Four, $25,000 per day. The NCAA continues to accept these “bribes” and give their high end executives too much money. (McGraw 18) The bottom line is the NCAA needs to be reformed. It should start at the top. Control of the NCAA should be given to the universities

themselves. Make a board of directors composed of the presidents of universities. Have all member schools vote on who should be on the board. Secondly give all profits that the NCAA makes back to the athletes. A $200 hundred stipend should be given to each athlete every week. Athletes under full scholarships would not be allowed to get jobs. The stipend would take the place of a job. Any athlete who is on academic probation gets their stipend cut in half until they get their grades up. Next make the eligibility requirements more strict. A 2.25 GPA and a 850 on the SAT should be easily attainable. This would also get rid of some of the people who are going to college just to showcase their skills for the pros. Any one who does not meet these standards loses a year of eligibility

and has to maintain a 3.0 GPA during the year in which they sit out. Some of the profits that the NCAA makes should be diverted to the Clearinghouse. This money would be used to hire more employees and to waive the service fee that athletes have to pay. Make the minimum GPA needed to compete in athletics 2.0. Anyone who does not meet this will sit out until they bring their grades up to acceptable standards. They will also be required to take mandatory tutoring sessions. Also encourage coaches to recruit players that excel in both the classroom and on the field. In the fd , National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, schools are given an extra scholarship for every athlete with a GPA of 3.6 or higher. A similar plan might be a good idea for the NCAA. The NCAA is not evil.

It is just plagued by the greed that dominates society today. With a little guidance and reform it can be an institution that works. Maybe then we can have college athletics that are about competition and hard work instead of money and TV ratings. I would also like say that many people don’t know what it is like to be a college athlete. I do because I am one. People don’t realize how much hard work it takes. Here is an example of a typical day for me. I wake up at seven for a nine o’clock class. I go to school from nine to twelve. At twelve thirty I start practice. Practice runs from twelve thirty to five. Then I go straight from practice to work. I work from six to midnight. I usually get home a twelve thirty and I sometimes study until two. The point I’m trying to make

is that being a student and a athlete is hard and the individuals who succeed at both should be applauded and rewarded.