One Way To Reform College Sports

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Storyline: Listen to audio while following PowerPoint slides based on two recent essays and several talks I’ve given on “Expanding the Concept of ‘Best’ In College Sports” (May 5) andAthletic Finances Need Fixing At Mid-Major Universities” (May 12)


Acknowledgments: I truly appreciate being invited to speak on these topics. Thank you The Torch Club of LansingMichigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association, and the Haslett-Okemos Rotary Club.

NOTE: Make sure you open a second window in your browser. You’ll need one window to listen to the audio file and a second window to see the PowerPoint visuals.

The audio was recorded via Sound Recorder (Windows Media Audio, WMA file):

 

 

The PowerPoint slides were saved via Adobe in .PDF format: How to Reform College Sports (PDF)

Data bases and Related Articles Included in the Presentation

ESSAY ON Subsidies at Mid-Major Universities by Frank Fear

UPenn Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education: Graduation Rates, African-American Males Playing Revenue-Generating Sports

University of Central Florida Institute for Ethics and Diversity in Sports: Racial and Gender Report Card in Athletic Administration

Center for Investigative Reporting: Gender Analysis of Head Coaches in NCAA Women’s Sports

Detroit Free Press (May 15, 2016): “College controversy: How much is too much to pay for athletics?” by David Jesse

Michigan Capitol Confidential (April 30, 2016) “Some Michigan Universities Spend Huge Money Subsidizing Sports by John C. Mozena

Lansing State Journal: College sports a burden for some” by Tim Staudt (April 30, 2016)

Fort Myers News-Press: “Time to reduce athletic subsidies at universities” by Frank Fear (May 18, 2016)

USA Today: NCAA Finances (2014-15)

The Huffington Post & The Chronicle of Higher Education: Subsidy Scorecard (2010-2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Frank Fear

I’m a Columnist at The Sports Column. My specialty is sports commentary with emphasis on sports reform, and I also serve as TSC’s Managing Editor. In the ME role I coordinate the daily flow of submissions from across the country and around the world, including editing and posting articles. I’m especially interested in enabling the development of young, aspiring writers. I can relate to them. I began covering sports in high school for my local newspaper, but then decided to pursue an academic career. For thirty-five-plus years I worked as a professor and administrator at Michigan State University. Now retired, it’s time to write again about sports. In 2023, I published “Band of Brothers, Then and Now: The Inspiring Story of the 1966-70 West Virginia University Football Mountaineers,” and I also produce a weekly YouTube program available on the Voice of College Football Network, “Mountaineer Locker Room, Then & Now.”



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