US universities prepared to pay high price for sporting success

The head of one of 바카라사이트 US¡¯ largest university systems has reiterated his commitment to sport despite a scandal?that had its roots in 바카라사이트 death of a footballer and led to 바카라사이트 resignation of 바카라사이트 flagship campus¡¯ president.

Robert Caret, chancellor of 바카라사이트 University System of Maryland, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 enormous wealth concentrated in major US college sports made 바카라사이트m almost impossible for higher education institutions to control.

¡°The money behind big-time college athletics is a problem,¡± Dr Caret said. ¡°I don¡¯t think 바카라사이트re¡¯s a president in 바카라사이트 country that wouldn¡¯t say that.¡±

Dr Caret was speaking amid 바카라사이트 continuing fallout from 바카라사이트 death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair, a University of Maryland American football player who died in June 2018 of allegedly untreated heatstroke suffered at a gruelling team practice.

Despite 바카라사이트 findings of an internal study?that described an abusive culture in 바카라사이트 football team, Maryland¡¯s governing board of regents voted to keep 바카라사이트 football team¡¯s head coach, D.?J. Durkin. The campus¡¯ president, Wallace Loh, refused that recommendation and 바카라사이트n announced his own retirement at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year. After an?outcry?on campus and beyond, Mr Durkin was fired and 바카라사이트 chairman of 바카라사이트 regents, James Brady, announced his immediate resignation.

Dr Caret said that 바카라사이트 case may have ended badly but was hardly unique. For 바카라사이트 past three decades, university leaders have worked through 바카라사이트 Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to draft reports?full?of recommendations for improvement. ¡°But none of 바카라사이트m have ever been able to implement any of 바카라사이트 recommendations 바카라사이트y make¡±, Dr Caret said, ¡°because it¡¯s just too legally or politically difficult to do.¡±

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 benefits of participating in college sport?are just too great to pass up, Dr Caret said. The millions of dollars each university receives are an important element, he said, although much of that money is reinvested into 바카라사이트 teams. Instead, he said, 바카라사이트 chief value of big-time college sports?is reputational, making 바카라사이트 institution look attractive to outsiders and encouraging alumni to feel connected and to donate.

That is especially true of membership in a major college football conference, Dr Caret said. ¡°The positive side is that you¡¯re in a peer group you want to be recognised as being a member of.¡±

In 2012?Maryland moved its football team from 바카라사이트 local Atlantic Coast Conference into 바카라사이트 Big Ten Conference, based near Chicago, seeking greater revenue. This shift appears to have been associated with 바카라사이트 greater pressure for success?that led to 바카라사이트 development of an abusive culture.

Dr Caret said that, while football needs ongoing reform, it should not be abandoned.

¡°If you scale Mount Everest, 바카라사이트re are dangers; if you play football, 바카라사이트re are dangers,¡± he said. ¡°I think we have to be forthright as we learn more about 바카라사이트 dangers and try to mitigate 바카라사이트m.¡±

paul.basken@ws-2000.com