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Like the prodigal child grown too big for its britches, the NCAA has turned nasty and slapped its parents in the face. The irony of last week's decision to demote Ivy League football from Division I-A to Division I-AA is not obscured by the obfuscatory rhetoric voiced by people like Penn State's Joe Paterno who said," The Ivy League is living in its own world, while we deal in the real world." The simple point is that the NCAA has not only insulted its founding members, it has also gone far to undermine the values...
...ridiculous requirements the group laid down for staying in Division I-A--a home-stadium capacity of 30,000, or an average home attendance of 17,000 or better over the past four seasons--smacks of the worst sort of arbitrariness. Previously, a school needed to support at least 12 varsity sports in order to qualify for the top-rated status. The about-face represents a transparent attempt to find a rationalization for money-mongering. Presented with the choice of losing the 61 high-powered football programs which composed the fledgling College Football Association (including all big-time teams except...
...referring to this damaging commercial spirit that taints the high-minded goals of higher education. And indeed Bok, as a leader of American education, has every right to lament last week's developments. But whether, as president of Harvard, the result of the vote--which pared the membership of Division I-A from 137 schools to less than 100-should worry himexcessively is another matter...
Walker was named to the ECAC Division I-A Weekly Honor Roll along with Ivy Leaguers Rich Diana (Yale) and Hank Landers (Brown). Also named was John Andreoli of Holy Cross, who helped the Crusaders stop the Crimson last week with seven solo tackles, a quarterback sack and the blocked punt that put the Cross ahead to stay early in the fourth quarter...
...Elis led all NCAA Division I-A teams in total defense (175.4 yards per game) and rushing defense (75 Yards per game). Returnees include middle guard kevin Czinger, who blocked two punts in the 13-12 squeaker over Brown, end Fred Leone and standout monster back Dave Novosel, who has a tendency to turn up wherever the ball...