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Prominent Sites React to the Michigan Academics Scandal

A gathering of reactions to the Ann Arbor News' investigation into questionable academic practices at Michigan's athletic department:New York Times This could be a huge blow to the reputation of Michigan, a university that fancies itself as a model for both academics and athletics. On the surface, this appears to be...

New NCAA Rule Worse Than 3-2-5-e Disaster

Holy hoodwink, Batman! Remember me?From the venerable Sunday Morning Quarterback:Make no mistake: fifteen extra seconds on the play clock is a dramatic, terrible change, and will fail miserably at its attempt to maintain plays and scoring at 2007 levels. Lengthening the play clock produces less plays, and therefore less...