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Some believe that the United States is held together by a common creed. What marries our "pluribus" to our "unum," they argue, is a common commitment to a shared "American idea."
I am not so sure. Americans may agree on certain values such as "liberty" and "equality" but we disagree fiercely about what these keywords mean and how to weigh one against the other.
What holds us together are rituals.
As I observed in my book "The American Bible," Americans come together -- like rabbis in the Talmud -- to argue about our core texts, trying to divine what Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" might have to tell us about affirmative action or what King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" might have to say about the separation of church and state. And as long as that argument is civil and informed, it serves to unite the nation.
Another rite of our republic is the election itself, where we put our arguments on the table and let the voters decide. But this ritual is only unifying if both sides accept the outcome and manage to be gracious in both victory and defeat.
Last night we saw a lot of gloating from ebullient Democrats. We also saw an ungracious loser, in Donald Trump, who as the scales were falling from the eyes of Romney supporters tweeted: "We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!"
But in the key players in this election --- President Obama and Gov. Romney --- we saw something else. We saw men who, for the moment at least, put country above party.
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In an era in which many citizens referred to their respective colonies as their "countries," Patrick Henry rose before the First Continental Congress in 1774 and declared, "I am not a Virginian --- I am an American."
After his victory in the bitterly fought election of 1800, an electoral college tie broken only after 35 ballots in the House, Thomas Jefferson struck a note of bipartisanship in his first inaugural address. "We are all Republicans," he said. "We are all Federalists."
In 1861, on the eve of the Civil War, Lincoln concluded his first inaugural address with: "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies."
Closer to our own time, there is Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, pledging his allegiance not to blue states or red states but to the United States. And there is George W. Bush, after the closest and most contentious presidential election since 1800, saying in 2000, "Our nation must rise above a house divided. ... Republicans want the best for our nation. And so do Democrats."
Early Wednesday morning morning, we saw the unifying spirit of this great tradition of conciliation in the words of Romney and Obama.
"At a time like this," Romney said in his gracious concession speech, "we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work."
He added that he was looking to Democrats and Republicans alike "to put the people before the politics."
In his acceptance speech, which he addressed to his "American family," Obama referred to the United States as "one nation" and "one people," a country where "it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight."
But he also lauded our political diversity, referring to the arguments we have not as a mark of our division but as "a mark of our liberty."
Obama thanked those who worked for his re-election and those who worked to elect his opponent. Then, returning to the signature theme of what many still see as his signature public utterance (his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech), he concluded: "We remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America."
A few years ago, an Indian economist wrote a book called "The Argumentative Indian." You might imagine that this book would be a lamentation on how the tremendous diversity in India is driving that nation apart. Instead it is a celebration of a political tradition that not only exhibits intellectual diversity but embraces its argumentative nature as a strength.
I see the United States in a similar light. Our arguments and our elections bring us together, but only if those arguments are civil and the winners and losers on Election Day remember that the reason we vote is not to coronate one party but to govern an increasingly diverse country.
I am not naive. I know that things are going to get nasty again, probably sooner rather than later. Republicans are already arguing that this election was not a mandate, and Democrats are already insisting that it was.
But when we find ourselves back in the muck and mire of petty partisanship, when our politicians once again mistake anger for strength, it is good to remember these brief, shining moments when, as John F. Kennedy once put it, "civility is not a sign of weakness" and our common life seems more important than the "mischiefs" of our parties.
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KINGSTON, N.Y. -- If the school district's Montessori experiment is going to be successful, George Washington Elementary School must strike the right balance between the alternative educational philosophy and academic expectations of the state and federal governments, according to a consultant hired to evaluate the program.
The Montessori method, which began a three-year phase-in at George Washington during the 2008-09 school year, emphasizes allowing students to learn at their own pace, and when the local program was implemented, school officials set a goal of instilling qualities in students on which traditional educational approaches do not focus.
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"The four days I spent in GW (George Washington), along with the interviews, group meetings and surveys left me with little doubt that GW is substantially meeting the needs of its students with respect to most of the core goals set out in the proposal in 2007," SUNY Albany professor emeritus Sean Walmsley wrote in a report that was presented to the Kingston Board of Education Wednesday evening.
The jury is still out, however, when it comes to core academics and meeting state benchmarks, Walmsley wrote.
"The problem arises when a Montessori school is placed in a public school district that is increasingly forced by the federal and state government to abide by quite a different philosophy, one that insists on every student being at a particular point in their academic development, he wrote.
On state standardized tests, George Washington, which serves one of the most impoverished populations in the Kingston school district, has lagged behind the rest of the district substantially.
Walmsley wrote that when he interviewed J. Watson Bailey Middle School teachers, they mentioned former George Washington students having academic problems with math, particularly, but also with reading, and that teachers at other elementary schools to which Washington students transferred "were almost unanimous in their concerns about weak academic achievement."
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"While I think the original intent was to get as close to a 'pure' Montessori approach as possible, the poor showing on state test scores has effectively changed that, and what GW has become is a hybrid model," Walmsley wrote, adding that the school has not yet found "the sweet spot" between the Montessori philosophy and preparing students for tests.
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If the school district can strike the right balance, Walmsley wrote, then George Washington can offer students the best of both worlds -- the benefits of Montessori's core goals and academic achievement expected by state education officials.
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The Swedish government said today it would issue an international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange on rape charges.
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U.S. emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping greenhouse gas, may be 50% higher than the Environmental Protection Agency calculates, says a study by Harvard and other researchers.
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State and local officials say it's time to raise Utah's gasoline tax, which hasn't changed for 16 years.
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Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 21:45 GMT
Nexon receives $1.2 billion in Japanese IPO
Nexon went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this week, and managed to rake in a staggering 1.2 billion USD in its IPO. Driven largely by the strength of Maple Story, which is said to be one of the most popular games in the world, Nexon boasted the largest IPO of the year on the TSE.
Nexon claims it has 1.2 billion registered users, of which 77 million are currently active. Their games have a large base in Southeast Asia, particularly in China. Nexon plans to use the cash influx to finance acquisitions.
Nexon was one of the earliest companies to enter the now enormous F2P gaming market.
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Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 03:00 GMT
Maple Story hack compromises 13.2 million Korean players
Hugely popular Nexon MMORPG Maple Story suffered a security breach last week, risking the personal information of three-quarters of its Korean player base.
Thu, Nov 24, 2011 | 01:50 GMT
Rumour – Nexon to go public at $1.28 billion in December
VentureBeat has heard whispers that Maple Story and Combat Arms publisher Nexon will make its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange come December 6. The online game provider is expected to bring in $1.28 billion, putting its market value at $8.97 billion – far outweighing other giants of the industry, including EA at $6.99 billion.
In its IPO filing, Nexon boasted of eight games which have generated $100 million in lifetime revenues, including three with over $300 million in and one of more than $400 million. It now hosts 57 online games in 104 countries.
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EG giving away Vindictus beta codes
Lovers of hack and slash MMOs, this is your day.
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 19:52 BST
Vindictus Europe teaser site opens, video released
Nexon has launched a teaser website and trailer for its free-to-play MMO Vindictus Europe. Set for release in the fall, it looks a bit gritty and gothy compared to a lot of games in the same genre on the market. Not that it's a bad thing, we are intrigued after watching, to be honest. The MMO is a "physics-based game with high-speed combat, that uses a "modified Source Engine to enable interaction with the environment. Players will apparently be able to "throw and shatter objects, hurl debris, bind enemies with chains, and pierce defenses with spears." That came from the mouths of GameFront, which seems to know quite a bit about the game. We'll blame them if we start spending too much time in it at launch.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 03:44 BST
Nexon hiring for 3DS development
MapleStory and Dungeon Fighter developer Nexon is looking to expand onto the 3DS, apparently.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 16:53 BST
EVE Online to be released by CCP and Nexon in Japan this fall
CCP and Nexon have announced an agreement to bring a fully localized game client, as well as product services for EVE Online, to Japan this fall.
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 11:09 BST
New Vindictus content lands April 20
Nexon's free-to-play MMORPG Vindictus has received a number of updates, both large and small. Plus, free tokens for in-game content. It must be spring.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 21:29 GMT
First freemium XBLA title inbound – Dungeon Fighter Online
Nexon's multiplayer brawler Dungeon Fighter Online is set for freemium release via Xbox Live Arcade. Fancy.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 | 22:57 BST
Weekly MMO round up: WoW's Pirate Day, Aion provides a server listing, EVE is everywhere
Loads of news this week in MMO land, kiddos.
Massively is giving away Beta keys to Star Trek Online, Aion dropped GameGuard and launched its first server, Pirates are everywhere, and Sony is giving you double station cash this weekend.
There is also news concerning Champions Online, EVE, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, Warhammer, Runes of Magic, and loads of other stuff you can find here instead of searching everywhere.
It's all past the break.
Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | 03:53 BST
Weekly MMO news round-up, August 29: Turbine suing Atari, The Green Lantern, LEGO subscription model
Loads of stuff happened this week in MMO land, and some of it is posted for you after the break.
Should you choose to click on through, you will find why Turine is suing Atari, get caught up on The Green Lantern and DC Universe's Beta status, hear about new goodies coming to EQII, lament the collapse of the bank in EVE Online, and there's loads of other stuff along with news on a couple of MMOs you may have never even heard of.
Go on, hit the link. You know you want to.
Sat, Aug 08, 2009 | 22:46 BST
Weekly MMO news round-up: CCP files a trademark, Guild Wars class updates, more
Loads of stuff as usual going on this week with MMOs.
CCP has files a trademark fro Dust 514, which strangely enough resembles the EvE Logo, Warhammer's latest patch is up on the test server, Guild Wars had some more class tweaks, and the summer festivities have been extended for Lord of the Rings Online.
Load of stuff, really. Read on past the break for more.
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 | 06:27 GMT
Nexon closes Vancouver studio
MMO publisher Nexon has apparently closed its Vancouver studio, resulting in 90 job losses.
A studio-wide meeting was held yesterday morning to break news to staff, according to this Kotaku report.
Nexon's ongoing games – MapleStory, Combat Arms, Mabinogi, and so on – are thought to be unaffected.
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A Brief History of Wimbledon
From a 19th century garden-party event to today's international spectacle, the storied tournament has defined tennis
- By David Zax
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For two weeks beginning in late June, the greatest tennis players in the world will converge on Wimbledon, a suburb on the southwestern outskirts of London. They will compete for a total of about $34.8 million in prize money, with the winners of the men's and women's singles competitions taking $2.4 million each. But more than that, they will be competing for a place in tennis history. John Barrett, a former Wimbledon player and author of Wimbledon: The Official History, says that Wimbledon is the most sought-after title in tennis because it's "the granddaddy of them all." Indeed, since the late 19th century, Wimbledon has been more than a site for the greatest players to shine; often, it has shaped the entire sport: "It is the history of tennis," Barrett says.
The Overthrow of Croquet
Monks and kings had played indoor ball games that resembled tennis since the Middle Ages, but it wasn't until the late 19th century that tennis acquired the form we recognize. In about 1873, an Englishman adapted indoor tennis to be played on grass, naming the game "sphairistike," after an ancient Greek game. Sphairistike quickly became popular among the idle upper classes, who were itching for a new sport to play: "The game has much more healthy and manly excitement than croquet," the Dundee Advertiser proclaimed (though the Sporting Gazette wondered "why a less jaw-breaking name could not be found").
As the game's popularity grew, various "lawn tennis" clubs—sphairistike yielding to a simpler term—arose to settle the question of just how it ought to be played. Among these was the All England Croquet Club, located near Wimbledon station, which in 1877 changed its name to the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club and announced it would hold the first tennis championships, largely in order to raise money for "a pony-drawn roller for its croquet lawns," according to Cameron Brown, author of Wimbledon: Facts, Figures, and Fun. Within years, however, those croquet lawns were all but obsolete, and at one point the All England Club even dropped the word "Croquet" from its official name. Eventually it was reintroduced merely, says Barrett, "for sentimental reasons."
Forging a Sport
In the weeks prior to the first Wimbledon championships, the commissioners of the All England Club "achieved something truly remarkable," writes Heiner Gillmeister in Tennis: A Cultural History. "When the first ball at a Wimbledon tournament was served on Monday, 9 July 1877, they had laid down rules which have been allowed to stand until the present day, and with hardly any exception." Since then, the All England Club has been "the supreme court of appeal on the question of rules," codifying and shaping the game.
This is not the only way in which Wimbledon has made tennis what it is. Since each year's championship would bring together the fiercest, most innovative players the sport has seen, the All England Club became an annual Darwinian laboratory where competitors were forced to adapt or perish. The first championships were won by a man named Spencer Gore, who employed the novel idea of approaching the net and swiftly volleying the ball left and right (his opponents, used to playing from the baseline, were flabbergasted).
The following year, Gore's innovation was met with a new one, when a man named Frank Hadow in effect invented the lob shot, pitching the ball over Gore's head. A gentler game persisted at Wimbledon until 1881, when twin brothers William and Ernest Renshaw debuted the overhead serve they had been practicing against each other. The awe-struck spectators dubbed it the "Renshaw Smash," and it earned William seven titles that decade, and Ernest one.
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Also don't want to see the wearing of "Tennis Whites" go away.It,among other things,makes Wimbledon the classiest of all the championships.
Posted by kimd on June 20,2011 | 02:07 PM
somewhere I heard that in the beging the champion of one year did not have to play anyone until the finals. Is there any truth to that?
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Enjoyable and informative reading, but I didn't find what I was looking for... I understand that there is a sign at Wimbledon which is an excerpt from the poem "Desiderata" I would like to know which portion of the poem it is?
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May 2013 be prosperous and filled with abundant good health for you and yours!
The new year will once again bring some changes for many beneficiaries. Those who are collecting Social Security retirement benefits will receive another cost of living increase this year. Amounts will vary according to the amount of each individual's benefit but the rate of the increase this year is 1.7 percent.
Medicare premiums will also increase in 2013. The premium for Part B Medicare that is typically deducted from monthly Social Security and Railroad Retirement Benefits will be $104.90 — some people with higher incomes may pay a higher premium. — beginning this month. This year welcomes slightly increased federal subsidies to the Medicare Part D benefit in the form of reduced costs for those beneficiaries who find themselves in the coverage gap, otherwise known as the "doughnut hole."
There are three Medicare enrollment periods that you should be aware of in 2013. If you didn't sign up for Part A or Part B, for which you pay monthly premiums, when you were first eligible, there is a General Enrollment Period during which you can sign up between Jan. 1 and March 31 each year. Your coverage will begin July 1. You may have to pay a higher premium for late enrollment.
There is also a Disenrollment Period between Jan. 1 and Feb. 14. If you are in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can leave your plan and switch to original Medicare at this time. If you switch to original Medicare during this period, you will have until Feb. 14 to also join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Your coverage will begin the first day of the month after the plan gets your enrollment form. During this period, you cannot switch from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan; switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another.; switch from one Medicare Prescription Drug Plan to another; or join, switch, or drop a Medicare Medical Savings Account Plan.
Finally, the Five-Star Special Enrollment Period continues in 2013. Medicare uses information from member satisfaction surveys, plans, and health care providers to give overall performance star ratings to plan. A plan can get a rating between one to five stars. A five-star rating is considered excellent. These ratings help you compare plans based on quality and performance.
You can now switch to a five-star Medicare Advantage Plan at any time during the year.
The overall plan star ratings are available at www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan. You can only join a five-star Medicare Advantage Plan if one is available in your area. You can only use this special enrollment period to switch to a five-star plan one time each year.
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Countdown for the Gravity tour begins!
Not long to wait now! The long awaited Gravity Tour finally kicks off on Monday night in Cardiff. If you haven't got your tickets yet for the tour, there are a few left but you'll have to be quick!
We caught up with Kian who had the following message to share:
Hi guys,
The tour rehearsals are going great. We're in final production rehearsals right now and the stage looks amazing. We've just finished running through this year's medley which we're really excited about - you're definitely in for a treat!
We're going to be taking you back to the early days this year, performing a number of songs we haven't done in years. We'll also be singing some of your favorites along with a number of songs from our latest album.
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December 2011 - Welcome to Stephanie, Event wrap-ups, Merry Christmas!
Welcome to December!
Bring on the end of 2011, I say. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't been affected in some way by the various disasters (natural and otherwise) that have happened this year.
In spite of all of these hiccups, we have had a very busy second half of the year. Thank goodness for Catherine Connors, who has ably stepped in while Emma Tooth went on leave to the UK for a year.
We sadly say goodbye to Jasmine Russell, who is following her heart to Sydney. I know that everyone will miss her friendly smile and her ability to sort things out quickly and with a minimum of fuss! We certainly will.
Jas is ably replaced by Stephanie Iovannella. Make sure you say hello and introduce yourself if you get Steph on the phone.
I recently got back from the annual PCO Conference (or "the conference for conference organisers" as I like to call it) which was held in Auckland at the beginning of December. Social media and Apps I think dominated the program - so if you are interested in either (or both) for your meeting, please let me know.
The last couple of months have seen us in Adelaide a couple of times - for the Institute of Hospital Engineers as well as the Australian National Parking Steering Group. Injury Prevention was in November and Successes and Failures in Telehealth was in Brisbane in December.
Plus we continued with our NETWORX events each month, finishing the year by taking part in iXmas - a big combined christmas celebration for all of the groups focussed on digital marketing.
In the new year we will be again taking the Cornetts IGA store managers to Daydream Island, and the Foot Locker Asia Pacific store managers to RACV Royal Pines Resort.
Here's to having a well deserved break, and all the best to you and your families. J ;-)
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Perhaps a little late, but have you considered combining your Christmas party with someone else's? Maybe with a supplier, or a client, or using your industry associations shin dig as your own?
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Options: France 1498-1610(Themes paper), Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 (Historical investigations paper), The Levellers in the English civil wars (independant investigation coursework). Re-sitting Martin Luther + the German reformation 1517-30 and England 1547-1603. -
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Disraelian Conservatism 1846 - 1880 (The nature of the Conservative Party in 1846; Disraeli's Conservative Party; The 1867 Reform Act; The reforms of Disraeli's second ministry 1874-1880)
British Foreign Policy c. 1878-1914 (Consequences of the 1878 Congress of Berlin for British foreign policy; Splendid Isolation; Alliance and Ententes; The Origins of the First World War)
Politics and society c. 1880 - 1914 (Changing attitudes to social reform; growth of organised labour; trade unions and the rise of the Labour Party; Liberal reforms 1906-1914; The constitutional crises 1909-1911; the campaign for women's suffrage)
Political and electoral reform c. 1815 - 1914 (The post-1815 demand for reform; the Reform Act 1832, it's shortcomings and significance; implications of social and educational developments; the 1867 Reform Act; Ballot Act 1872; 1884-5 Reform Acts; The campaign for women's suffrage; the significance of the constitutional crises 1909-1911)
Nazi Consolidation of power 1933-34
Social, Racial and Religious policies of the Third Reich
German foreign policy and involvement in the Second World War.
The causes of the Holocaust 1933-45
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Since the beginning, major college football has enjoyed a charmed life in the NCAA. It has the freedom to run its championship the way it pleases. It gets to distribute its revenue the way it sees fit. And the FBS membership has the freedom to carve out its own regulatory scheme, ideas that often get translated into the rest of the Division I Manual (e.g.: how football spring practice provided the model for fall softball).
At the same time, bowl subdivision football leans heavily on the NCAA. For starters, football student-athletes are factored into the calculation for distributing revenue like the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund and Special Assistance Fund. Those two funds are based on how many scholarships you provide and how many Pell Grants your student-athletes receive. Because the marginal value of each scholarship goes up (i.e. the 125th scholarship is worth more than the 25th), starting off with 85 scholarships makes it much easier to carve out a large part of that pie.
In addition, football uses the regulatory resources of the NCAA as much as any other sport, if not more. A football prospect who will require extensive academic and amateurism investigation pays the same $65 as a golf prospect who will sail through the Eligibility Center. The enforcement staff may not have a dedicated unit for football like they do for men's basketball, but Agents, Gambling and Amateurism and the rest of the general enforcement staff spends more time on football than any other sport.
In exchange for all this, football provides a pittance to the NCAA. The revenue the national office made from football amounted to $420,000, the total of the licensing fees paid by the 35 bowl games. That's not even enough to cover the NCAA's estimated $500,000 loss that the Association takes putting on the FCS tournament.
That's not to say that football doesn't support college athletics period. A profitable football program does much of the heavy lifting to support the rest of the athletic department. So does men's basketball, especially outside of the FBS. And there are plenty of sports that take a lot from the NCAA but do not give back. Baseball for instance has sport-specific legislation and uses disproportionate Eligibility Center resources, but it's championship doesn't fund the NCAA.
The major difference between football and men's basketball though is that football does not fund the system as a whole. Only a tiny sliver of revenue from a BCS bowl game leaks out of the FBS, and none of it to the organization tasked with regulating the sport. That same organization shares criticism with the BCS for the faults in college football's postseason, as evidenced by the Department of Justice's letter to the NCAA.
Football has had their cake and eaten it too for a long time. Now comes the news that the Big Ten may be leading the charge for bigger cakes, regardless of whether anyone elses bakery can keep up:
"The reality is, if there's cost of attendance and you can't afford it, don't do it," [Ohio State AD Gene Smith] told reporters at the meetings. "The teams you're trying to beat can't do it either. Don't do it because Ohio State's doing it. That's one of the things schools at that level get trapped into thinking."
Arms races aren't all the same. Some are just perception. You don't need a fancy new weight room to field a successful Division I football team. As long as your weight machines aren't breaking down and there's enough room for athletes to work out as much as they want, you have what you need. But you need a fancy new weight room to recruit a successful team because everyone else has one.
An arms race for scholarships is different through. If one school is offering you a full ride that ends up costing you, on average, $12,000 over four years and another school is offering to pay every single penny, the choice is pretty clear. Unless there's a very compelling reason to choose the first school, it is at a distinct disadvantage.
Mr. Smith's comment though doesn't apply to football or men's basketball. Schools can afford to increase their scholarships to full cost of attendance for those sports. Or more accurately, they have to afford to increase their scholarships. But it's a tough road to limit increased scholarships to just those two sports.
If the NCAA were to legislate that male athletes are permitted to receive larger scholarships and no female athletes are, a Title IX challenge would be filed the following day. It would be difficult even for the NCAA to limit full cost of attendance scholarships to headcount sports, since despite having more headcount sports, women only have a maximum of 47 headcounts vs. 98 for just men's basketball and football. So equivalency sports almost certainly have to be included, drastically raising the cost. The cost increase is even more drastic for schools without football.
What Mr. Smith has done is reveal the reason behind those massive TV contacts. They are not simply to fill the pockets of administrators or coffers of universities. The point is to win. And not just to win at football and men's basketball but to win at everything. An extensive and expensive move to cost of attendance scholarships allows schools with major football and basketball revenue to press home that advantage in sports where it's still possible for smaller schools to focus their energies and compete at a national level. A great example is Portland, who has created national powerhouses in cross country and women's soccer without big TV contracts or football revenue.
There will never be total competitive equity unless the NCAA passed a rule limiting the total spending of athletic departments. But there are ways to stop it from getting worse or at least stem the tide. And one way is to get football off the fence, one way or another.
One option is for FBS football to agree to a playoff, but not just any playoff. An actual NCAA Championship, run by the NCAA, with revenue distributed by the NCAA according to traditional standards of NCAA revenue distribution. Lots of black, the same field at every site, with blue circles as far as the eye can see. Assuming a college football playoff earned revenue equal to the Division I men's basketball tournament, it would pay for the jump to full cost of attendance scholarships for all sports, a substantially increased enforcement staff, all while allowing for significantly higher revenue distributed based on success in the championship.
The other option is for FBS football to be kicked out. That is, to remove FBS football from the list of NCAA sports, stop regulating the sport, and stop using football to determine how revenue is distributed. In effect, if football does not want to have actual skin in the game of its own regulation, the NCAA shouldn't either.
Could it happen? That largely depends on who would vote on a proposal to remove FBS football. But remember that if you pit the BCS AQ conferences vs. the rest of Division I, the "have nots" control a sizeable 33-18 majority on the Legislative Council. So if the rest of Division I, including some FBS conferences, decide that removing football (at least temporarily) from the NCAA is in their best interests, they have more than enough votes to do it.
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