 Schulz found himself in the middle of football 's first eligibility controversy . At the same time , David Starr Jordan , the President of Stanford University , made a speech referring to modern college football as " unethical " , " unchristian " , " unsportsmanlike " and " a monstrosity " . Starr noted that " practically all the major universities employ questionable methods in securing athletes " . Jordan heaped particular scorn on Michigan , where he claimed " the alumni and cheap gamblers of the town brought in men who were professionals and paid them salaries to play on Michigan athlete teams " . The New York Times ran a front page story repeating Jordan 's charges . 
