The Ro Show
Corruption in Men's College Athletics
I have always been an avid sports fan, ever since I was young, particularly of college athletics. Of these, my favorite sports have always been men's collegiate basketball and football. I have read a countless number of articles, books, newspaper clippings, media guides, and magazines on about these sports. If asked, I can probably tell you at least the bare minimum about every major collegiate football and basketball team. Not only do I know do I know about current events concerning these sports, I know a lot of history as well.
However, despite my immense knowledge on these subjects, I have always been curious about the "dark side" of these sports. Things such as bribery, grade-fixing, point-shaving, gambling, drug use and much more have always ravaged men's college basketball and football. I have always wondered why so many people in America go to such drastic measures with regard to things that young men do on a basketball court or football field. I have also wondered what I would do if I were in such a position and how I would act.
It seems like everyday I turn on the television or go online and hear about some new controversy afflicting college athletics, and frankly it's almost always regarding men's sports. Therefore, by picking this research topic I intend to learn more about the corruption in men's college athletics, particularly in basketball and football. I intend to find out what drives individuals to corruption with regard to these sports; what motivates them, psychologically or physically? Moreover, I aim to determine the implications that past, present, and future corruption holds for these sports.
Sports affect not only those who take part in them, but also those who follow them. I intend to aim my research at all those who are involved in collegiate sports, as well those who are interested in matters much greater in scope. There is a much larger world outside the realm of college athletics. Too often, however, these two worlds collide and create negative results.
Keywords:
UNC Library catalog:
College sports AND Ethics
Corruption AND College sports
Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis
College Athletics AND Ethics
College Sports AND Scandals
Web Search Engine: www.google.com
Corruption AND College football
College Sports AND EthicsPrint Sources
1. Lapchick, Richard E. The Rules of the game: ethics in college sport. New York:
MacMillan, 1989. (CALL NUMBER: GV351.R85 1989)
2. Telander, Rick. The hundred yard lie: the corruption of college football and what we
can do to stop it. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. (CALL NUMBER: GV959.T44 1989)
Non-Paper Source
1. Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society, Graduate School of Journalism.
Athletics and academics/ an uneasy alliance. (Alexandria, Va: PBS Video, 1989),
videorecording. (CALL NUMBER: 65-V3699)Index / Database Sources
1. Herbert, Bob. (2001, April 2). Leading to temptation; the corruption of college sports.
The New York Times [Online] pA19(N) pA15(L) col 1 (14 col in). Available:
Infotrac [2002, May 27].
2. Kindred, Dave. (1999, March 22). The madness of college athletics. (corruption in
college sports). The Sporting News [Online] v223 i12 p71(1). Available: Infotrac [2002, May 27].
3. Klein, Frederick C. (1999, Nov. 12). A collegiate effort. (suppression of investigation
of corruption in college sports). The Wall Street Journal [Online] pW7(W) pW7(E) col 1 (20 col in). Available: Infotrac [2002, May 27].
4. Klein, Frederick C. (1995, August 25) Corruption rules in college ball. Does anyone care? The Wall Street Journal [Online] pB7(W) pB15(E) col 1 (24 col in).
Available: Infotrac [2002, May 27].
5. Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics' report on corruption.
(1991, March 22). The cancer in college sports. The New York Times [Online]
v140 pA18(N) pA32(L) col 1 (10 col in). Available: Infotrac [2002, May 27].
6. Luken, Thomas A. (1987, July). Big-time college athletics: commercialization and
corruption. USA Today (Online) v116 p64(4). Available: Infotrac [2002, May
27].Web Sources
1. Title: ESPN Sports
Web address: http://msn.espn.go.com/main.html
Brief Description:
This website is the premier source of sports news, information, and commentary for all sports in the United States as well many foreign ones. It functions is conjunction with the ESPN Network on television as well as ESPN The Magazine. Updated continuously, information is stored in separate files, according to what sports it involves. For example, to access collegiate football, you would click on the college football button on the left of the page.
Web Source: ESPN Internet Ventures
2. Title: CNN Sports Illustrated
Web address: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
Brief Description:
This website functions much the same as the ESPN website, including news,
information, as well as commentary on a variety of sports. It functions as a merger of the CNN Network and Sports Illustrated magazine. It's television
channel shut down on May 15, 2002, presumably because it failed to capture as
many viewers as the ESPN network did.
Web Source: AOL Timer Warner
3. Title: The NCAA News
Web address: http://www.ncaa.com/
Brief Description:
This website serves as an extended arm of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which is an organization through which colleges and universities speak and act on athletic issues. The website essentially serves as a means of dispersing information, whether it be news releases or pertinent information such as rules and regulations.
Web Source: The National Collegiate Athletic Association
4. Title: NAFCAR
Web address: http://www.drake.edu/events/collegesports/
Brief Description:
This website is run by NAFCAR (The National Alliance for College Athletic Reform) and aims to fight corruption and hypocrisy, and exploitation in college athletics.
Web Source: The Drake Group
5. Title: Atlantic Coast Conference
Web address: http://theacc.fansonly.com/
Brief Description:
This website covers all sports for universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which UNC-CH is under. I believe that this site is relevant because it allows for us as Carolina students to understand news and actions that we can relate to.
Web Source: Student Advantage, Inc.Internet Mini-Essay
Title: Scott Adams, Dilbert, and the Internet
Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams, recently signed an agreement to allow the Google search engine to incorporate "doodles" of his comic-strip characters, into its logo. The agreement, which lasted a week, is part of an ongoing tradition by Google in redesigning its logo to commemorate special days and events. Adams created the comic strip in 1989, and it became the first syndicated comic strip to go online in 1995. Today, it continues to be the most read online comic strip in the nation.
Adams credits about half his popularity to the Internet, and states that that's where most of his ideas come from. His decision to team up with Google stemmed from a desire to reach additional viewers. His comic strip has always appealed to a wide range of people, despite age or ethnicity, but Adams wanted to capture even more viewers. Links were provided from the Google directly to the Dilbert website, thus allowing web surfers easy access to his comic strips. In the end, the partnership was a success, as more Adams gained 100,000 new subscribers during the week-long deal.Works Cited
1. Mariano, Gwendolyn. (2002). Why Dilbert loves the Internet [Online]. Available:
http://www.news.com.com/ [2002, May 28]Three Web Sites
1. Title: Dilbert.com
Web address: http://www.dilbert.com
Brief description:
Comprehensive website that features daily comic strip, features, as well as
commentary from Scott Adams.
Web Source: United Feature Syndicate, Inc.2. Title: Scott Adams Foods
Web address: http://www.dilberito.com
Brief Description:
A website that features Scott Adams's food company dedicated to provide
nutritious alternatives in cuisine.
Web Source: Scott Adams Foods3. Title: Comics.com
Web address: http://www.comics.com/
Brief Description:
A website that features several nationally syndicated comic strips with links.
Web Source: United Feature Syndicate
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