Guided Study Question Week 3 (Test questions with error-free answers)

Where does the money come from in college sports? Where does the largest revenue come from? correct answers Money comes from a combination of tickets sales, concession sales, merchandise, licensing fees, and other sources - Bulk of its comes from Television contracts What kind of scandals have recently rocked college sports? correct answers Reggie Bush received "improper benefits" - Bush and members of his family were alleged to have recieved free airfar and limo rides. Bush had to return Heisman and USC stropped of Bowl Champ Series What does Branch see as the tragedy of college sports? correct answers That more college athletes are not being paid What arguments do people make against paying college athletes? correct answers Paid athletes would destroy the integrity and appeal of college sports. Many former college athletes object that money would have spoiled the sanctity of the bond they enjoyed with their teammates. What is the "fairy tale" version of the NCAA founding myth? What is the real story? correct answers -A fairy-tale version of the founding of the NCAA holds that President Theodore Roosevelt, upset by a photograph of a bloodied Swarthmore College player, vowed to civilize or destroy football. -The real story is that Roosevelt maneuvered shrewdly to preserve the sport—and give a boost to his beloved Harvard. What foundation reported on the corruption of college sport in 1929? What did they find? correct answers In 1929, the Carnegie Foundation made headlines with a report, concluded that the scramble for players had " reached the proportions of nationwide commerce." What did the "Sanity Code" do? correct answers to prohibit all concealed and indirect benefits for college athletes; any money for athletes was to be limited to transparent scholarships awarded solely on financial need Who was Walter Byers? How did he help the NCAA gain control of college sports? correct answers Young college dropout named Walter Byers as executive director. But Byers managed to impanel a small infractions board to set penalties without waiting for a full convention of NCAA schools, which would have been inclined toward forgiveness