SWC- Death by Suicide

SWC- Death by Suicide

ByBilly Dale

There were no poker faces in the SWC. Many sports professionals believe that two reasons for the demise of the Southwest Conference occurred in the 1980s. One was the upstart ESPN, which negotiated long-term contracts with college teams promising to enhance a college team’s brand. Since ESPN offered no money, initially, the Southwest Conference rejected…

The road to entitlement and corruption

The road to entitlement and corruption

ByBilly Dale

Rule makers create rule breakers. Commercialism and professionalism are as old as college football itself. Commercialism entered the game in the 1880s during a Thanksgiving Day championship in New York. By 1920, 50,000-seat college stadiums were part of America’s landscape, coaches were hired, and young, talented boys not interested in a college education were recruited to…