Resonate Recordings https://resonaterecordings.com © 2026 the BigAmateurism monologues Richard Ford en-us Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:08:24 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:08:24 +0000 https://bigamateurism.com https://storage.googleapis.com/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/7lA6EhZ5camnSN4HPOOoOFcm3ISjOXTPj3VLQKN2.jpg https://bigamateurism.com Richard Ford false episodic Richard Ford Richard Ford cagerredux@gmail.com No false The Federal NIL Police An element of the NCAA’s and Power 5’s quest for preemption is the claimed need for a national enforcement entity. In 2019 and through 2020, the NCAA argued that it—and it alone— should serve that ... full 0e59057d-df70-493f-a936-af3235cf0767 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/0e59057d-df70-493f-a936-af3235cf0767 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 3701 false false Herbstreit and Howard Flap Suggests Growing Values Dissonance for ESPN and Power 5 On New Year’s Day, ESPN analysts Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard went old school to criticize NFL-caliber football players who opted out of increasingly less consequential bowl games to avoid ca... full 46e95ba3-9af8-47ad-9e0f-95837605a732 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/46e95ba3-9af8-47ad-9e0f-95837605a732 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:17:00 +0000 3296 false false Saban Schools Fisher While Lobbying for Protective Federal Legislation Nick Saban’s comments on the state of college sports regulation will no doubt be remembered more for the reaction they drew from Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher than for what they say about the future... full 662c516e-7e51-4c26-b64b-3d0ba7da64f4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/662c516e-7e51-4c26-b64b-3d0ba7da64f4 Wed, 21 May 2025 21:26:00 +0000 4837 false false Did Booker and Blumenthal Hang a U-Turn on Athletes’ Rights? On July 20th, 2023, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) released a discussion draft of a bill titled “College Athletes Protection and Compensation Act of 202... full 4814cbb4-7239-4d27-96f3-19cd4c17281b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/4814cbb4-7239-4d27-96f3-19cd4c17281b Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:03:00 +0000 4774 false false The Power 5’s and NCAA’s Assault on Washington For the last six weeks, the Power 5, the NCAA, and their lobbyists, lawyers, and corporate allies have engaged in an unprecedented, no holds barred campaign to bend the federal government to the wi... full 86e7a616-433a-41e5-beaa-238fd1842c8d https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/86e7a616-433a-41e5-beaa-238fd1842c8d Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:06:00 +0000 4860 false false Understanding the Power 5’s and NCAA’s Congressional Campaign: An Organized Lie is More Powerful Than a Disorganized Truth On March 29th, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing titled “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL... full da75d177-74d0-49f4-9655-15bc13013101 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/da75d177-74d0-49f4-9655-15bc13013101 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:35:00 +0000 5702 false false Bilirakis-led House Hearing Makes a Mockery of American Values and Athletes’ Rights As I predicted in my last episode, today’s hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce was a dog and pony show for P5/NCAA interests staged by the most p... full 11f2c2c0-cb89-4d52-bb8a-2cad6c66fdd7 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/11f2c2c0-cb89-4d52-bb8a-2cad6c66fdd7 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:05:00 +0000 3479 false false The Curious Case of Fr. Jenkins’ and Mr. Swarbrick’s NYT Op-ed On Thursday, March 23, Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins and athletics director Jack Swarbrick published an op-ed in the New York Times titled “College Sports Are a Treasure. Don’t Turn Them in... full 7fffe736-719f-4143-ae54-b63d44c00d0b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/7fffe736-719f-4143-ae54-b63d44c00d0b Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:25:00 +0000 5997 false false Reading the Johnson v NCAA Tea Leaves The Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Johnson v NCAA yesterday. In Johnson, Division I athletes seek employee status and benefits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The ... full 9c1ce298-8add-443d-b981-d7b20c5cafba https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/9c1ce298-8add-443d-b981-d7b20c5cafba Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:37:00 +0000 3635 false false The “Transformation” Hoax, Part II The Transformation Committee’s final report and rollout centered on the “New Holistic Model for Student-Athletes.” That newly coined marketing phrase is a smoke screen for athlete “benefits” that a... full aa176a90-56f5-42d4-83e3-ec9ac8b01cd7 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/aa176a90-56f5-42d4-83e3-ec9ac8b01cd7 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:27:00 +0000 3689 false false The “Transformation” Hoax, Part I On January 3rd, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors Transformation Committee (TC) released its final report. Far from providing “transformative” change, the final report is a case study of burea... full f29a2e1d-6704-4767-8de6-eaa68cc1a2df https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f29a2e1d-6704-4767-8de6-eaa68cc1a2df Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:43:00 +0000 4015 false false Top Ten of 2022 Wow. It feels like 20 years ago that college sports stakeholders were talking about a unanimous US Supreme Court decision that required the NCAA and Power 5 conferences to play by the same free com... full b97ee42b-3574-49bc-8130-203bdca2a0e4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/b97ee42b-3574-49bc-8130-203bdca2a0e4 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:46:00 +0000 3935 false false Employee Status, Charlie Baker, and Congress On December 15th, two important news stories broke. First, a National Labor Relations Board regional director in Los Angeles decided that a case for athlete employee status could move forward to an... full 32b22df7-a23f-4722-b615-49b83d66ee95 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/32b22df7-a23f-4722-b615-49b83d66ee95 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:37:00 +0000 4690 false false Remembering Huck Devenzio You’ve probably never heard of Huck Devenzio. He’d like it that way. Huck was Dick Devenzio’s older brother. Dick was an athletes’ rights pioneer of some renown in the 1980s and 1990s. His mighty m... full 04888bbd-0697-471d-8212-7ded58c48ce4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/04888bbd-0697-471d-8212-7ded58c48ce4 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:18:00 +0000 2748 false false Warnock vs. Walker and Lead1 vs. Lead1 The Democrats have secured at least symbolic control of the Senate with a possibility of actual control if Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in the Georgia special election next month. This e... full 61954597-cebe-435f-ae22-b9efa6ba8025 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/61954597-cebe-435f-ae22-b9efa6ba8025 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:55:00 +0000 3313 false false The NCAA’s Zero Integrity Anti-Gambling Charade In September, the NCAA declared Virginia Tech football player Alan Tisdale ineligible for most of the football season. Tisdale’s crime? He placed a series of bets on NBA games through FanDuel’s pop... full e2e2c7a6-ca94-4f2c-b9a3-6ce010370d65 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/e2e2c7a6-ca94-4f2c-b9a3-6ce010370d65 Sun, 13 Nov 2022 17:10:00 +0000 3609 false false Congressional Stalemates and Athletes’ Rights Voters have reduced the mid-term red wave to a purple trickle. Gone is any claim of a Republican mandate and a potential power play to end the athletes’ rights movement through a bill like Roger Wi... full 60dc5ad0-098c-4642-a7a6-6a9850f8c0a1 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/60dc5ad0-098c-4642-a7a6-6a9850f8c0a1 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:51:00 +0000 3626 true true Quick Hits: Johnson, Wicker, Tuberville, 568 Exemption, and Rubio This episode takes a quick look at several issues that have popped up over the last couple of weeks. These issues are relevant to the P5’s/NCAA’s relentless quest for a historic congressional power... full 1bab3c41-8925-479d-b64c-ca59631d7063 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/1bab3c41-8925-479d-b64c-ca59631d7063 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:25:00 +0000 3537 false false The Power 5’s Secret Congressional Playbook The Power 5 are now in overdrive in their congressional campaign to eliminate the athletes’ rights movement. I will be publishing episodes over the next few weeks that synthesize recent evidence of... full 880b4eb9-c87a-46c5-9a20-e6f10b141327 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/880b4eb9-c87a-46c5-9a20-e6f10b141327 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 4480 false false Mark Emmert Unplugged On Friday, September 9th, 2022, NCAA President Mark Emmert sat for an interview with sports business analyst Kristi Dosh. Emmert’s free-wheeling comments covered an array of issues, including NIL r... full c535ffb0-6f87-41ec-ba60-952f8494958b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c535ffb0-6f87-41ec-ba60-952f8494958b Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:00:00 +0000 5176 false false WSJ Hyperbole: The Transfer “Frenzy” On Sunday, September 11th, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “The Transfer Frenzy That Is Turning College Football Rosters Upside Down.” As the title suggests, the Journal pitched... full 162aa0cc-b64d-4108-a5ca-9c7939ba5cfa https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/162aa0cc-b64d-4108-a5ca-9c7939ba5cfa Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:03:00 +0000 3062 false false CFP Expansion and Crazy Money: The Ultimate Unifying Force On Friday afternoon, September 2, news broke that the CFP Board of Managers voted to expand the CFP from four to twelve teams. This decision is historic and fundamentally changes the post-season fo... full 804e0ba4-2b4f-4318-9eee-799dfaa9e542 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/804e0ba4-2b4f-4318-9eee-799dfaa9e542 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:02:00 +0000 3308 false false The Curious Demise of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process On August 17, 2022, the NCAA released a statement titled “DI Council reviews transfer proposals.” The Council accepted recommendations from two obscure committees (Independent Accountability Oversi... full 903538c0-2606-4a38-a393-8150d3d5e45c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/903538c0-2606-4a38-a393-8150d3d5e45c Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:33:00 +0000 3258 false false Tommy, Joe, Nick, Greg, and the Boyz Last week saw a cluster of college sports “news” stories that had texts and emails flying. The story that spawned the most interest was a new “bipartisan” NIL-related federal legislative effort led... full 3f5b5eab-0b34-4546-ae62-a628514903d8 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/3f5b5eab-0b34-4546-ae62-a628514903d8 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:25:00 +0000 3775 false false Do Grant of Rights Contracts Raise Antitrust Issues? Big-time college sports are a market defined by anticompetitive behavior. The NCAA and Power 5 conferences believe they should not have to play by the same rules as any other industry in America. T... full 8ac729fd-28bb-4f0f-a3db-7279bc410e61 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/8ac729fd-28bb-4f0f-a3db-7279bc410e61 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 3586 false false Power 5 Grant of Rights Contracts: The Prisoner’s Dilemma Revisited In Realignment 2.0, schools in Power 5 conferences looking to leave their current conference must factor into their decision-making an arcane but powerful contractual barrier: the grant of rights. ... full 00302e57-2989-450c-bb09-e7b931e9f98c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/00302e57-2989-450c-bb09-e7b931e9f98c Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:59:00 +0000 3207 false false Conference Realignment 2.0: “What Hath [University Presidents] Wrought?” The dominoes are in place. How many will fall? This episode examines the big-picture implications of the most recent Power 5 backstab. As is often the case in college sports, past is prologue. The ... full c10ed708-fe94-4b7b-bbd6-7c23f0f00d69 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c10ed708-fe94-4b7b-bbd6-7c23f0f00d69 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:31:00 +0000 3903 false false Education Takes a Back Seat to Entertainment and Fan Engagement On June 29th, the Big 12 Conference’s university presidents and chancellors hired sports and entertainment industry insider Brett Yormark as the Big 12's new conference commissioner. Yormark has no... full ff126d3d-0fbf-4f45-badd-e58f5ada85ef https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/ff126d3d-0fbf-4f45-badd-e58f5ada85ef Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:16:00 +0000 4047 false false Independence Day, Reprised One year ago, I published Episode 35 titled “Independence Day.” Today, I reprise that episode to refocus on the importance of applying our inalienable natural and American rights of liberty, equali... full 3df05953-f371-45b9-a618-49dc3207eadf https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/3df05953-f371-45b9-a618-49dc3207eadf Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:47:00 +0000 3321 false false More on the Johnson Lawsuit: The NCAA’s Bizarre Interpretation of Alston One year ago, the US Supreme Court issued what many view as a landmark decision in NCAA v Alston. The Supreme Court held unanimously that the NCAA was not entitled to antitrust immunity. For nearly... full 1a7a0ab7-b39a-429d-84be-fd2a1795bfe5 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/1a7a0ab7-b39a-429d-84be-fd2a1795bfe5 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:42:00 +0000 3551 false false Johnson v NCAA and the Fair Labor Standards Act: The NCAA’s Fact-Free Fantasy World In a trilogy of cases since late 2014, athletes claim they are employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA provides minimum wage and overtime standards for hourly workers.... full cd186649-58ba-4b9a-93ba-63f231b7e496 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/cd186649-58ba-4b9a-93ba-63f231b7e496 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:52:00 +0000 3631 false false Will the “Athlete Voice” Ever Have a Meaningful Seat at the Table? On May 19th, the Drake Group hosted a panel discussion titled “Giving College Athletes the Right to Unionize.” An impressive panel of commentators—Bob Costas, Michael Hausfeld, Sen. Chris Murphy (D... full cb0dc4d7-79fa-4b0b-aab2-5d75a5523413 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/cb0dc4d7-79fa-4b0b-aab2-5d75a5523413 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 5326 false false CA Senate, Cory Booker Deep-Six Athlete Revenue-Sharing Proposals Last week the California Senate and NJ Democrat Senator Cory Booker buried the only two revenue-sharing proposals in the state or federal legislative landscape. The California bill, the “College At... full e3a44168-a852-4f4c-8e64-4dab3e0e81e3 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/e3a44168-a852-4f4c-8e64-4dab3e0e81e3 Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000 3632 false false College Sports’ Regulatory Crisis College sports now exist in a vacuum of leadership, self-regulation, and values-based messaging. The NCAA national office is collapsing under the weight of its arrogance and incompetence, while the... full b4b90b5a-b699-46df-be38-789cc35dae91 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/b4b90b5a-b699-46df-be38-789cc35dae91 Wed, 18 May 2022 01:10:00 +0000 3889 false false CA Senate Keeps Athletes in “Suspense” on Revenue-Sharing Bill Yesterday, the California Senate’s Appropriation Committee sent the “College Athlete Race and Gender Equity” revenue-sharing bill into the legislative equivalent of a black hole known as the “Suspe... full 27058b94-2a85-4fd3-a6f9-55279a5d094b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/27058b94-2a85-4fd3-a6f9-55279a5d094b Wed, 11 May 2022 03:00:00 +0000 3395 false false The Power 5 are Back in Congress to Woo Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) with Gender Equity and Olympic Sports Propaganda On May 5th, 2022, Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey took to the halls of the Senate to seek “help” from Congress in the form of protective federal legislation th... full e4ba4b18-6c69-468b-9d81-96223cb3b297 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/e4ba4b18-6c69-468b-9d81-96223cb3b297 Fri, 06 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 3993 false false College Sports’ Janus-Faced Values Last Wednesday, the NCAA flushed 70 years of militant anti-gambling rhetoric and policy down the memory hole by permitting conferences and individual schools to partner with the sports betting indu... full c654e697-73ea-4a4c-a708-6e097d63b1fa https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c654e697-73ea-4a4c-a708-6e097d63b1fa Tue, 03 May 2022 19:01:00 +0000 4241 false false Emmert is Out, Now What? Yesterday, Mark Emmert announced his resignation as NCAA president. For many, this is a long-overdue announcement. Important questions remain regarding the future of the Association and its leaders... full 54b41562-d74f-4775-b658-8ead17087dad https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/54b41562-d74f-4775-b658-8ead17087dad Wed, 27 Apr 2022 18:30:00 +0000 3626 false false The California “College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act”: Is Revenue-Sharing Politically Viable? On April 20, 2022, the California Senate’s Education Committee heard debate on the College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act (the “Act”). The bill was authored and sponsored by state Senator Steph... full 2c466a00-f411-415e-aae4-1ae1eef51009 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/2c466a00-f411-415e-aae4-1ae1eef51009 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:50:00 +0000 4400 false false Is the Mid-American Conference’s Sports Betting Deal a Trojan Horse for Power 5 Mega-Deals? According to a recent article in Sportico, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) has asked the NCAA for “clarity” on whether the MAC’s contract with Genius Sports violates the NCAA’s anti-sports bettin... full bf2ccaf5-62a0-4085-9d5b-bc777d65911e https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/bf2ccaf5-62a0-4085-9d5b-bc777d65911e Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:33:00 +0000 2756 false false Tom McMillan Channels Chicken Little for University Trustees On April 12th, Tom McMillan appeared in a forum for university trustees titled “Name, Image, and Likeness(“NIL”): What it Means for College Governing Boards. The American Council of Trustees and Al... full bcf42b56-28e9-4a57-9485-97ef6e9b5a9f https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/bcf42b56-28e9-4a57-9485-97ef6e9b5a9f Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000 4384 false false Final Four Flotsam and Jetsam History may remember the 2022 Final Four for what happened outside the arena than within it. Will Mark Emmert’s press conference disaster(s) be the beginning of the end of his tenure as NCAA Presid... full e7e40dbe-bcb5-4c93-a9e0-6e35a3c45d74 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/e7e40dbe-bcb5-4c93-a9e0-6e35a3c45d74 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000 3721 false false Mark Emmert, Master Dissembler On March 31st, Mark Emmert sat for his annual Final Four press conference. Coach K warmed up Emmert’s seat in his presser immediately preceding Emmert’s. Coach K—not one to mince words when annoyed... full 22989d5c-8b94-439d-823d-ec564f8b14ef https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/22989d5c-8b94-439d-823d-ec564f8b14ef Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:26:00 +0000 3133 false false The Unique Value of Big-Time Division I Men’s Basketball Players to the NCAA and All of College Sports According to the college sports commentariat, this year’s Final Four may be the most compelling (and valuable) in the tournament’s history. After a feel-good run by St. Peter’s, the tournament has ... full 43f87fc1-2c6d-4c58-9ce5-4844a5705af2 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/43f87fc1-2c6d-4c58-9ce5-4844a5705af2 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:03:00 +0000 4203 false false Holden Thorp, Unplugged In a March 17th, 2022, podcast interview, former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp (2008-2013) spoke candidly on the state of college sports and the power of the NCAA’s amateurism lie. In 2010, Thorp and... full 82f04a62-7ed7-480b-a8a1-52a6a8a6e524 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/82f04a62-7ed7-480b-a8a1-52a6a8a6e524 Sat, 26 Mar 2022 16:06:00 +0000 3704 false false Wanna Bet? The NCAA’s U-turn on College Sports Gambling For nearly seventy years, the NCAA militantly opposed any association with any component of the gambling industry. Now, with the NCAA’s/Power 5’s amateurism model in question, Big Amateurism is nor... full 23130af0-ec48-4cf5-b72c-aae4dca1b4ab https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/23130af0-ec48-4cf5-b72c-aae4dca1b4ab Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:41:00 +0000 3787 false false Churchill Blues In a Sportico opinion piece this morning, Syracuse professor and faculty athletics representative Rick Burton argued that college sports need a Churchillian savior. Burton concludes that “21st cent... full 99999d6e-4cd7-4352-bf28-bab2451b5a06 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/99999d6e-4cd7-4352-bf28-bab2451b5a06 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:21:00 +0000 3965 false false What is the State of “Amateurism” in 2022? The voluntary regulation of college is in an unprecedented power vacuum. The NCAA Division I Board of Director’s Transformation Committee will decide the future of voluntary regulation and likely t... full c84e5082-f7b3-47ef-a2fa-b3c0dc6bf366 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c84e5082-f7b3-47ef-a2fa-b3c0dc6bf366 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:24:00 +0000 3800 false false Chaos as a Big-Time College Sports Regulatory Strategy March Madness is in full swing. The NCAA and its corporate sponsors are set to make a killing in New Orleans. But the Madness of the Division I men’s basketball tournament pales in comparison to th... full c88dbdec-252b-4673-a1bf-2a90fcde9cc7 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c88dbdec-252b-4673-a1bf-2a90fcde9cc7 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:57:00 +0000 4478 false false Reflections on Coach K’s Career In this episode, I indulge some nostalgia and reflect on Coach K’s historic 42-year career as Duke’s head basketball coach. His success and influence shouldn’t be measured solely by wins, losses, c... full c40481e8-dbbc-4e2e-a55d-da36e71b1b6b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c40481e8-dbbc-4e2e-a55d-da36e71b1b6b Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:10:00 +0000 3801 false false Bob Bowlsby’s Musings on Athletes as Employees On Friday, February 25, 2022, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke at an Aspen Institute forum on college sports and the possibility of athletes as university employees. Bowlsby’s comments provide... full a530f944-5c3c-4a83-80c9-307700ddcabe https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a530f944-5c3c-4a83-80c9-307700ddcabe Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:49:00 +0000 4862 false false Athletes as Employees: Will the NCAA/Power 5 Continue Their Totalitarian Opposition? For seventy years, the NCAA and in-system stakeholders-beneficiaries have militantly enforced their classification of athletes as “students” rather than employees. There is scant evidence that the ... full 505800f4-21e9-4cde-b142-ba15ca56e401 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/505800f4-21e9-4cde-b142-ba15ca56e401 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:46:00 +0000 3658 false false The “New” NCAA: Power 5 Autonomy 2.0 The NCAA Constitution Committee hailed the make-over of the NCAA Constitution as a transformative event for the NCAA and college sports regulation. In that framing, the NCAA, Power 5, and in-system... full c324c50e-500c-4c7d-a8b1-82acff301575 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/c324c50e-500c-4c7d-a8b1-82acff301575 Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:40:00 +0000 4064 false false The World According to the Power 5 Football Elite Heads Up for this Episode: I have an extended introductory montage comprised of clips from two sets of Senate hearings, one in 1997 and the other in 2003. Both hearings focus on anticompetitive beh... full 17abf673-933d-4ad5-b6bb-679da1a47c30 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/17abf673-933d-4ad5-b6bb-679da1a47c30 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:20:00 +0000 4559 false false What’s Past is Prologue: A Mini-History of Modern College Football Past is prologue for the evolving college sports marketplace and regulatory model. This episode offers a curated history of modern college sports from World War II to the present. As with nearly al... full 7e1a572a-ffae-4e17-b060-0157b112eab0 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/7e1a572a-ffae-4e17-b060-0157b112eab0 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:28:00 +0000 2970 false false Power 5 Football by the Purse Strings and the Heartstrings Big-time college football is the king of college sports culturally and financially. Because Power 5 football resides under the NCAA regulatory umbrella, these fundamental facts are often obscured. ... full d2e6c7b5-e4c0-446f-9787-ab541293c84f https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/d2e6c7b5-e4c0-446f-9787-ab541293c84f Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:38:00 +0000 4391 false false For Power 5/NCAA Public Relations Campaigns, All Roads Lead to the Senate Commerce Committee In this episode, I look at the role of the NCAA and Power 5 as propagandists in their quest for federal, protective intervention in college sports, emphasizing their target audience: the Senate Com... full 9e7c2ee4-0735-497b-a72e-7d30a4c98b7c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/9e7c2ee4-0735-497b-a72e-7d30a4c98b7c Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:45:00 +0000 4089 false false Greg Sankey in Charge January 20th marked the official beginning of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey’s new role as the unofficial czar of college sports when the NCAA membership voted to ratify the new NCAA constitution. As... full eb869b51-60e4-44ef-bc0c-94a761acc42a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/eb869b51-60e4-44ef-bc0c-94a761acc42a Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:37:00 +0000 3608 false false Jim Phillips, the Knight Commission, and the NCAA Constitution As a prelude to the NCAA’s vote today on the proposed constitution, I look at three things over the last week that may portend choppy waters going forward: (1) the ACC’s announcement that it seeks ... full 83ba21b7-8f63-4b2a-9264-0498ef7c1c00 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/83ba21b7-8f63-4b2a-9264-0498ef7c1c00 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:31:00 +0000 4535 false false Convention Hoopla The NCAA is in full propaganda mode for its upcoming convention from January 19th – 22nd. The convention’s centerpiece is a vote to ratify the new NCAA constitution. This episode discusses the conv... full 6638ca3c-9615-4ccc-9218-1af2c2a3160a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/6638ca3c-9615-4ccc-9218-1af2c2a3160a Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:25:00 +0000 2720 false false Nick Saban and Kirby Smart Concerned for the “Have Nots” in College Football? Really? Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart used a joint presser before tonight’s CFP championship to lobby for federal NIL regulation. Rather than dismiss such policy talk as a distract... full f11a429e-ae06-4fad-81e6-8299913ef5b9 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f11a429e-ae06-4fad-81e6-8299913ef5b9 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:42:00 +0000 3489 false false BigAmateurism’s Top Ten of 2021 (# 1): The Games Go On! For over seventy years, the NCAA and in-system stakeholder beneficiaries of the big-time college sports marketplace have proclaimed that any challenge to the NCAA’s regulatory authority or basic am... full 1c6ffb1a-2e09-490d-aec4-181ad66612c2 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/1c6ffb1a-2e09-490d-aec4-181ad66612c2 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:23:00 +0000 3630 false false BigAmateurism’s Top Ten of 2021 (# 2): The Alston Decision — It’s Unanimous! On June 21st, 2021, the United States Supreme Court powerfully delivered a long-overdue course correction to the NCAA in its 37 year-long (post-Board of Regents) imperial march through the federal ... full bd7e89a6-fcd0-48c4-859e-9b5870320914 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/bd7e89a6-fcd0-48c4-859e-9b5870320914 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:43:00 +0000 4233 false false BigAmateurism’s Top Ten of 2021 (#s 5, 4, 3) The countdown continues… In this episode I reveal items 5, 4, and 3 on my Top Ten list. Enjoy! full a49bd2f5-677e-4ab9-93f2-7079ef46225d https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a49bd2f5-677e-4ab9-93f2-7079ef46225d Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 3535 false false What a Year! BigAmateurism's Top Ten of 2021 (# 10-6) What were the most important events in college sports in this remarkable—perhaps historic—year of 2021? Let’s start the countdown. In this episode, I reveal in reverse chronological order numbers 1... full 01668c27-f805-4da8-8816-d15f79c8224c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/01668c27-f805-4da8-8816-d15f79c8224c Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 3421 false false Requiem for the College Basketball “Scandal” This week, the US Supreme declined to hear the Gatto appeal, which marks the end of the legal proceedings arising from the 2017-2018 college basketball “scandal.” In this episode, I discuss the imp... full ee354c55-9ec9-461c-8151-e861c85468ca https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/ee354c55-9ec9-461c-8151-e861c85468ca Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000 2760 false false Auburn’s Fake Pearl On December 10, 2021, the NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) issued a head-scratching decision in the Auburn University basketball “scandal” case. Despite finding that Auburn head coach Bruce Pear... full 9a744979-30a5-4d15-9df5-a1ec3a0e9f8a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/9a744979-30a5-4d15-9df5-a1ec3a0e9f8a Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:33:00 +0000 3947 false false The Revised NCAA Constitution Draft: Say Goodbye to "Athlete Well-Being” When the NCAA released its initial draft constitution on November 8th, 2021, it hailed the document as a transformative step forward for athletes’ rights and athletes’ physical and mental “well-bei... full 7106241c-1e18-47b8-9c2f-996705e7d387 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/7106241c-1e18-47b8-9c2f-996705e7d387 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:28:00 +0000 3590 false false The Division I “Transformation Committee”: The Power 5 Claim the Iron Throne of College Sports Regulation In late October 2021, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors announced the creation of a Division I “Transformation Committee.” An October 28, 2021, press release on the NCAA website said the Commi... full 374bbb9a-d770-460a-857e-0a540c8b0b22 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/374bbb9a-d770-460a-857e-0a540c8b0b22 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:33:00 +0000 3505 false false NCAA/Power 5 Propaganda and a Sham Marriage On November 19, 2021, a Constitution Committee representative from each of the three NCAA divisions sat for an interview in the NCAA.com Social Series podcast. The Constitution Committee is now in ... full 568aad8c-fec5-443b-9cb4-e6c8749beccc https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/568aad8c-fec5-443b-9cb4-e6c8749beccc Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:51:00 +0000 4937 false false Five Reasons Why the Power 5 Don’t Leave the NCAA to Form Their Own Association Since the 1970s, the powerful football interests have sought to protect their financial interests under the NCAA umbrella by threatening to leave the Association unless they got their way. Given th... full 36283fe7-a196-4246-a066-d8b6192a6266 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/36283fe7-a196-4246-a066-d8b6192a6266 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:46:00 +0000 2499 false false The NCAA Constitution Committee: Preserving the NCAA Administrative State The format of this episode is a bit unusual. When I initially recorded (November 8th), the NCAA had not released its draft constitution. However, before going live with the episode, the NCAA releas... full 9fd28637-5ba4-4605-85fa-cc361827ab33 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/9fd28637-5ba4-4605-85fa-cc361827ab33 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:50:00 +0000 2945 false false Committees, Omertas, and Big-Time Football Power Plays The NCAA’s vaguely defined “Constitution Committee” is due to announce the terms of its “transformative” overhaul of the NCAA constitution to align NCAA “responsibilities” with NCAA “authorities.” ... full bcca7178-82eb-4835-a09b-312a2080404a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/bcca7178-82eb-4835-a09b-312a2080404a Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:43:00 +0000 3056 false false Same Script, New Cast: The NCAA Recycles its Worst NIL Arguments in the House of Representatives On September 30th, 2021, Mark Emmert made his fourth appearance in Congress over twenty months to plead for federal protections and immunities to protect the NCAA from itself. Like the high-powered... full f34cc375-d216-434a-ad6b-3cf9f7de04ff https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f34cc375-d216-434a-ad6b-3cf9f7de04ff Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:37:00 +0000 3629 false false The NCAA is Back in Congress On September 30th, 2021, the NCAA’s high-powered lobbyists orchestrated yet another Congressional show in the NCAA’s renewed effort to reclaim the Iron Throne of college sports regulation. Last wee... full 43d29cfb-6e69-4021-bf4e-a0ebc167ad90 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/43d29cfb-6e69-4021-bf4e-a0ebc167ad90 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:01:00 +0000 3993 false false Climate, Culture, and Consequences The NCAA’s infractions and enforcement case against NC State could wind up in litigation, mainly since the NCAA has capriciously denied NC State the right of appeal from the Independent Resolution ... full 70a7ced0-d691-4a4b-9b29-892ad28813c7 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/70a7ced0-d691-4a4b-9b29-892ad28813c7 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:24:00 +0000 2575 false false A Labor Day Shout Out to NCAA Revenue-Producing Athletes (and NC State’s response to the NCAA’s indictment) Happy Labor Day to revenue-producing football and men’s basketball players whose labors line NCAA national office employees’ pockets with gold! However, it appears NCAA fat cats aren’t much in the ... full 850d97af-ea16-44f6-aa5c-d60c3f8a2cd3 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/850d97af-ea16-44f6-aa5c-d60c3f8a2cd3 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3415 false false United States v Gatto - The “Victim University” Absurdity The NCAA’s infractions and enforcement case against NC State has been presented to an Independent Resolution Panel and is now under review for a final decision. As a predicate for an analysis of th... full f17b1b26-45b1-44ec-bad6-7564bb8b27a1 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f17b1b26-45b1-44ec-bad6-7564bb8b27a1 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:45:00 +0000 4516 false false The Curse of NCAA v Tarkanian On August 3rd, 2021, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors announced an immediate and substantial restriction on the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). The Commission on College... full 84f53ee6-8845-43eb-a93b-4c03fbe6cb6b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/84f53ee6-8845-43eb-a93b-4c03fbe6cb6b Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:36:00 +0000 4119 false false What the Baylor Decision Says About the NCAA On August 11th, an NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) panel issued its decision on Baylor University’s failure to report a series of alleged violent acts against women by Baylor football players. ... full d7ff5569-5e4e-4667-b732-2e4cd7165d5b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/d7ff5569-5e4e-4667-b732-2e4cd7165d5b Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:42:00 +0000 4280 false false The NCAA’s “limited authorities” Myth The NCAA constitutional committee has begun its campaign to “align responsibilities with authorities.” Through “independent” Board of Governors member Robert Gates, the NCAA has framed this alignme... full 0394f449-03d0-4977-a117-ec8c15be3eba https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/0394f449-03d0-4977-a117-ec8c15be3eba Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:35:00 +0000 3749 false false The Unbearable Lightness of NCAA “Responsibilities” On August 11th, 2021, the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued its non-decision in the Baylor case. The COI concluded the central allegations relating to an out-of-control, corrupt football program... full 18e374b6-d17c-4554-9a41-d4633902cc4b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/18e374b6-d17c-4554-9a41-d4633902cc4b Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:30:00 +0000 2903 false false Deconstructing the Most Consequential Era in College Sports History (Part III: The Mark Walker Bill) As state legislatures in Washington and California began deliberations on name, image, and likeness legislation in late 2018 and early 2019, Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC) devised then introduced o... full 0e3d0720-6ffb-40d6-a278-64a11211615b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/0e3d0720-6ffb-40d6-a278-64a11211615b Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3123 false false Deconstructing the Most Consequential Era in College Sports History (Part II: Early 2019) The NCAA’s cynical quest for the Iron Throne of college sports regulation began in early 2019. This episode discusses how the NCAA transitioned from outright hostility to name, image, and likeness ... full 127ea26d-4f14-4301-b13f-dadbdaeb18c3 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/127ea26d-4f14-4301-b13f-dadbdaeb18c3 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000 2986 false false Deconstructing the Most Consequential Era in College Sports History (Part I: Prelude to the Perfect Storm of 2019) This episode identifies the crucial milestones in the modern era of college sports leading to the 2019 perfect storm. I identify six themes that have developed over the last seventy years that have... full 3724dd4c-b6fb-41da-8237-3ca34946ed9a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/3724dd4c-b6fb-41da-8237-3ca34946ed9a Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3598 false false NCAA Desperation Escalates On Friday, July 30th, the NCAA Board of Governors emerged from seclusion to announce the formation of a “constitutional convention committee” that will propose “dramatic” changes to the NCAA consti... full 7e14c14c-1eea-4319-9829-b58e7dd07e27 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/7e14c14c-1eea-4319-9829-b58e7dd07e27 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3865 false false The “Integrity of College Sports” The Power 5 conference realignment mud fight is escalating. Yesterday, Big 12 conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby came out of hiding to accuse ESPN of conspiring with unnamed accomplices to ruin th... full 20f1d5b5-53cb-404e-a31b-6b7f7f3ead00 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/20f1d5b5-53cb-404e-a31b-6b7f7f3ead00 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:18:00 +0000 2708 false false Was Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby Asleep at the Wheel and Where Does the NCAA Fit into Realignment? This episode first analyzes some additional issues that I left on the table in the last episode, including how so many crucial in-system stakeholders could have been caught off-guard by the SEC’s c... full 54068a34-a6c2-4f74-a88f-a958f792c8d8 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/54068a34-a6c2-4f74-a88f-a958f792c8d8 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:52:00 +0000 4720 false false Déjà vu All Over Again for Southern Football The rumors are confirmed: Texas and Oklahoma are indeed bolting the Big 12 for the SEC. Is this the end of college sports as we knew them? We can only hope so. What appears to be the beginning wave... full 9c36c6b4-6026-404b-b21c-2d3c5558e5cf https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/9c36c6b4-6026-404b-b21c-2d3c5558e5cf Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3870 false false Where are the University Presidents and Chancellors? In Mark Emmert’s July 15th “interview” with a “small group” of reporters, he alluded to the possibility that university presidents and chancellors may assert their authority and interests in the re... full 204ec5ec-0b8e-401d-a78b-15ed8f193d3d https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/204ec5ec-0b8e-401d-a78b-15ed8f193d3d Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3595 false false The NCAA’s Ministry of Truth Strikes Again: Mark Emmert Flushes Seventy Years of NCAA History Down the Memory Hole In a stunning “interview” with a “small group of reporters” on July 15th, 2021, NCAA president Mark Emmert erased seventy years of NCAA history. He made a case for returning the structure and gover... full b4d30e26-e544-4a5c-af28-468b476a2679 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/b4d30e26-e544-4a5c-af28-468b476a2679 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:50:00 +0000 2649 false false The “Uniformity” Canard As the NCAA’s grip on its monopolistic empire slips away through its arrogance, greed, and incompetence, the quest for “uniformity” in name, image, and likeness legislation is alive and well. The N... full a09b5035-4db8-4ebb-a552-b3fce4c4cfc0 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a09b5035-4db8-4ebb-a552-b3fce4c4cfc0 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:14:00 +0000 4027 false false The Perfect Storm Is Still Overhead In this episode, I frame the context for the period 2019 – present, which may be the most consequential era in college sports history. I do a summary of crucial milestones in the modern era of coll... full 495df2b0-77d9-425b-9dad-ae7bb66e820a https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/495df2b0-77d9-425b-9dad-ae7bb66e820a Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:14:00 +0000 3598 false false Hypocrisies, Competitive Advantages, and “Bad Actors” In this episode, I set the table to analyze the perfect storm from May 2019 to the present. I return to one of the most fundamental questions in higher education: why are universities in the busine... full 688548df-0abd-4b88-b0ae-922f33552580 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/688548df-0abd-4b88-b0ae-922f33552580 Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3953 false false Are Power 5 Conferences Prepping for New and Improved Senate Campaign? With the Senate in recess until September, it is safe to assume that the Power 5 are reframing their strategy in Congress. This episode looks back on how the Power 5 planned to pursue and disguise ... full be6411b1-c821-41a0-beb5-b318e1bd9257 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/be6411b1-c821-41a0-beb5-b318e1bd9257 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 01:36:00 +0000 4335 false false Independence Day This episode offers some thoughts on freedom and liberty one year after perhaps the most challenging Independence Day in recent American history. I reflect on my blog post from last year and discus... full 7574ad13-3e4b-42ba-9d31-ef2423769a92 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/7574ad13-3e4b-42ba-9d31-ef2423769a92 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 03:58:00 +0000 3353 false false Mark Emmert Saves the Day! On June 30th at 4:20 PM, the NCAA issued a press release announcing that NCAA athletes nationwide would be allowed to make money from their name, image, and likeness. While presented as an NCAA Div... full 1f04d23c-aaee-4e3e-acde-52b4fc835826 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/1f04d23c-aaee-4e3e-acde-52b4fc835826 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 22:09:00 +0000 3463 false false The NCAA’s Rapidly Diminishing Relevance As the NCAA picks up the pieces of its failed Congressional and legal campaign to achieve the Iron Throne of college sports regulation, Division I legislative bodies scramble to offer “guidance” on... full 95b7de01-fc28-476b-8947-1885b83d001e https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/95b7de01-fc28-476b-8947-1885b83d001e Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:10:00 +0000 3806 true true House v NCAA: A New Threat to the NCAA? On June 24th, 2021, just three days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Alston, federal district court judge Claudia Wilken issued an opinion denying the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a ne... full 3ac7725a-361e-4b04-b62b-c33b37f2cdcf https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/3ac7725a-361e-4b04-b62b-c33b37f2cdcf Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:59:00 +0000 3300 false false An Organized Lie is More Powerful Than a Disorganized Truth: More on the Alston Decision This episode expands on my initial reaction to the Supreme Court’s Alston decision on June 21st. I reflect on the contributions of former Duke basketball player and athletes’ rights advocate Dick D... full 6bc04b80-d7ef-4fac-aec4-d26bcd3e859c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/6bc04b80-d7ef-4fac-aec4-d26bcd3e859c Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:32:00 +0000 3515 false false US Supreme Court to NCAA: You Are Not Above the Law This morning, the US Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated ruling in the Alston case. The Court rejected the NCAA’s claim for antitrust immunity. It held that any challenge to NCAA compensation... full 3439ca36-a13a-4eaa-b98e-27bc10be52b2 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/3439ca36-a13a-4eaa-b98e-27bc10be52b2 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:40:00 +0000 3158 false false Mark Emmert Channels Al Haig: “I am in Control Here” Following an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and the vice-president’s (George HW Bush) unavailability, Reagan’s Secretary of State, Al Haig, boldly declared in a press conf... full 0702f4b8-0f1c-493b-9cbd-ed431b6170ec https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/0702f4b8-0f1c-493b-9cbd-ed431b6170ec Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:30:00 +0000 4737 false false Roger Wicker (R-MS) Leads Boycott of Athlete Hearing On June 17th, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on name image and likeness and athletes’ rights. The Committee heard from four witnesses, all African American: 1. Martin McNair, whose s... full dc4aaafa-3f20-4a51-905c-a1ce199c5f2e https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/dc4aaafa-3f20-4a51-905c-a1ce199c5f2e Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000 4538 false false More on Preemption: Will the Senate Grant the NCAA Sovereign State Status? The Senate Commerce Committee is considering NCAA-protective legislation that would wipe from the books every proposed state name, image, and likeness law. The power of federal preemption—the remov... full a09fde73-c5fd-474c-bf0e-76b7fa729da4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a09fde73-c5fd-474c-bf0e-76b7fa729da4 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:08:00 +0000 4263 false false Preemption Fever Important Note(s) and Episode Description: On June 9th, 2021, the Senate Commerce Committee held hearings titled “NCAA Athlete NIL Rights.” I have an extended intro. (approx. 7 minutes long) that c... full f3dc745d-bed1-495c-93c1-5cf368a94ca6 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f3dc745d-bed1-495c-93c1-5cf368a94ca6 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:11:00 +0000 4975 false false Current Events Chaos A series of seemingly random events have played out over the last six weeks that may signal the NCAA’s and Power 5’s short-term strategies to protect and pursue their quest for the Iron Throne of c... full 2dfb794b-a5a0-4850-8437-e9f511d7657f https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/2dfb794b-a5a0-4850-8437-e9f511d7657f Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:45:00 +0000 4534 false false Pay for Play (Part VII): 2014 - Power 5 “Autonomy” Unmasks NCAA as Puppet for Power 5 Interests On July 9th, 2014, NCAA president Mark Emmert testified in the Senate Commerce Committee to unveil “reforms” in the structure of Division I as well as a laundry list of “benefits” for college athle... full f1241276-bfad-4856-ad49-c0243fc411a4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f1241276-bfad-4856-ad49-c0243fc411a4 Mon, 24 May 2021 21:45:00 +0000 5847 false false Pay for Play (Part VI): 2014 - The “Student-Athlete” Gets its Day in Court 2014 was an important year in the evolution of the relationship between revenue-producing athletes and the institutional interests that benefit from athlete labor. A rapid-fire series of events pla... full 18d3f017-336b-472b-9613-bfcbd16f974b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/18d3f017-336b-472b-9613-bfcbd16f974b Sun, 16 May 2021 13:25:00 +0000 4941 false false Pay for Play (Part V): 2006 – 2014: An Antitrust Litigation Trilogy The ink was barely dry on Myles Brand’s 2006 “collegiate model” speech when a group of revenue-producing athletes filed a federal antitrust suit—White v NCAA—in California challenging the NCAA’s at... full f1263a71-db9d-46f0-bf9a-bcce4c17b044 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f1263a71-db9d-46f0-bf9a-bcce4c17b044 Fri, 07 May 2021 13:40:00 +0000 3649 false false Pay for Play (Part IV): The “Collegiate Model” cont. After the 2003 hearings in the House and Senate that raised antitrust concerns relating to big-time football’s monopoly over post-season bowl money, pressure mounted for the NCAA and big-time footb... full 1604675f-db42-4889-bbc1-29c3cee25560 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/1604675f-db42-4889-bbc1-29c3cee25560 Mon, 03 May 2021 14:31:00 +0000 4174 false false Pay for Play (Part III): The “Collegiate Model” The “collegiate model” was invented in 2003 by former NCAA president Myles Brand to redefine the NCAA’s conceptualization of amateurism and the relationship between revenue-producing athletes and i... full 76bcf4c2-6dee-49fd-ba8c-e43313ffdfe4 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/76bcf4c2-6dee-49fd-ba8c-e43313ffdfe4 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:52:00 +0000 3990 false false Pay for Play (Part II): 1945-1956 The period 1945 – 1956 is one of the most consequential eras in the history of college sports. The modern NCAA was born with the hiring of Walter Byers as CEO and the acquisition of legitimate, nat... full a0bd3868-34ae-4d4b-83ac-34ef46aba7ad https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a0bd3868-34ae-4d4b-83ac-34ef46aba7ad Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:50:00 +0000 3454 false false Pay for Play (Part I): 1906-1945 The amateur-professional dance of hypocrisy in big-time college sports is defined principally in the relationship between high-value revenue-producing athletes in football and men’s basketball and ... full 5361d7e3-5043-47df-a590-dbc140aec433 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/5361d7e3-5043-47df-a590-dbc140aec433 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:50:00 +0000 4057 false false The Alston Guessing Game How will the US Supreme Court rule in Alston? Predicting how courts may rule is always treacherous terrain, particularly with the US Supreme Court. Will the US Supreme Court throw us a curveball? I... full 79565f2c-ba67-4338-aff0-028ca0b430ec https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/79565f2c-ba67-4338-aff0-028ca0b430ec Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3449 false false The "Prisoner's Dilemma" (Part III) Looking at the NCAA-Power 5 prisoner’s dilemma with the benefit of historical context and the evolution of the football product into a dominant sub-cartel under the NCAA umbrella, we look at the ex... full 83612582-51c4-43d0-b2ac-aa1ad1cf8d46 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/83612582-51c4-43d0-b2ac-aa1ad1cf8d46 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:47:00 +0000 3600 false false The “Prisoner’s Dilemma” (Part II) Since 2010, the Power 5 has solidified its complete market domination of BigAmateurism and sowed the seeds of a breath-taking bull market in college sports history. This era saw the rise of the Pow... full f5eea9c0-c3f0-4d09-9528-216a208f6c4c https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/f5eea9c0-c3f0-4d09-9528-216a208f6c4c Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:11:00 +0000 3757 false false The “Prisoner’s Dilemma” (Part I) In response to a question from US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on why the Power 5 conferences shouldn’t just be left alone to decide whether to offer the limited education-related benefits... full d7dbfc9f-c259-4a2c-a667-ae998141523d https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/d7dbfc9f-c259-4a2c-a667-ae998141523d Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:45:00 +0000 4036 false false Iron Thrones, Omissions, Conflations, and a Gender Equity Teaser: More on the Alston Argument The NCAA’s quest for federal antitrust immunity in the US Supreme Court is in the books. This episode does some clean-up work on issues I didn’t address in the first post-argument episode and also ... full cca78e49-b0fd-4161-94b5-982dc9d80b3b https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/cca78e49-b0fd-4161-94b5-982dc9d80b3b Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:52:00 +0000 4101 false false Gavel to Gavel Analysis of Alston Supreme Court Argument Important Heads-Up for this Episode: I have an extended intro for this episode that includes a series of audio clips from the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Alston on 3/31. The full intro is abou... full 30c43a77-29cd-4499-a60f-fd68a33a4d39 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/30c43a77-29cd-4499-a60f-fd68a33a4d39 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 03:50:00 +0000 3477 false false "Amateurism": The NCAA's Grand Lie The words “amateur” and “amateurism” flow effortlessly from the mouths of NCAA lawyers and propagandists in litigation and public relations campaigns. But what is amateurism? After nearly 10 years ... full 894e4374-fdbe-4624-9ca1-5933be28cce8 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/894e4374-fdbe-4624-9ca1-5933be28cce8 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:10:00 +0000 3988 false false Anatomy of the NCAA's Quest for Absolute Antitrust Immunity in Alston and in Congress In this episode, we break down how the NCAA and Power 5 have pursued a sophisticated dual strategy in Congress (primarily the Senate) and in Alston to eliminate federal courts as external regulator... full a9619974-0b1c-42c0-8fc9-bb109b465fcc https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a9619974-0b1c-42c0-8fc9-bb109b465fcc Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3726 false false Judicial Fealty to Amateurism? In this episode, we look at the federal judiciary's deference to the NCAA's conceptualization of amateurism in suits by athletes challenging the NCAA's/Power's amateurism-based business model. This... full 0dd714b8-efa4-4274-a705-313142afacc1 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/0dd714b8-efa4-4274-a705-313142afacc1 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:18:00 +0000 3314 false false Prepping for the Supreme Court Argument in Alston: Antitrust Overview In this episode, we set the table for the upcoming oral argument in the Alston v NCAA antitrust case. In Alston, the NCAA responds to a challenge to its amateurism-based compensation limits by argu... full a6369a98-088a-436c-8f2b-76e5c5816c17 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a6369a98-088a-436c-8f2b-76e5c5816c17 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 3744 false false Big Ten Secrets In this episode, we look at the opaque world of university president decision-making in the context of the Big Ten’s deliberations in August 2020 regarding fall football. As in nearly all aspects o... full 85d0651c-c02a-42a9-95f0-73ac4c83caf1 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/85d0651c-c02a-42a9-95f0-73ac4c83caf1 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 3804 false false 5 The NCAA's "Omnipotent Czar" This episode answers a question that has been the bane of college sports fans and stakeholders for years: what does the NCAA president actually do? The NCAA president is perhaps the least understoo... full 61a619a8-25d6-444a-8fa5-555135f322e8 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/61a619a8-25d6-444a-8fa5-555135f322e8 Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 3236 false false 4 Presidents in Charge? In this episode, we look at the role of university presidents in BigAmateurism. Under the NCAA constitution (and in NCAA national office rhetoric), all roads—at the institutional, conference, and N... full a85387c6-58b0-4343-9ac7-c80692c23b74 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/a85387c6-58b0-4343-9ac7-c80692c23b74 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 3433 false false 3 Meet The Circular Firing Squad: What Exactly Is The NCAA? In this episode we begin an exploration of the stakeholders in BigAmateurism. We’ll begin with primary in-system stakeholder-beneficiaries which include the NCAA, universities, university president... full 51894225-d7e4-40ba-9306-fdd32aa542ba https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/51894225-d7e4-40ba-9306-fdd32aa542ba Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 4392 false false 2 Red Grange, Transistors, Two Knights, and Genomics full 2cc93a1a-7567-4480-8aa8-4e24c498e519 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/2cc93a1a-7567-4480-8aa8-4e24c498e519 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:05:00 +0000 3098 false false 1 Perfect Storm This episode offers a 30,000 feet overview of the BigAmateurism podcast and a brief description of milestone events from 2006-2021 (with an emphasis on 2019-2021) that have created a perfect storm ... full 78ac95b5-d85c-4c2e-9aac-344ab5131cb7 https://app.resonaterecordings.com/hosting/bigamateurism/78ac95b5-d85c-4c2e-9aac-344ab5131cb7 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000 2978 false false