Piece Of The Pie

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are most often carried out to ridiculous lengths which
ultimately do not serve the purpose they are intended to have. For example,
Northwestern University has an aspiring young actor named Darnell Autry who also
happens to be the starting running back for the University's football team.
Darnell was offered a role, based entirely on his acting abilities, in a major
network's sitcom. The NCAA nearly forbid him from accepting this offer based on
the regulations against athlete employment. Darnell was eventually allowed to
accept the job, however, the NCAA did not allow him to get paid for his work.
They reasoned that the cost of the flight out of Chicago was payment enough for
Darnell. As in Darnell's case, the regulations cause more problems then they
prevent.
The prospect of the money waiting for many athletes, like Darnell, when
they leave college, leads them to abandon their education and head straight for
the professional leagues. Some athletes, like Shawn Kemp or Kobe ...

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the extra money they need. The
idea of leaving college early almost seems honorable in contrast to some other
temptations to which college athletes may succumb. In the past few years the
NCAA has seen many incidents involving player infractions of regulations. In one
particular scandal, members of the Florida State football team were caught with
illegal gifts from Foot Locker, provided by a corrupt agent. Florida State is
not the only University with such problems. The University of Miami, and Auburn
have been two notoriously corrupt athletic programs. Such situations are all to
common, as officials on every level seem to look the other way. Their students
are enticed further and further ...

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