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beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 04:35 PM May 2017

Time for NCAA to ban all colleges from bowl games and other

NCAA tournaments from states that have statues honoring the traitors in the rebellion against America....screw Alabama....as they just made it illegal to remove confederate statues....see how they like sitting home and not going to bowl games

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Time for NCAA to ban all colleges from bowl games and other (Original Post) beachbum bob May 2017 OP
I would rather not penalize very diverse football teams over this. NCTraveler May 2017 #1
That would be up to the states and locals to decide beachbum bob May 2017 #2
No. It would be up to the NCAA. NCTraveler May 2017 #3
Ban students from playing in a bowl game because of DrDan May 2017 #4
The universities in those states have nothing to do with statues or other emblems of the Confederacy TexasTowelie May 2017 #5
Why are there so few statues for American soldiers? world wide wally May 2017 #6
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. I would rather not penalize very diverse football teams over this.
Fri May 26, 2017, 04:37 PM
May 2017

I would be more agreeable to them not allowing these states colleges to host the national championship game.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
3. No. It would be up to the NCAA.
Fri May 26, 2017, 04:40 PM
May 2017

I'm pretty sure they have a committee that determines where the National Championship game is held each year. Host cities only bid for the opportunity.

TexasTowelie

(112,160 posts)
5. The universities in those states have nothing to do with statues or other emblems of the Confederacy
Fri May 26, 2017, 04:48 PM
May 2017

that are displayed in those states.

For example, none of the universities (both public and private) in Mississippi fly the state flag which includes the Stars and Bars in the corner.

Would you ban Hawaii from participating in NCAA tournaments since the Union Jack is part of their flag?

Also, the "N" in NCAA stands for National. What claim can a university make about being a "national champion" when a portion of the country is excluded because of factors that they cannot control? Will there be an asterisk next to the title similar to those that the 1980 and 1984 Olympic champions have because of large boycotts of the Olympic games?

While some Big 10 and PAC 10 schools might be interested in this proposal, could it be because their teams don't measure up against teams in the SEC?

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