Myles Brand
Myles Brand
Myles Neil Brandwas the 14th president of the University of Oregon, 16th president of Indiana University, and 4th president of the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association...
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Those are very significant differences. I think it speaks highly of the work being done in our athletic departments throughout the country to assure a genuine opportunity for young men and women to receive a college education.
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We expect merit will determine who will play and who will lead. But coaches and athletics administrators themselves are not always selected, it would appear, entirely on their merits.
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Let me call that athletic looting, to be provocative, and we won't stand for that.
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What's important from our point of view is that those who participate in intercollegiate athletics, including black males, are doing better than their demographic cohort in the general student body.
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This season has revealed the character of Mike Davis. It revealed his resilience, his grace under pressure, and his ability to unite and motivate young men.
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We are encouraged by the response on many campuses to academic reform. The goal of academic reform is to improve academic behaviors and increase graduation, not unnecessarily penalize teams.
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That rule is due to be considered by the NCAA through its normal governance process over the next three-to-six months. That issue is on the table, and the Division I Board of Directors will take it up likely in October but no later than January.
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The baseball community is aware of the issue and one problem is that baseball, more than football or basketball, sends players off to the pro leagues before their senior years.
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We have resolved all differences. We found a way to go forward. This is a significant agreement.
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We have a problem. It is a serious problem. People working on it are not making progress.
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Whether or not we want to take something not broke and want to fix it, I think we should continue discussion. It's not imminent.
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Our goal is not to sanction teams and schools, but rather to change behavior, and we are starting to see some positive changes in behavior regarding the academic achievements of student-athletes.
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Our goal is not to sanction schools but to change behavior, and we are seeing some positive results. But those schools who were helped by the squad-size adjustment are at risk.
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They may have to use extreme (legal) measures to change this. It's a situation that, frankly, is not tolerable.