Stephen A. Smith

that reigned supreme for many, many years. So now that their comeuppance has arrived, when we're talking about NIL, when we're talking about the trade portal, when we're talking about players being paid, when we're talking about agents being involved where coaches feel embezzled, for crying out loud, by these agents and stuff like that,

that reigned supreme for many, many years. So now that their comeuppance has arrived, when we're talking about NIL, when we're talking about the trade portal, when we're talking about players being paid, when we're talking about agents being involved where coaches feel embezzled, for crying out loud, by these agents and stuff like that,

It's something that the NCAA brought upon itself because for so long they took advantage of guys that came from depraved environments or poverty-stricken environments. You knew that you said, okay, they're at our mercy. You gave them a scholarship and called it a day while you were collecting a boatload of the benefits that they generated. And so ultimately that change has come.

It's something that the NCAA brought upon itself because for so long they took advantage of guys that came from depraved environments or poverty-stricken environments. You knew that you said, okay, they're at our mercy. You gave them a scholarship and called it a day while you were collecting a boatload of the benefits that they generated. And so ultimately that change has come.

It's something that the NCAA brought upon itself because for so long they took advantage of guys that came from depraved environments or poverty-stricken environments. You knew that you said, okay, they're at our mercy. You gave them a scholarship and called it a day while you were collecting a boatload of the benefits that they generated. And so ultimately that change has come.

And as a result, these folks are taking full advantage of it. But in the process, the real authentic people feel that you had the purity of the sport itself and what you loved about it most seems to be evaporated before our very eyes because of it all now.

And as a result, these folks are taking full advantage of it. But in the process, the real authentic people feel that you had the purity of the sport itself and what you loved about it most seems to be evaporated before our very eyes because of it all now.

And as a result, these folks are taking full advantage of it. But in the process, the real authentic people feel that you had the purity of the sport itself and what you loved about it most seems to be evaporated before our very eyes because of it all now.

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Well, I think that... Here's the problem. I mean, when we think about it right now, you have a very successful show on Sirius XM. We follow you on YouTube, stuff like that. Me, YouTube, you got all of these outlets and everybody's got a podcast and everybody's got something going on, right?

Well, I think that... Here's the problem. I mean, when we think about it right now, you have a very successful show on Sirius XM. We follow you on YouTube, stuff like that. Me, YouTube, you got all of these outlets and everybody's got a podcast and everybody's got something going on, right?

Well, I think that... Here's the problem. I mean, when we think about it right now, you have a very successful show on Sirius XM. We follow you on YouTube, stuff like that. Me, YouTube, you got all of these outlets and everybody's got a podcast and everybody's got something going on, right?

And I think that unlike years in the past where you had to go to school, capture an education, and find a way to finagle that into building a prosperous life for yourself, something that could sustain and hopefully elevate your quality of life. I don't think you have a lot of kids looking at that today. The late, great coach John Chaney from Temple University

And I think that unlike years in the past where you had to go to school, capture an education, and find a way to finagle that into building a prosperous life for yourself, something that could sustain and hopefully elevate your quality of life. I don't think you have a lot of kids looking at that today. The late, great coach John Chaney from Temple University

And I think that unlike years in the past where you had to go to school, capture an education, and find a way to finagle that into building a prosperous life for yourself, something that could sustain and hopefully elevate your quality of life. I don't think you have a lot of kids looking at that today. The late, great coach John Chaney from Temple University

lamented decades ago that we're living in a microwave society. Everybody wants something now. So they don't prioritize learning. They prioritize getting by so they can get there somewhere down the line. sooner than later. That's the America that I think that we're living in. That's the America that I think a lot of people are leaning on.

lamented decades ago that we're living in a microwave society. Everybody wants something now. So they don't prioritize learning. They prioritize getting by so they can get there somewhere down the line. sooner than later. That's the America that I think that we're living in. That's the America that I think a lot of people are leaning on.

lamented decades ago that we're living in a microwave society. Everybody wants something now. So they don't prioritize learning. They prioritize getting by so they can get there somewhere down the line. sooner than later. That's the America that I think that we're living in. That's the America that I think a lot of people are leaning on.