Stephen A. Smith

It's just my opinion, but I think it's an educated one.

That's a valid point. That's a valid point. And it was the hypocrisy of the NCAA. And they sort of compromised college sports where it's harmed, particularly the sport of college basketball at this particular moment in time. Here, certainly, guys were getting paid back in the day or whatever. But you're talking about you having a star player. And you know what?

That's a valid point. That's a valid point. And it was the hypocrisy of the NCAA. And they sort of compromised college sports where it's harmed, particularly the sport of college basketball at this particular moment in time. Here, certainly, guys were getting paid back in the day or whatever. But you're talking about you having a star player. And you know what?

That's a valid point. That's a valid point. And it was the hypocrisy of the NCAA. And they sort of compromised college sports where it's harmed, particularly the sport of college basketball at this particular moment in time. Here, certainly, guys were getting paid back in the day or whatever. But you're talking about you having a star player. And you know what?

He couldn't go home and get some money to go home to see his family for the holidays when you know he couldn't afford it. Or he could go in a bookstore and there's jerseys in his name or whatever. And if somebody gave him a free jersey, it was an NCAA violation, even though he's generating millions of dollars for the program. This is the ridiculousness and the hypocrisy of the NCAA.

He couldn't go home and get some money to go home to see his family for the holidays when you know he couldn't afford it. Or he could go in a bookstore and there's jerseys in his name or whatever. And if somebody gave him a free jersey, it was an NCAA violation, even though he's generating millions of dollars for the program. This is the ridiculousness and the hypocrisy of the NCAA.

He couldn't go home and get some money to go home to see his family for the holidays when you know he couldn't afford it. Or he could go in a bookstore and there's jerseys in his name or whatever. And if somebody gave him a free jersey, it was an NCAA violation, even though he's generating millions of dollars for the program. This is the ridiculousness and the hypocrisy of the NCAA.

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,

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?