NCAA may be toothless in Penn State scandal

mutineer10 · 07-18-2012, 02:42 PM

Until recently, I was unaware that the NCAA was proposed by Theodore Roosevelt when public outcry called for abolishing college football as "too violent," which in the early 1900's it probably was!

It's a long read, but here's the NCAA's website version of the story, if you're interested:

History - NCAA.org

neugey · 07-18-2012, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by mutineer10

Until recently, I was unaware that the NCAA was proposed by Theodore Roosevelt when public outcry called for abolishing college football as "too violent," which in the early 1900's it probably was!

It's a long read, but here's the NCAA's website version of the story, if you're interested:

History - NCAA.org

OMG! Don't give Goodell any ideas!

07-18-2012, 03:08 PM	#2
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,878 Blog Entries: 13	Originally Posted by mutineer10 Until recently, I was unaware that the NCAA was proposed by Theodore Roosevelt when public outcry called for abolishing college football as "too violent," which in the early 1900's it probably was! It's a long read, but here's the NCAA's website version of the story, if you're interested: History - NCAA.org OMG! Don't give Goodell any ideas!

07-18-2012, 02:42 PM	#1
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	Until recently, I was unaware that the NCAA was proposed by Theodore Roosevelt when public outcry called for abolishing college football as "too violent," which in the early 1900's it probably was! It's a long read, but here's the NCAA's website version of the story, if you're interested: History - NCAA.org