NCAA proposes paying athletes

Recall those who worried that NIL was the start of a slippery slope?

They were right. 😀

BEST in my opinion would be for College Football to be affiliated with the NFL. Not any educational institution.

The proposal — outlined in a letter to Division I colleges today — would allow schools to enter into name, image and likeness (NIL) deals directly with their students.

The NCAA lifted its ban on athletes profiting off NIL deals in 2021, allowing them to earn money from outside parties — but not with colleges. …

Axios – NCAA floats proposal to pay athletes in college sports stunner
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2023 MAG MTC report

2023 World Championships – Antwerp (BEL) Men’s Technical Committee Report

By Mr. Arturs MICKEVICS

President Men’s Technical Committee

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Olympic Collection Apparel

Here’s a cool video promoting shop.olympics.com⁠

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

mic’d up Brett Nelligan

27 Simone Biles – Taylor Swift 19

Concussion ball. 😀

40 years of Olympic torches

Gymnastics banned lists are incomplete

It makes no sense for the Gymnastics Canada Suspended/Expelled Members list to include people who are in prison alongside some who are under investigation — who might yet be found innocent.

At minimum, there should be two lists.

Next, there should be more detail attached to why the guilty individuals were suspended / expelled.

Here’s a news report from the U.K. on this issue.

Jay Clark interview

Good depth at LSU this season, even on Bars.

I quite enjoyed listening to Jay on this one. He is very well spoken.

College Gym News Preseason Poll

As we wait for the official preseason coaches poll for 2024 on Road to Nationals and all the controversy it will surely bring, we once again conducted our own to determine team rankings for the upcoming season …

College Gym News 2024 Preseason Poll
  1. Oklahoma
  2. LSU
  3. Florida
  4. Utah
  5. UCLA
  6. Cal
  7. Alabama
  8. Michigan
  9. Michigan State
  10. Kentucky

There are 26 more on the list.