Source: Fox News
Summary
President Donald Trump warned that the US won’t have an Olympic team anymore if not for regulation on the NCAA to address dwindling resources for certain non-revenue college sports. Trump made the comments at a White House ceremony honoring recent NCAA champions in non-revenue sports. He stated that 75% of Olympians competing for Team USA played as college athletes and that without college sports, the US won’t have much of an Olympic team anymore. Trump also honored the NCAA champion Youngstown State bowling, Oklahoma State men’s golf, Texas A&M women’s volleyball, and other teams.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Trump’s warning echoed a common refrain among fans, who see the NCAA’s struggles to support non-revenue sports as a ticking time bomb for the Olympic team’s future.
As always, the struggle is about resources, and the NCAA’s inability to provide sufficient support for these sports puts the entire Olympic team at risk.
The ceremony felt like a desperate attempt to draw attention to the issue, but fans know that the real struggle is on the field, where the lack of resources is felt most acutely.
The result wasn’t surprising by the end.
The original observation: “The NCAA’s inability to support non-revenue sports is a symptom of a larger issue – the prioritization of profit over athletic excellence.”
Author: Evan Null
