Thoughts on the Pouncey Investigation
Show me the Money
For those that haven’t heard about it yet, Steelers 1st round draft pick, Maurkice Pouncey is being investigated by the NCAA over an allegation that he accepted $100,000 from an agent during last year’s college bowl season. Full article for more background from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Personally, I couldn’t care less. I was hoping that all of the big conferences in college realigning a month ago was going to lead them to a decision to ditch the NCAA all together. The NCAA has no interest in anything other than self-preservation of the status quo. Four years to investigate USC? Think the television revenue had anything to do with that?
Under the current rules players on scholarship are not even allowed to work for some spending money. Meanwhile their efforts subsidize entire athletic departments, and in some cases make the school a significant profit. Of these players almost none ever get a sniff of the NFL. It allows schools like Alabama to pay Nick Saban $5 million a season, who by the way should just shut up on this topic.
So Maurkice, I hope you didn’t spend it all in one place.