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NCAA should enforce higher standards for student-athletes

This article talks about the NCAA thinking about setting a standard for student athletes. The article brings up the idea that, if a university doesn't graduate at least 50% of its student athletes, then the team may be referred to as a farm team for the NBA. I dont think this is an accurate assessment. Players that are good enough to play in the NBA before graduating, deserve to be there. 

Our view on college football: Replacing BCS with playoffs is change we can believe in

this article talks about the post-season play of college football. College football does not have a playoff system for its post-season. Instead, based on computer rankings and human polls, two teams are chosen to play for the national title, even know there may be ten or even twenty teams that have undefeated records. This article is saying that there is a chance that someday college football will follow a playoff system. 

Our view on fan behavior: When cheers turn to abuse, colleges need to take action

This article talks about how rowdy college fans tend to get during games. The article brings up a few occurances where fans have made people cry. Its suggested that universitites take it into their own hands to make sure that their student fan base is under control. The article does not say that the students should be stopped, they should keep the harsh remarks to reasonable ones.