CollegeCharlie is irreverent news and commentary concerning big-time college sports. It's all about the money and has little to do with education. Some politics thrown in as well.

Youth Football Participation Declines

2013-11-25 18:22

According to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Pop Warner, the nation's largest youth football program saw participation drop by 9.5 percent between 2010-12. From ESPN:Pop Warner lost 23… Read More

Pennsylvania To Sue NCAA

2013-01-03 21:07

The following are quotes from an article written by Paul Steinbach, who is the senior editor of Athletic Business Magazine. Please read his entire article at http://www.athleticbusiness… Read More

Proposed Athletic Handbook Irks Parents

2012-12-24 16:14

Proposed high school athletic handbook ires parents.The Estancia (NM) High School’s athletic staff and administration have been working on an athletic handbook to present to the distri… Read More

We're Back

2012-03-21 16:27

No we did not die. We have been teaching 8th graders pre-algebra and coaching baseball. I served as the athletics director at an all-boys college prep school for 35 years and ret… Read More

Since the richest athletes in team sports couldn't be bothered with worrying about anyone but themselves all summer and fall, why does anyone have to put up with their foolish idea of beginn… Read More

Bill Cosby: I'm 76 And I'm Tired

2011-12-07 22:13

I'm 76. Except for brief period in the 50's when I was doing my National Service, I've worked hard since I was 17. Except for some some serious health challenges, I put in 50-hour weeks, and… Read More

A Nation In Ruin

2011-11-24 17:24

Is it just me? Or is a once strong and proud America becoming as the last days of the Roman or the Babylonian Empires? Historians tell us that their fall came from within. Corruption… Read More

Emergency, USA

2011-08-23 17:52

Hopefully you have already seen this and sent it to your friends. If not, please read and react.Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the la… Read More

Betting Man?

2011-08-20 15:43

We have spent the summer researching 100's of sports betting and "how-to bet" sites. We think we have found a mixture of safe sites that you can comfortably visit. The football s… Read More

SEC Media Days

2011-07-21 16:02

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said recent headlines across the country have laid bare the darker side of major college sports so much that they have "lost the benefit of the doubt." Read more:… Read More

Things That Piss Me Off

2011-07-13 15:06

1. The NFL lockout. On one side there are multimillionaire owners who seek more millions. I guess that is a reasonable goal for a successful business person. On the other sideline are the pl… Read More

July 4: Why Blondie Loves America

2011-07-04 14:32

This article was published by my friend Bob Lee of bobleesays.com fame."Blondie wrote this piece back in 2007 for our pal Toronto talk show host Jerry Agar. It has held up well in the ensuin… Read More

Back When I Was A Boy, Part 3

2011-06-20 14:44

Public school back when I was a boy was totally different than today’s embarrassment. In the early grades, we learned the basics of the Three R’s – reading, riting and reth… Read More

Back When I Was A Boy, Part 2

2011-06-16 15:15

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's, probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cribs were covered… Read More

Back When I Was A Boy

2011-04-23 15:21

I was born in February of 1942. The Second World War was raging in Europe, Asia, Africa, Japan and practically every nation on the planet. Except for the Japanese bombing of… Read More

It's All About ME 2!

2011-03-29 11:00

After losing his starting position, former University of North Carolina guard Larry Drew II asked to transfer from the school. What can we learn as athletic administrators from his great sho… Read More

It's All About ME!

2011-03-24 15:50

Please watch this videoYes, sadly in todays sports environment, it is all about 'me'. In school sports parents always want to talk about playing time. They could care less about… Read More

Money, Money, Money. But Not For Education

2011-03-23 17:15

It's the basketball time of year referred to as March Madness. Millions, maybe even billions of dollars will change hands for game tickets, colas, popcorn and hotdogs, and parking… Read More

The Haves And Have-Nots ... The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Stay That Way

2011-02-12 17:15

The University of Texas' groundbreaking $300 million, 20-year television deal with ESPN has generated considerable praise for the financial windfall it could create for the university. Howev… Read More

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