If you were watching the Jets-Dolphins game this afternoon with 3:11 left in the 3rd quarter, you witnessed a disturbing incident that speaks terribly of the Jets organization and could lead to fines and possibly even legal action. While on punt coverage, Dolphins rookie corner back Nolan Carroll was intentionally tripped by Jets strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi. Here’s the video:
In the spirit of a little good-natured debate, and because I ultimately come out differently on the merits of the issue, I thought I’d take the time to offer a few counter-arguments to Mike’s thoughtful commentary yesterday regarding the legality of the Bowl Championship Series.
I have a new SI column on the legality of the Bowl Championship series. Here’s an excerpt:
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Location: New York County Lawyers Association Building, 14 Vesey Street, New York, New York
The Golden Panthers of FIU, Sun Belt Conference champions, will play the University of Toledo Rockets in the Little Caesars Bowl in Detroit on December 26. As you know, I teach at FIU; my co-editor, Geoff Rapp, teaches at Toledo.
Earlier this week, LPGA members voted to remove the “female at birth” eligibility rule from its bylaws. The rule change comes on the heels of a federal lawsuit filed in October 2010 by Lana Lawless. Doug Robson provides a comprehensive overview of the Lawless case and other gender-related issues in his latest USA Today article. As sports law historians will remember, there is some precedent on the issue of gender eligibility in sports – Renee Richards v. United States Tennis Association, 93 Misc.2d 713 (1977). In the case, plaintiff Richards prevailed and earned the right to compete as a female in professional tennis tournaments, including the U.S. Open. more…
Well, the verdict is in and the NCAA agreed with my earlier post that it should not punish the son because the father may have broken some rather serious rules. Not everyone is pleased. Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN writes in an article titled NCAA spins fairytale fodder that this has opened up loophole chaos and that The NCAA, for all its countless, mind-boggling rules, is apparently useless when it comes to a father trying to sell his son.
