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Which Way to Win? The Hurricanes, College Football, and Losing Off-Field
by Stephane Dunn | TheLoop21
We all know the name of the game is winning for as much exposure, money, and prestige as possible. It’s the same in competitive sports on the professional and college level and particularly so for prominent sports like football. However, the winning orientation on the college front should be different because there, the operative term is student athlete.
Winning games and competing at national title standards should be balanced by another required winning demand: superior graduation rates and program integrity.
This past week, we again witness how little winning off the field – producing academically sound college graduates and developing socially responsible young men means in the bowl heavy, top dog race mentality that dominates college football.
The University of Miami, one of the former football powerhouses in the nation, dumped Randy Shannon after a recent four year contract extension and four seasons of striving to do as he was charged to do: turn the football program around towards a more positive and of course winning direction. Winning as many games as possible is a desired even admirable goal of competition.
A coach’s position, particularly with major sports programs such as Miami’s football Hurricanes, is automatically in jeopardy for not winning enough games and competing for division and national titles. The problem is that a game winning, national title status coach can be a dismal failure at superior leadership off the field and lead teams with embarrassing student graduation rates.
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Which Way to Win? The Hurricanes, College Football, and Losing Off-Field
by Stephane Dunn | TheLoop21
We all know the name of the game is winning for as much exposure, money, and prestige as possible. It’s the same in competitive sports on the professional and college level and particularly so for prominent sports like football. However, the winning orientation on the college front should be different because there, the operative term is student athlete.
Winning games and competing at national title standards should be balanced by another required winning demand: superior graduation rates and program integrity.
This past week, we again witness how little winning off the field – producing academically sound college graduates and developing socially responsible young men means in the bowl heavy, top dog race mentality that dominates college football.
The University of Miami, one of the former football powerhouses in the nation, dumped Randy Shannon after a recent four year contract extension and four seasons of striving to do as he was charged to do: turn the football program around towards a more positive and of course winning direction. Winning as many games as possible is a desired even admirable goal of competition.
A coach’s position, particularly with major sports programs such as Miami’s football Hurricanes, is automatically in jeopardy for not winning enough games and competing for division and national titles. The problem is that a game winning, national title status coach can be a dismal failure at superior leadership off the field and lead teams with embarrassing student graduation rates.
Read the Full Essay @ theLoop21
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