Slam Dunk

The NCAA basketball playoff started with 65 of the best college basketball teams in America. Now all but four have been eliminated. If you are a fan of the game maybe it's time to pause for a moment an look at what is happening off the court.
The very best players are using college basketball as a one year stopover, passing time until they become 19 years of age and are eligible for the NBA draft. These super athletes pay just enough attention to the classroom work in their first semester at college to ensure a season of eligibility. Once the first semester is completed they could care less about their grades. Basketball fans only encourage this more by looking the other way when infractions enter the picture. All the fans really care about is if their team is a slam dunk for the final four in the NCAA tournament.
NCAA basketball is a question of priorities. It's a game that's out of control and can't be regulated by today's NCAA governing board. Why are sports connected to an educational program anyway? Why don't institutions of higher learning stick to the basics like reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies and the rest of the academics that goes along with a college degree? Why, because college basketball is big business and big business controls most of everything in one way or another.
I guess it's best to close our eyes to all this and hope our favorite college can develop a Final Four team without breaking too many of the rules along the way. College basketball is much more enjoyable if concentrating on the fun factor is priority number 1 while remembering that spirit and healthy competition does have value. If life was only about economics woes, worry, homework, hard work, and misery the world would never know the joys of a slam dunk.