A few thoughts to jump start your Friday morning...
In his 1902 novel “Tale of the Monkey’s Paw,” W.W. Jacobs wrote, “Be careful what you wish for.”
One hundred thirteen years later, after years of griping and complaining that college athletes need more than just a scholarship to get by, we have this thing called cost of attendance. It kicks in this week in all 65 schools that belong to the Power Five (plus Notre Dame) and in some other conferences where it is going to be a struggle to keep up with the big guys whose conferences have their own television networks, deep pockets contracts with ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox Sports and stadiums that seat 60,000 or more fans.