Mizzou strike proves players, NOT NCAA hold the real power

Did the athletes who play big-money sports at big-money universities feel the tremor on Monday? Did they understand the deeper meaning of what happened in Columbia, Mo.? Because while the end result of that situation affected only one state university system, the aftershocks could affect all of major college sports.

This has nothing to do with why some Missouri football players joined other student groups in protest and promised to boycott football activities until University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigned or got fired. (He resigned Monday.) If you'd like to debate the specifics of the Missouri case, go to the cable news channel that corresponds to your particular political…