Origins
Before college athletics became highly organized, who played a major role in actually managing athletic activities?
Students
What major concern caused people to demand changes to college football after the 1904 season?
The extremely high number of injuries and deaths.
The famous 1984 NCAA case involving Oklahoma and Georgia centered on what source of media revenue?
Television Rights
What organization was created in 1967 to provide championship competition opportunities for female college athletes?
Commission on Intercollegiate Athletes for Women (CIAW)
Why were African American athletes sometimes prevented from competing against particular Southern schools?
Some schools would refuse to play integrated schools
Before the Civil War, why weren't team sports generally viewed as appropriate activities for college gentlemen and scholars?
They were considered low or unbecoming of gentlemen and scholars.
The controversy surrounding football in the early 1900s was about more than just winning games. What larger issue did the sport's violence raise?
Whether football fit within the educational purpose and values of higher education.
Imagine a university says, "We should have more control over how our football games are broadcast." What major historical NCAA issue does this resemble?
The dispute over television rights involved in the 1984 NCAA case.
Why did some women physical educators resist adopting the commercialized model of men's college athletics?
They believed commercialization/professionalization conflicted with the educational mission of higher education.
Historically, what was a major competitive limitation experienced by HBCUs because of segregation?
They were often limited to competing among themselves.
Put these developments in the correct historical order:
A. 1984 NCAA television lawsuit
B. First intercollegiate athletic event
C. 1904 football reform movement
D. Creation of the CIAW
B → C → D → A
You're a university administrator in 1905. Faculty members are concerned about football because of its violence. Give one reason they might argue that football needs reform.
The large number of injuries/deaths and concerns about whether such a violent sport belonged in higher education.
A university wants greater control over the broadcasting of its football games. The NCAA says it should control the television agreements. What historical conflict does this situation resemble?
The 1984 NCAA television-rights case involving the University of Oklahoma and University of Georgia.
A women's physical educator says:
"College athletics should support education rather than become primarily about money, publicity, and competition."
Resistance to the commercialized/professionalized model of men's athletics because it conflicted with the educational mission of higher education.
Imagine an integrated college football team travels to play a Southern school, but an African American player is told he cannot participate. What historical issue does this situation represent?
Racial segregation and state laws/policies that could prevent African American athletes from competing against certain teams.