Amateurism in Collegiate Athletics Will Die and We Must Be Prepared

B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sport Management, Ohio University   Amateurism!!!   This is a nod to one of my favorite newspaper reporters, the late Gene Amole of the Denver Post, who always started his articles with one word, usually a powerful one word beginning. Today, I start this article with the powerful word amateurism. Amateurism and the concept of it is literally the bane of all existence for those involved in NCAA compliance. I shudder to think that wit