NCAA, Indian Nicknames, and priorities.

Gov Bush was quoted by Sports Illustrated on the NCAA ban of Native American nicknames:

"'You know what they ought to be worried about? The graduation rates of most college athletes,' the second-term Florida governor said. 'Maybe if they had some suggestions on that, that universities could apply and could implement, they could be doing a service to all of us.'"

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I really think this should be left up to the tribes and the institutions and not the NCAA. Perhaps their should be binding negoiations or arbitration with a deadline that would allow all to have their input and then take action. But the NCAA needs to spend time on other things.

Don't you just hate it when Jeb Bush is smarter than a bunch of College Presidents and PhD's. . . (that one is for my mother and father-in-law!!).

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