Amongst the troubles with the NCAA is that it's an unregulated monopoly. Oh yes, every now and then there's a Congressional Inquiry, but that's only after some Congress-person's Alma Mater has gotten slapped with sanctions. I work for an organization that used to be a regulated monopoly, and we could be very arrogant. The NCAA is even more so. Another problem seems that the NCAA is trying to regulate "fairness", an almost impossible task. Their requlations need overhauling, but what they seem to do instead is add codicil after codicil as "unfair situations" arise. The recent boycott of the Black Coaches Association was over the NCAA's tendency to overregulate. How would I fix the NCAA? I would allow athletes to major in their sport. I would eliminate all rules that treat athletes as non-students. I would make it easier to form new leagues, so that teams that want to play by the same rules can find each other. And I would make it easier for an athlete to transfer. And I would require Bowl games to run a Hockey tournament, as well. I doubt, though, if Hockey could secceed. Some school might go for it, but the NCAA would probably retaliate against the schools' other sports, so the Big Ten, Big East, and Ivy schools (among others) would not want to risk harming their precious football and basketball. I wonder, though, if other sports also feel screwed by the NCAA. Do other sports that are very popular, but on a regional basis, such as baseball and volleyball, complain about NCAA treatment? Ken Kretsch BU `79 (and a veteran of the `78 Beanpot Blizzard) [log in to unmask]