Greed

I see the NCAA is seeking to expand its basketball tournament to 96 teams. At least I heard that on the radio and saw it in the newspaper. There can be only one reason. After all, it can't be for the benefit of the "student-athletes" (what a joke of hypocrisy there!). The NCAA can't have one extra football game (not that I at all am in favor of a college fb tournament; I'm not, but I don't really care) because of the time that would take for the "student-athletes."

Obviously, it's a money grab. The NCAA sees another way to make money, adding 50% more teams, more television, more advertising, more money. Can you spell "greed?"

This is all fine and good. I don't care much for the NCAA and don't watch much college stuff on the tube at all. (I will watch MSU tonight, if I remember, but if the Spartans aren't in the final game, I'm sure I won't watch. I don't care. These are not "student-athletes" and I choose not to participate in the charade. Others can and that's fine. I choose not to be hypocritical.)

But where are the protests from those so quick to label the oil companies, the banks and lenders, the insurance companies? Big oil, big banks, big insurance are all equated with, yep, you guessed it, "GREED." Why is it OK for the NCAA to be greedy, but not oil, banking, insurance companies? For that matter, why does the MHSAA charge students $5 to get into its tourney games? Adults, fine; but students?

Ah, it's great to be so inconsistent in our beliefs. Is this what situational ethics, relativity have created?