Why NPR Doesn't Cover College Football

Today, on National Public Radio's afternoon news show All Things Considered, they once again revisited the "directed study" at Auburn, and interviewed the "whistle-blower". Couple of things pop into my head when hearing this story (keep in mind that, unlike Jimbo, I'm not a rabid Auburn fan, but a very mild one, and more interested in truth and fairness).

1. This is so old news - the only thing that possibly makes this relevant is it being 7 days til the season starts again.

2. While they mentioned that Auburn was under academic probation, not NCAA probation, and that this situation of easy grades for little work falls squarely under some of the things that could possibly cost Auburn its academic standing, they give the last word to the sociology professor who first made a stink.

3. What NPR totally missed, and shame on them, as I used to consider them the most unbiased news source, is that our hero, the whistle-blower, was passed over for a promotion, and blew the whistle on the guy who got it. This guy isn't even really out to get Auburn - he just wants to get the guy who got his job, and is willing to take the Plainsmen down with him, and is willing to say it's a football problem.

So shame on you NPR, for not telling the whole, and for telling an old story that has already been resolved without an NCAA investigation.