There's something surreal about the men's NCAA basketball tournament. One of the great things about the tournament is the excitement created by the one and out format if you lose. The uncertainty creates a level thrilling basketball that's only found at the college level. Sixty-four teams will be competing to for a chance at the National Title. The teams can get to the tournament by means of two ways. The first way is to be highly ranked by a system called the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), which was formulated to help the NCAA basketball committee assemble and seed the teams for the tournament. The true selection process by the RPI is unknown but many former selection committee members have acknowledged that it is derived from three components including a team's winning percentage (25%), it's opponent's winning percentage (50%), and its opponents opponent's winning percentage (25%). The other possibility of going to the tournament is to win the conference tournament, which teams belong. For those teams who have little hope of getting an at-large bid by the RPI system, they have a chance at the NCAA tournament by winning their conference tournament. Teams all across the nation are scrambling at a shot for this prestigious tournament. The tournament itself is better known as "March Madness." Sports analysts, commentators, and announcers use of metaphoric terminology to help describe, explain, and illustrate why the men's NCAA basketball tournament is so highly prestigious.
A metaphor allows one to describe a text so that it gives meaning and is understandable to others. Michael Osborn and Douglas Ehninger suggest that that a metaphor functions as a "communicative stimulus that allows a user to identify an idea or object through a sign which generally denotes an entirely different idea or object. Metaphor also functions as a mental response because of the interaction between ideas suggested by the terms usual denotation and its special denotation in the particular context.
A huge issue in the world of sports is the debate of whether or not NCAA College athletes should be paid. ... There are three divisions of the NCAA divided mainly by competition levels. ... This is the division that makes the most money for its schools and for the NCAA. ... One of the main principles of the NCAA is that its student athletes are amateurs. ... Thus, many lawsuits are being filed against the NCAA. ...
A professor thought this paper to be an example of plagiarism and submitted the case to the NCAA. ... This was a poor judgment made by the NCAA because when you look at the fine print, Devon was one of the only players on the UNC-CH football team who had broken an NCAA rule. ... Walter Byers was the creator of the NCAA. ... " Because of him we can equalize the words cartel and NCAA. ... He acted against the NCAA and fought for the rights of college athletes. ...
A huge part of being an NCAA student-athlete is going to school and getting decent grades. ... As an NCAA athlete myself, I am an example of this. ... The NCAA generates around eleven billion dollars a year, and most of this profit is given to the head coaches, (The NCAA Budget: Where the Money Goes). ... On the contrary, I see why NCAA players are not paid. ... Given these points, it would be beneficial in the long run to pay NCAA student-athletes....
The title "Student Athlete" refers to individuals who participate in an NCAA sport while attending a university full time. ... Between their classes and athletic duties, student athletes do not have time to work on top of playing an NCAA sport. ... The taking of this money is a problem because it is a violation of the NCAA rules. ... When college athletes were given permission to work from the NCAA, the jobs were still scarcely regulated. ... Later the NCAA divided into three separate divisions: Division I Division II, and Division III. ...
But the top NCAA executives make about $1 million per year. NCAA executives are not the only ones making money off these college athletes. ... The NCAA makes more money than the president, but is also considered a non-profit company. ... Although the NCAA claims college athletes are merely students, the NCAA tournament schedules require the students to miss classes for nationally televised games that bring in revenue. ... Yes, NCAA coaches were not paid when the organization was first established. ...
Since 1906 the NCAA has claimed to "protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletic practices of the time.... The NCAA, a "non-profit organization", is a multi-billion dollar industry. In the last year alone the NCAA generated over $845 do to the athletes ability to perform for viewers at their fullest extent (Wilbon). ... Simply put, the current NCAA system has created a monopoly. ... This is a clearly flawed system that need rectification if the NCAA is truly looking out for their athletes. ...
There appears to be no end in sight since leagues like the NFL and NCAA have weak testing programs. ... All though NCAA professionals believed they had the problem under control, this investigation revealed that the ongoing issues with NCAA football and steroids is still a large problem in the sport. ... Players are more likely to test for street drugs by their colleges and universities than by the NCAA. ... NCAA football basically turned its back on the steroid era, and in fact the failure rate for NCAA steroid tests actually dropped even closer to zero from an already extremely low rate that...
This is where the athlete's view and the NCAA's view differ. There are accusations that the NCAA is just out to benefit from the athletes but the NCAA says that these accusations are utterly ridiculous because they just want the best for the "student-athlete." ... The NCAA states that their only purpose, or main purpose, is " to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body" (NCAA). ... The Kansas City Star, a locally based paper to the NCAA, came out with a series of accusations about th...
This act would have to be implemented by NCAA or legislation. The NCAA feels confident that it can reform itself. ... Many feel the NCAA cannot regulate itself, despite its efforts. ... The NCAA devotes 1% of its budget to enforce rules and regulations. ... I agree with Tom McMillen that the NCAA cannot regulate itself. ...
