Once again, said Colbrese, the colleges didn't even as much as ask the high schools for their opinion on the subject. They didn't ask us when they instituted the Clearing House and started deciding which courses in our curriculum counted. Nor have they talked to us about their attempts to deregulate the amateur rule which could allow a kid to get a scholarship even though he or she has played for money. H.G. Bissinger authored an acclaimed book in 1990 about high-school football. High-school football is at the center of many communities, a touchstone of generations, the time when we meet and greet, when we care in unison.
Cable television can provide the same kind of remoteness for sports fans.
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