We are giving the consumer more and more choices as opposed to giving them a single solution to a sports-viewing desire. As you do that you bring in more and more of the fringe audience. There probably is a correlation with the white male flirtation with Pat Buchanan and a step away from stereotypes of other groups. The implication is that every athlete shares in the traits that were portrayed in the half-hour reports of Michael Irvin or even Christian Peter. In 1994, there were 22 athletes and three coaches involved in drug-related offenses.
Athletes have a high visibility and a high profile and they are considerably black.
And that leads to some of the misperceptions. Contact The NCAA .