College sports’ failing system overrun by institutionalized disease — and it’s spreading
The article critiques the current state of Division I college sports, describing it as a system that is fundamentally flawed and disconnected from its educational roots. It argues that the commercialization of college athletics has led to a situation where young adults are treated as commodities. The author expresses a sense of despair over the future of college sports, questioning how much worse the situation can become.
- ▪Division I college sports are criticized for being overly commercialized.
- ▪The author compares the current state of college sports to a discarded cigarette butt, indicating a lack of value.
- ▪There is a growing concern about the treatment of young athletes within this system.
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equal time Phil Mushnick College sports’ failing system overrun by institutionalized disease — and it’s spreading By Phil Mushnick Published May 16, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs brings his team onto the field. Getty Images As Marv Albert says, “If the cab driver stops talking, he’s lost.” Well, call me a cab … driver. I’m lost. How much further down can we be driven? I’m too negative? Well, what’s the upside of the bottom, then even lower? Anyone who chooses to see now knows that Division I college sports, now trading on the sale and resale of young adults, is sick, twisted and has as much to do with education as a discarded cigarette butt lying in a curbside puddle.
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