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Well, a lot of enthusiasm.

It's the story of the day, right?

We're going to break down exhibition football.

The story of the day was this college basketball story, a lot of

enthusiasm as the NCAA, one of the most notorious outfits in the world of sports, right up

there with the International Olympic Committee. But the NCAA announced widespread changes

to its business model.

They are changing with the times.

And if you have been out of the loop, and maybe you heard a little bit about this,

but you didn't get all the details, this is a direct result of that ongoing FBI corruption probe in their business, right?

Now, it's a shoe story, but it's a college basketball story,

and it's, you know, money flying everywhere.

So the NCAA's board of governors, the big shots at college basketball,

they announced in a big press release and trumpeted it up this announcement, extensive changes

cross the board for college basketball. Somewhere, LeVar Ball is smiling. This was my idea.

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