Go ahead play that bracket

March Madness is upon us and everyone who has filled out a pool anxiously awaits each round of the NCAA tournament to see how they are doing. NCAA college basketball is now a billion dollar business and the thought of me ever filling out a pool again just adds to this despicable empowering of betting on collegiate athletics.


I must admit; I used to play the “office” pool every year and then I started to wonder if it was adding to the pressures played upon student athletes during this tournament. When has a game or tournament for that matter become a national betting obsession?

I love sports, that has never been a question in my mind. I do, however; not bet on sports. Betting on sports for me ruins the fun of watching sports. Billions of dollars are bet each year on professional and college athletics. Is this why sports were invented? I tend to think not.

Gambling as ruined lives and families, yet we as a nation continue to allow this. Gambling is a national epidemic that needs to be stopped.

College athletes have always been a major part of their Universities. School pride to me is what college sports should be about and not the point spread on some game. I played sports to play for the love of the game and not to make some gambler rich. My bones creak and the pain in my knees are always there for me, but I did not make one red cent from playing sports.

I lost a lot of friends in school because of gambling and I hope they all have found their way. I miss those guys and I could never see what their addiction was.

Whether it is casino gambling or betting on sports this is not going to go away any time soon. I am not going to be a martyr and call for the end of gambling. I just want to end it on college sports.

Look at the gambling scandals that have plagued college sports, has anything been so damaging to the integrity of Universities?

So the next time that you go and fill out a college pool, think about how this affects the integrity and the school spirit of our colleges.

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