Big Ugly
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Yesterday I was talking to a young doctor who swam for Columbia University; when I mentioned Navy Swimming she was so excited to segue the conversation to the Herndon Monument Climb. It has occurred to me from my statistical basis of one that the academy should consider selling the television rights to that live event.
I believe there is no other event that comes close to matching the drama and heartbreak of those young men and women struggling together to meet that historic challenge. Better camera work and a little behind the scenes filler and the money flowing from the television rights could be spread amongst the 30 companies of Bancroft Hall. I'm not pretending to be a lawyer but the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing student athletes to receive relatively modest compensation should cover any complaints from the N.C.A.A.
The first nationally televised Army-Navy Game was in 1945; it is time the Herndon Monument Climb received the same attention.
I believe there is no other event that comes close to matching the drama and heartbreak of those young men and women struggling together to meet that historic challenge. Better camera work and a little behind the scenes filler and the money flowing from the television rights could be spread amongst the 30 companies of Bancroft Hall. I'm not pretending to be a lawyer but the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing student athletes to receive relatively modest compensation should cover any complaints from the N.C.A.A.
The first nationally televised Army-Navy Game was in 1945; it is time the Herndon Monument Climb received the same attention.