Two Cheers For The Crash
February, 1988
The stock-market crash of 1987 is bound to have a far-reaching effect on sports, all of it for the better. The more I think about it, the more I like it.Consider:As slush money from the networks and alumni dries up, college football will be forced to return to the one-platoon system, which is how the game was played for the first 81 years of its existence.Guys played offense and defense. They blocked and tackled. In other words, they played football instead of the current combination of free-kic...
