QUESTION 1 Summarize Simon’s argument that it can be mutually advantageous for sports teams/clubs to “set limits on the pursuit

QUESTION 1

Summarize Simon’s argument that it can be mutually advantageous for sports teams/clubs to “set limits on the pursuit of profits” (183).

QUESTION 2

Summarize Simon’s argument that watching sports can have its own value.

QUESTION 3

In January of 2014, the University of Louisville hired Bobby Petrino as its new head football coach. The move drew a great deal of criticism from some fans and sports writers, based on Petrino’s checkered past. Briefly, according to Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples, “[Petrino]… sometimes lied to Jurich [Louisville’s athletic director] about chasing multiple jobs when he coached Louisville from 2003 through ’06;…quit on the Atlanta Falcons to go to Arkansas after 13 games in ’07; and…hired his mistress at Arkansas, crashed his motorcycle with her aboard and then lied to the Razorbacks’ athletic director about whether he had been carrying a passenger” (Staples, 2014). In spite of repeated dishonesty to supervisors at the universities of Louisville and Arkansas, and with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, Louisville re-hired Petrino. Most writers, including Staples, lamented that he was only hired because he won football games (in his nine seasons as a college head coach, Petrino had eight winning seasons).

Consider the mission statement of the University of Louisville’s athletic department:
“Our mission is to support and counsel our student-athletes so they will maximize their potential at U of L and be successful in preparing for their future lives. We will provide leadership for our student-athletes to inspire their achievement of the goals established in this mission statement. U of L’s competitive athletics provide an outstanding leadership laboratory, and its high quality classroom instruction provides outstanding educational opportunities. It is our responsibility to assure that our student-athletes benefit from these educational and athletic experiences at U of L.
To help accomplish our mission, we provide superior services to our fans and donors, the primary financial resources that support our program. These services result in the best opportunities for our student-athletes to participate in well-supported, competitive programs that bring renewed spirit to our campus, our alumni, and the Louisville community.”

From the standpoint of a sport administrator, do you think the hiring of Bobby Petrino was ethical and in keeping with the purported values of the Louisville athletic department? Why or why not?