shabazz napier made to incredible i think courageous comments during the course of the lead up to the tournament, number one, describing in a way that might be embarrassing to some, sometimes he went to bed hungry at night. that's because of the nickel and dime mickey mouse ncaa rules in terms of defining what universities could provide to students. it was kind of almost comical to see him rush to announce a new rule on april 15, that has changed and reform that. of course, not because of what mr. napier said, but for a lot of us it seems at times the within the changes the ncaa is extra pressure. frankly, that's what i think this event at northwestern has kind of produce. we wouldn't be having this hearing to talk about the plight of students but for the actions of those students. frankly, there are other times when the sanctions process is far more pernicious than maybe missing a midnight snack. we look at what mr. napier said about the fact that this is what happens when you ban us. the due process, and i use that term loosely, that the ncaa engages in, unfortunately far too many t

well, a couple of months ago, we all heard the deeply troubling comments shabazz napier the talented university of connecticut guard who was very valuable in the basketball tournament in the midst of a tournament that generated hundreds of millions of dollars for the ncaa and its members. mr. napier talking about how sometimes he did not have enough to eat during college. how did college sports benefit mr. napier on nights he went to bed hungry. you can look at it two ways. oh, there he is trying to pick out a famous athlete and turn it into some problem. i'm not trying to do that. i think it is a problem. and the whole sense of giving students a safety net, and a sense of confidence, if they're not, they don't turn out to be as good, and they don't make the team. the third year, are they dropped, do they get scholarships or what happens? i don't know. the title of today's hearing is promoting the well-being and success of college athletes. i want to have an open-minded and frank discussion on this subject. the ncaa has the same goal as i do. dr. emmert is going to tell us that the n