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50 Years Later, The Realignment Talking Points Remain The Same
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 | written by STEVE ULRICH
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1. 50 Years Later, The Realignment Talking Points Remain The Same
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by Matt Brown and Steve Dittmore, Extra Points
“The masthead of the August 15, 1973 NCAA News ran not across the top of the page, but below the double-stacked headline, “Six Senators Seek Federal Control of High School and College Athletics.” This old publishing trick, placing one article above the masthead while another runs below it, was a technique to give two stories similar treatments.
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