Nick Saban, the highest paid person at the University of Alabama warned recently that mega-conferences in football threatened to create a “caste system” in college football.
But the fact is, we already have a caste system.
There’s a vast difference between the SEC and the SunBelt conferences. Even more between the Ivy League, which simply puts up a white flag and says, “Show us debate team!”
Still, if you’re a university leader, especially at a public institution, the thought of any “caste” in your midst must be offensive.
Castes are unfair systems of social stratification. They’re patently undemocratic, and to anyone committed to diversity and downright blasphemous.
