🏅College Commissioner Prospects: Barack Obama

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“Does college basketball need a commissioner?” 

We’re not the only ones asking that nowadays. With bills like the Restore College Sports Act gaining traction, it’s never been more likely that we’d have a college sports commissioner than this very moment. If you’re wondering what a college basketball commissioner would even do, take a gander at our breakdown of the aforementioned bill here. 

So when we’ve talked about who would be a good commissioner in the past, we looked at some legendary coaches like Nick Saban and Jim Boeheim as candidates. We also looked at former coach and current Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville as an option too, widening our search beyond the usual suspects, if you will

Well, we’re walking across the aisle today, tapping former President Barack Obama for the job of college basketball commissioner. Yes, that Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, best-selling author, and White House Bracketologist-in-Chief. He’s an avowed basketball junkie… but would he be able to save college hoops? What would it look like if Obama took the reins as the first-ever NCAA Basketball Commissioner? Let’s find out.

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Why a Commissioner?

Before diving into Obama’s résumé and suitability, let’s re-establish the rationale for a commissioner in college hoops:

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