Intelligence Squared U.S. New York Audience Decides to “Ban College Football”

Buzz Bissinger and Malcolm Gladwell Win Debate over Tim Green and Jason Whitlock Debate will air on NPR stations nationwide and be telecast on WNET/Thirteen on June 16th at 3 PMNEW YORK – May 9, 2012 – Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its spring 2012 season with a victory for the motion “Ban College Football.”  In the final tally, Malcolm Gladwell and Buzz Bissinger won the Oxford-style debate by convincing 37% of the audience to change their minds and oppose the motion.  After the debate, 53% of audience members agreed that college football has no place in an academic