Letters to the Editor - NYTimes.com To the Sports Editor: Re "College Football's Most Dominant Player? It's ESPN" Aug. 24: The article about the power of ESPN to control the scheduling of college football games omitted reference to the students who suffer from the games played midweek. They are, of course, the players who forgo a night of study, the members of the college bands, the cheerleaders and the other students who attend the games and whose education is interrupted midweek. In addition, there are the parents and others whose weekday routines must be changed so that they may attend the games. ESPN may prosper from the efforts of the unpaid players, but there is an unacknowledged academic harm to those students and others. Newton, Mass. The Rush to Settle Re "Concussion Suit to Cost N.F.L. $765 Million" Aug. 30: This is an example of what happens so often. Powerful organizations cause serious harm and are sued in class-action suits. They then settle for what is a financial slap on the wrist to them. The rationale given to the victims: better to get something now rather than wait a long time for an uncertain result. There is certainly benefit for the victims to be compensated earlier, particularly in cases in which they may die. I do wonder if the rush to settle is influenced by the victims" lawyers wanting to get their big cuts quickly and without risk. San Diego Manziel and Class Dynamics Re "Manziel Must Sit Out First Half of Opener for "Inadvertent Violation," " Aug. 29: A neglected issue in the Johnny Manziel story is class. Manziel essentially avoided punishment because he's a rich kid. He was let off easy because there was "no evidence" that he received money. If a poor kid had sold his autograph for cash, there would have been plenty of evidence. He would have used it to buy something like a car. The primary evidence against him would have been his inability to account for his new wealth. Because Manziel is from a wealthy family, he could easily account for that new car. Murray, Ky. Replays and the Talmud Re "New Call in Baseball: Previous Play Is Under Review, in New York," Aug. 16: I believe that Major League Baseball's complicated plan to put the onus on managers as to what plays should be reviewed is incorrect. It should be up to the umpires at the game, not at some M.L.B. office in New York. Managers and umpires can't see the game as well as television viewers. So station an umpire in a dugout watching the game on television. The commentators, as well as roaring fans, would let him know when a questionable call was made. He would then have the option to call a timeout and review the play in slow motion. Sandy Hook, Conn. Re "Preliminary Primer on How Expanded Instant Replay Will Work," Aug. 18: Given the complexity of some aspects of the new rules regarding the expanded instant replay plan, it seems clear that the entire umpire crew should be replaced by a group of Talmudic scholars. Deep and detailed discussions are part of the Talmudic heritage, and the new officials would perhaps carry a weight of gravitas, although some of their discussions might well last hundreds of years. Preston Hollow, N.Y.