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Originally Posted by Rada
Maybe it's time for colleges to do what they are meant to do and get out of sports.
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Maybe; a little extreme but I can see where you're coming from.
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
Maybe it is time for student amateur athletes to focus on good grades, earning a degree, getting a job, and paying student loans.
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In the words of Daniel Bryan, "Yes! Yes! Yes!".
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Originally Posted by unterhausen
this. As a Penn Stater, I was a little shocked at how much football corrupted the university. But it corrupts even the universities with unsuccessful programs as well. And the scandals at MSU and Ohio State wrestling were even more shocking. No college president has ever been fired over wrestling or gymnastics. Pretty sure that is limited to football and basketball.
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Other sports, too but yes mainly football.
I agree there seems to be a gap with all this money money going to colleges, admins, etc. However, they are still STUDENTS and I can't, in my mind, justify paying them for playing a game while people like myself/wife/kids have to pay (instead of getting paid) to get an education. I know this is a result of how the system is set up currently but that doesn't make it right. Education first, athletics second.
My $0.02 and I will say nothing further.