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re: It’s time to evict big-time sports from American higher education - Slate.com
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:48 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:48 pm to BluegrassBelle
Probably some truth to it. Many atheletes wouldn't qualify for the schools they attend without academic waivers. Even at schools with good scholastic reps, many of their football and basketball players wouldn't attend if they didn't play sports, and without lots of academic help wouldn't stay eligible.
Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
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Posted on 1/1/14 at 11:55 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
i've advocated this for years. i think it would be best for the majority of players too.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:10 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
Definitely an interesting thought.
Here's my thought though. For the vast majority of student athletes, an athletic scholarship is just a way to pay for college. Only the top athletes go on to play pro sports. If a semi-pro system was set up, it would hurt a majority of the kids going in college athletics right now. To quote that damn recurring NCAA commercial, "There are over 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and most of us will go pro in something other than sports."
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:25 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Probably some truth to it.
It's hard to separate ourselves from being influenced by emotion and our natural tendency to cling to tradition - but I think the argument that government has no place in sports is a compelling one.
Technically, they could sell the programs and operate completely separate from each other. No sports scholarships, no special attention to student athletes, etc. Some of these programs could fetch hundreds of millions or nice annuities.
The problem is that if you're going to do away with football then why not Track and Field, lacrosse, tennis, etc? Most of these amateur sports/semi-pro programs would not be able to exist by themselves.
This post was edited on 1/2/14 at 12:27 am
Posted on 1/2/14 at 1:18 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
This will kill college sports as interesting spectator sports. If you want to see what CFB would look like if the NFL had a viable minor league system, go to a Dartmouth football game or a college baseball game outside of Louisiana/Mississippi/Texas. Tiger stadium would have 30,000 fans on Saturday; most Pac-12 and ACC squads would have about 15,000 show up. All mid-major programs would basically be dead.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
While this is true:
The article really misses the point and makes it far too personal.
Exactly.
quote:
It’s time to evict big-time sports from American higher education
The article really misses the point and makes it far too personal.
quote:
Probably some truth to it. Many atheletes wouldn't qualify for the schools they attend without academic waivers. Even at schools with good scholastic reps, many of their football and basketball players wouldn't attend if they didn't play sports, and without lots of academic help wouldn't stay eligible.
Maybe it's time for a semi pro system separate from higher education.
Exactly.
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