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re: It’s time to evict big-time sports from American higher education - Slate.com
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:10 am to RogerTheShrubber
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."
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