re: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver hammered the NCAA

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8 min. in. Funny guy but his points so far have been terrible and Shabazz Napier and Richard Sherman go gtfo with their bs.

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Sherman's remarks came off as being immensely ignorant. For the number of college students who have the sole responsibility of attending class and maintaining good grades, I can understand how his argument holds weight.

However, I, along with a number of other individuals I have known over the years, have had to work anywhere from 20-30 hours while maintaining full-time status as a student. When you add up practice time, meetings, and workouts, these numbers are somewhat comparable.

I also worked out for a couple of hours multiple days a week. Granted, that was my personal choice and in no way factored into my success as a student, but I learned how to adequately balance my allotted time in a given day.

I cooked my own food and I would wake up early in the morning to get a run in or to hit the gym. My social life might have suffered when juxtaposed to other college-aged individuals, but it's all about determining what are your priorities in life.

Yes, I might have been financially compensated for working, but I also didn't have the luxury of receiving free meals, free clothing apparel, and free housing from my university (as is the case for a student-athlete).