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re: Wall Street Journal: Why College Football should be banned
Posted on 5/6/12 at 3:49 pm to volfan30
Posted on 5/6/12 at 3:49 pm to volfan30
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Call me the Grinch. But I would much prefer students going to college to learn and be prepared for the rigors of the new economic order, rather than dumping fees on them to subsidize football programs that, far from enhancing the academic mission instead make a mockery of it.
i don't disagree with the latter point. programs who aren't that competitive economically do hurt the schools by siphoning money from the general fund
the first point is utter nonsense though, on multiple levels
1. why does he hate giving collegiate experiences to inner city blacks? eliminating football will do just this
2. does he honestly think that college is what prepares most kids for the "new economic order"?
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Posted on 5/6/12 at 3:58 pm to SlowFlowPro
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2. does he honestly think that college is what prepares most kids for the "new economic order"?
Even if he thinks it should, football has nothing to do with the declining quality of education. Lowering standards and catering to every PC/Multi cultural fad is what is not preparing kids for the "new economic order".
Posted on 5/6/12 at 4:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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1. why does he hate giving collegiate experiences to inner city blacks? eliminating football will do just this
You may be able to make an argument that professional club teams would take over for colleges to pay these athletes to hone their skills before the NFL (and therefore provide income for sustaining themselves/paying for an education).
However, if you are liberal doucher, this should terrify you as you would be pulling a shitload of minorities off college campuses, since many would never step foot on one if not for their athletic acumen.
This post was edited on 5/6/12 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 5/6/12 at 5:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
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1. why does he hate giving collegiate experiences to inner city blacks? eliminating football will do just this
Do you think those kids are experiencing college in a meaningful way? Let's subsidize a sports program so some gifted athletes will get to visit a college campus.
:lmao:
If inner city kids getting to college is the problem, there are a lot of better solutions than sending only athletically gifted kids to take bullshite courses and play sports.
I don't expect anyone on this board to even comprehend the idea of the article. But making CFB a semi pro league designed to make money, and leaving academia to colleges isn't an absurd idea.
Some schools make money? Most don't
What about the kids? Gifts ones will still slay pussy in the semis and still not get a college degree
What about school branding / marketing? A student shouldn't be choosing an ACADEMIC institution for its ATHLETIC program
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