re: Applying for sports jobs.

It's like any job that has its good parts and shitty parts. Being around sports is great, getting paid much less than your value is not so great.

My best friend works in the front office of an NBA team and all of the negative things people have discussed in this thread are all things he has discussed with me. He sticks with it though because he loves working in the sports field.

Your only being bluntly honest from your own view point. People choosing to go elsewhere to make more money does not mean they can't cut it. It might just mean they value more money over their current job in the sports industry.