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When do college sports allow unlimited eligibility and not require classes?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:56 pm
With college sports turning into the Wild West at what point do we become totally disconnected from the student athlete concept and college teams essentially become professional teams with the college brand?
The fan loyalty and brand values of the top college teams are too valuable to give up now but with the education component reaching a complete farce, why not just abandon it completely?
We ain’t come here to play school.
The fan loyalty and brand values of the top college teams are too valuable to give up now but with the education component reaching a complete farce, why not just abandon it completely?
We ain’t come here to play school.
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:00 pm to TheWalrus
aka the Nunez CC and Delgado CC flag football loophole
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:10 pm to TheWalrus
Agreed. There is no need to park barely literate athletes in communications 101 or kinesiology classes anymore.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:12 am to TheWalrus
2026
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:14 am to TheWalrus
They won’t do that because the NFL would argue it is not an amateur league anymore and start putting games on Saturday to crush what they’d see as a competitor at that point
Posted on 3/27/24 at 9:08 am to NIH
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There is no need to park barely literate athletes in communications 101 or kinesiology classes anymore.
That hasn't really been the case for quite some time. % of illiterates is much smaller than 30 years ago.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 10:52 am to TheWalrus
Why not give them a degree in what they are interested in? I think Tressel and Aikman had a conversation about this years ago. Give them classes in nutrition, contract negotiations, coaching psychology, muscle development, media presentation, etc.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 10:53 am to Gountiss
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They won’t do that because the NFL would argue it is not an amateur league anymore and start putting games on Saturday to crush what they’d see as a competitor at that point
There’s only so many NFL games… they can’t afford to take any more off of Sundays
Posted on 3/27/24 at 11:08 am to Pvt Hudson
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Give them classes in nutrition, contract negotiations, coaching psychology, muscle development, media presentation, etc.
Most won’t ever “graduate” to the pros to actually use this. Unless they’re interested in the civilian side of sports and not the athlete side.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 11:10 am to jlovel7
Thats always been the way atALABAMA.I know for a fact of
a player who couldnt read or write get into UA that couldnt
get into other SEC schools.
a player who couldnt read or write get into UA that couldnt
get into other SEC schools.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 12:37 pm to jlovel7
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Most won’t ever “graduate” to the pros to actually use this. Unless they’re interested in the civilian side of sports and not the athlete side.
Fair. But why not offer classes that would be helpful? A school may actually retain some athletes if the classes are relevant. If it is truly just a place to play football - they can get that anywhere.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:05 pm to Pvt Hudson
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Why not give them a degree in what they are interested in? I think Tressel and Aikman had a conversation about this years ago. Give them classes in nutrition, contract negotiations, coaching psychology, muscle development, media presentation, etc.
All of these are degree programs, pretty much.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:50 pm to TheWalrus
These responses miss the interesting question. How long before “5 years to play 4” or whatever it is goes away?
I don’t see how the NCAA can force early retirement of these valued employees.
I don’t see how the NCAA can force early retirement of these valued employees.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 5:45 pm to TheWalrus
Because college athletics don't exist anymore. It's all professional athletics now.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 5:52 pm to chalmetteowl
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There’s only so many NFL games… they can’t afford to take any more off of Sundays
What? They absolutely can. In fact, they do towards the end of the season once the CFB regular season is over.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 8:54 pm to TheWalrus
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and not require classes?
You do know Notre Dame's football team didn't go to class in 1920s because most weren't even enrolled. So I'd say that ship sailed a long time ago.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 12:56 am to WaterLink
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What? They absolutely can. In fact, they do towards the end of the season once the CFB regular season is over.
Yes they do once CFB is over… but if networks are paying billions for CFB rights on Saturday and billions for NFL on Sunday, they don’t want either day being cannibalized
Posted on 3/28/24 at 1:50 am to chalmetteowl
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There’s only so many NFL games… they can’t afford to take any more off of Sundays
Lol what? There can be like 6 games on at 4pmET and they will only show 1 game on FOX and CBS will be playing infomercials instead of another game
Posted on 3/28/24 at 3:07 am to TheWalrus
end of the day Schools co trol their athletic programs and aren’t just letting them launch off.
The NFL and College football work because they don’t compete with eachother.
The NFL doesn’t take high school kids and colleges don’t try and pay students 20 million to play college football forever
further colleges are part of what makes the brand the brand for 90% of schools
The NFL and College football work because they don’t compete with eachother.
The NFL doesn’t take high school kids and colleges don’t try and pay students 20 million to play college football forever
further colleges are part of what makes the brand the brand for 90% of schools
Posted on 3/28/24 at 4:13 am to TheWalrus
You should be able to MAJOR in football. Or, at least Sports.
There are dance majors. Music Performance Majors. Art Majors. What would make majoring in Sports substantially different?
There are dance majors. Music Performance Majors. Art Majors. What would make majoring in Sports substantially different?
This post was edited on 3/28/24 at 4:14 am
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