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I'm already pissed they get scholarships for being able to play football. They can join the NFL beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 07/04/2011 12:50:15 AM
If they want to get paid.




To put it in an academic concept- I know, crazy, right?- say a post-grad computer science major, or maybe an ethnomusicologist, gets invited to a prestigious conference. She gives a presentation, dazzles everyone with her intelligence and perspective. She has now brought prestige to the college. Should she be paid?

Yes or no, it's irrelevant- depending on the school, she may have had to fight just to get funding for airfare.


So, no, I don't think someone who got a free ride to college based on the strength of his throwing arm should be paid movie-star money. I think he should be happy he found a skill that was, for some reason, valuable to the school, since he obviously couldn't get scholarship based on intelligence.



(And yes, I'm sure there are many intelligent, or poor, sports scholarship recipients. That's why I fully support merit and need-based scholarships. I just always get a bit irritated when people assign college sports too much any importance.)
I amuse myself.
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Hey college sports guys.. @my - 06/04/2011 06:17:34 PM 1230 Views
speaking as a former student athlete... LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 06:43:13 PM 814 Views
I agree with this. *NM* Darth_Katie - 06/04/2011 09:16:43 PM 302 Views
Not a college sports guy, but I agree with LadyLorraine. Joel - 06/04/2011 07:17:07 PM 784 Views
I don't think that exact scenario would come up... LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 07:33:03 PM 761 Views
Generally, I don't think they should get paid. Fox and Ravens - 06/04/2011 07:29:29 PM 721 Views
If they're in college, fuck no. But should they be in college in the first place? Legolas - 06/04/2011 07:57:03 PM 907 Views
I believe it's because sports like basketball and football want to see your college career LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 08:47:24 PM 894 Views
Why not have young players prove themselves in the pro leagues immediately? *NM* Legolas - 06/04/2011 09:40:24 PM 286 Views
*shrug* ask them. less risk this way? *NM* LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 10:09:39 PM 324 Views
Football players don't mature until their early 20s at the earliest Larry - 06/04/2011 10:52:50 PM 859 Views
I assume you mean why don't the NFL and NBA teams develop their own young players? snoopcester - 07/04/2011 11:32:49 AM 739 Views
I say keep the sports and get wrid of all the worthless arts and lit programs random thoughts - 07/04/2011 02:07:36 PM 768 Views
Except that "football" is not a major. LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:35:37 PM 838 Views
I do believe they recieve college credit for playing random thoughts - 08/04/2011 02:14:31 PM 699 Views
Yah, in the same manner I got PE credit for doing Marching Band... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:05:55 PM 641 Views
RIt would be no harder to make football a degree program random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:11:13 PM 693 Views
2/10; would not recommend this trolling. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 09:35:28 PM 694 Views
pointing out the unpopular is not trolling *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:38:35 AM 283 Views
Posting purposefully incorrect statements to get a rise out of people is. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 08:48:02 AM 349 Views
what was the incorrect statement? *NM* random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:18:52 PM 291 Views
Playing ignorant doesn't really suit you. Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 11:48:15 PM 724 Views
that may be, but the fact of the matter is that it isn't. *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 12:19:14 AM 320 Views
Do you speak from experience or is it simply a matter of faith? *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:37:31 AM 311 Views
so you do know of a school with a football major? LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 04:50:17 PM 710 Views
Havn't we been playing them under the table all this time? *NM* grogg0316 - 06/04/2011 08:52:09 PM 433 Views
I'm already pissed they get scholarships for being able to play football. They can join the NFL beetnemesis - 07/04/2011 12:50:15 AM 814 Views
Sports bring in such a huge amount of money to schools though. Darth_Katie - 07/04/2011 04:32:37 AM 709 Views
It does help schools raise money, AND it does help the players LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:38:31 PM 731 Views
That's why there are need and merit-based scholarships beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:22:09 PM 724 Views
I get the rationale, it just annoys me. *NM* beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:20:05 PM 297 Views
No. Sports brings in huge amounts of money to popular schools. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 03:27:33 PM 288 Views
So no one should profit if everyone can't? Darth_Katie - 10/04/2011 06:25:44 PM 698 Views
Uh, no they can't just join the NFL. They have to have 2.5 years out of high school. *NM* everynametaken - 07/04/2011 04:49:07 AM 336 Views
Really? random thoughts - 07/04/2011 02:03:32 PM 748 Views
well...if anything that just means there should be MORE emphasis on academics... LadyLorraine - 07/04/2011 07:26:49 PM 847 Views
That is a personal decsion they made random thoughts - 08/04/2011 02:16:17 PM 725 Views
I'm...not really sure what that means. LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:10:17 PM 684 Views
The graduation rate for athletes overall is higher than the general undergrad student body, it seems Larry - 09/04/2011 02:57:43 PM 825 Views
How is that statistic presented? LadyLorraine - 09/04/2011 03:13:54 PM 659 Views
schools are full of fluff classes and it isn't just because of sports random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:21:57 PM 639 Views
I did not say it was. LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 12:20:54 AM 746 Views
so we should just rely on your unbiased judgment and ignore facts? *NM* random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:39:40 AM 328 Views
Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM 316 Views
well since you seem unable to support your arguments that must be the case *NM* random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:22:33 PM 292 Views
If that is what helps you sleep at night *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 07:51:50 PM 275 Views
You seem to be the one who needs to think football are less intelligent *NM* random thoughts - 13/04/2011 12:06:29 AM 276 Views
I said nothing about intelligence at any point LadyLorraine - 13/04/2011 03:58:18 AM 680 Views
That's because you risk your tenure if you fail the sports darlings. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 03:24:19 PM 659 Views
your facts counter your argument not support it random thoughts - 09/04/2011 05:18:02 PM 793 Views
I'm repeating what professors have told me firsthand. Ghavrel - 09/04/2011 09:33:10 PM 1001 Views
Most profeesors are weak kneed liberals who are still mad that they were shoved in lockers random thoughts - 10/04/2011 03:45:36 AM 884 Views
I laughed out loud. That was grand. Ghavrel - 10/04/2011 08:46:29 AM 651 Views
Sorry dude but "somone told me" really isn't a fact random thoughts - 11/04/2011 07:21:48 PM 681 Views
All right, man. Whatever makes you happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/04/2011 11:49:12 PM 268 Views
That funny coming from you *NM* random thoughts - 13/04/2011 12:05:30 AM 264 Views
Err... I don't care? My point was that colleges shouldn't give a damn about athletics beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:25:24 PM 782 Views
Because college is only about what YOU think it should be about? random thoughts - 09/04/2011 04:14:03 PM 684 Views
And yet we seem to agree that college is about education beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 07:29:31 PM 796 Views
you said you are pissed that they recieve scholarships random thoughts - 09/04/2011 07:45:02 PM 725 Views
Or girls? nossy - 08/04/2011 03:03:55 PM 663 Views
I can agree with this LadyLorraine - 08/04/2011 09:12:54 PM 703 Views
How about yes salary, no scholarship? They're getting paid with a full college scholarship. beetnemesis - 09/04/2011 03:30:06 PM 770 Views
you would have the issues brought up by the article LadyLorraine - 10/04/2011 05:15:12 PM 626 Views
Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. beetnemesis - 11/04/2011 02:57:37 AM 659 Views
Re: Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. nossy - 11/04/2011 03:18:47 AM 644 Views
if you have a full-ride... LadyLorraine - 11/04/2011 03:29:42 AM 771 Views
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