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Nope, still embarassed
The NCAA is the model for the southern economy. Thousands work for damn near nothing, control those workers with oppressive rules, and a few at the top financially benefit.
The NCAA is the model for the southern economy. Thousands work for damn near nothing, control those workers with oppressive rules, and a few at the top financially benefit.
Ah yes, the NCAA is akin to slavery. Talk about an enormous overreach and ignorant statement. And I say that while absolutely hating the NCAA. Totally no financial benefit to a free degree at a solid 4 year institution. Or world class training facilities. Or easy classes/access and free extra help. Or getting to travel the country with everything paid for (and in first class style). Nevermind all the social perks.
And for those that play and aren't on scholarship (most are in FBS programs), I'm not going to throw a pity party either. At that point you make the adult decision to either focus on your studies or try to balance them with playing ball. I had a D2 75% ride to play soccer in college. I made the adult decision to go to a school with a better academic program where I would need to be more committed to my studies and just play club, if even that.
To reiterate, I hate the NCAA and agree it is pretty much a criminal organization. However, to act like players receive no benefit and frame it as you did is ridiculous. They aren't being forced to play. It's their choice.
you are REALLY stretching with this comparison....
Not slavery, but indentured servitude. There's a big difference.
Most colleges don't give a **** about their players' education. Those degrees mean nothing if Joe Blow still can't put two sentences together. The program pushes these kids through to satisfy whatever BS graduation rate mandate is put on them. The NCAA had to actually put a cap on practice time. But there are other "activities" that they have to participate in.
http://www.businessinsider.com/college-student-athletes-spend-40-hours-a-week-practicing-2015-1
So you have this kid who now has sore joints has what to show for it? Some muscles and some memories. Disagree with this
Athletes, who don't give a ****, accept gifts because they can't have a job. It gets their school banned from postseason play and they lose scholarships. I, as a student and/or a taxpayer, then get to subsidize the football or basketball program because you can't get rid of the coach who make $7M/yr. For Public schools, I mostly agree with this
There are only a few schools that make money on football. The rest lose money on it. Inconclusive at best when we are talking about real programs
The biggest winners are coaches, their admins, the NCAA, a few schools like Alabama, and the NFL/NBA (indirectly). Some get to subsidize the other sports at their school because of Title IX. Agree with most of this.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2015/11/23/running-up-the-bills/
You are right that the player ultimately decides on whether or not to play, but that doesn't mean that the system is terribly flawed.
Perhaps...It's a topic that infuriates me and hits close to home.
It's a glorified gym membership that allows you to play a kid's game on weekends. In return, the players get a piece of paper that makes mine more worthless everyday. Finally it allows for a select few to richly benefit at the expense of almost EVERYBODY.
Books can be written to discuss the negative trickle down effects that college sports have on society.
The NCAA is the model for the southern economy. Thousands work for damn near nothing, control those workers with oppressive rules, and a few at the top financially benefit.
NFL preseason snuck up on me.
I thought it started next week.
Pats vs Saints on NFL Network.
It should have started on Sunday other than the asinine field snafu at the HOF game that got it canceled.
Honestly I don't know why the majority of preseason games are Thursday or Saturday anyway, since most NFL regular season games are Sunday. I can understand the final preseason games being Thursday to space it out from the beginning of the season (particualrly the opening Thursday night game) but other than that it seems a bit odd.
Great to see the Rams back in LA.
Though they should go hack to wearing the traditional blue and yellow.
Look forward to the LA experiment failing again in a few years.
Jets are in mid season form