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In reply to the discussion: Do you support athletic scholarships and college sports? [View all]rfranklin
(13,200 posts)16. And the minute you can't play, the sholarship goes away...
so it really isn't about providing education as much as supplying players for the sports program which is probably not paying for itself with all those bowl games, etc.
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My oldest son made the Dean's List, and is batting .406 for his college baseball team.
11 Bravo
Apr 2012
#38
You didn't touch a nerve. You simply repeated a trite, broad-brush, falsehood; and got called on it.
11 Bravo
Apr 2012
#63
OH, FFS, let me tell you a little story about how the U. of Wisconsin
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#65
I think schools should be schools. No sports. No frisbee club. No concerts.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#5
Who said anything about music teachers? I meant concerts that are held on campus.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#15
In your world how many colleges give a qaulity education? More than 10? nt
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#27
A lot of kids who get athletic scholarships wouldn't be able to get into college on their own
Hugabear
Apr 2012
#7
I agree with your point about being a way to help kids who couldn't get in otherwise...
white_wolf
Apr 2012
#10
FYI, only a tiny,tiny % of college athletes even sniff being close enough to play pro sports...
dionysus
Apr 2012
#34
Contrarian view here. I think college athletes are one of the most exploited
coalition_unwilling
Apr 2012
#47
But as a result, low-income kids who COULD qualify for academic scholarships if they studied
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2012
#53
It's the same thing for the Art department and the Literature department and ...
progressoid
Apr 2012
#48
I've known many people who wouldn't likely have been able to afford college otherwise
fishwax
Apr 2012
#13
I never heard of the band members lording it over the rest of the campus
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2012
#57
Because you would kill the revenue stream for those resources and the money wouldn't exist
TheKentuckian
Apr 2012
#51
Even that being the case the proposal I responded to would still kill the very revenue stream
TheKentuckian
May 2012
#70
College sports are fine as long as they are not done at the expense of the students...
cynatnite
Apr 2012
#43
Sports education, recreational sports and intramural club sports - Yes; varsity intercollegiate - No
FarCenter
Apr 2012
#54
Athletic scholarships and college sports support themselves, they don't need my help.
TheManInTheMac
Apr 2012
#55