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<blockquote data-quote="johncu" data-source="post: 25318" data-attributes="member: 444"><p>Let me tell you why I have a problem with that viewpoint.</p><p></p><p>For every kid that gets a college scholarship to play football, another one misses out on that opportunity. That's just how it works. So for every college football player that reads on a 3rd grade level and gets a scholarship, another kid who is actually competent academically is denied the opportunity to go to college.</p><p></p><p>That entire concept is offensive to me. As a high school teacher, this makes me think of 2 of my students who are above average both academically and on the football field. They're being looked at by some major schools like Clemson and USC, but I seriously doubt they get any legit offers due to lack of measurables. One told me recently that if he doesn't get an offer from Presbyterian (probably his last shot at this point) then he will probably have to enroll in a 2 year tech school, because he can't afford Clemson (his top choice).</p><p></p><p>This kid wants to major in engineering, and he is serious about it. It pisses me off to no end to read this stuff about functionally illiterate "student"-athletes who are wasting a free education when other kids like the one I mentioned are missing out on a free education that they would actually take advantage of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johncu, post: 25318, member: 444"] Let me tell you why I have a problem with that viewpoint. For every kid that gets a college scholarship to play football, another one misses out on that opportunity. That's just how it works. So for every college football player that reads on a 3rd grade level and gets a scholarship, another kid who is actually competent academically is denied the opportunity to go to college. That entire concept is offensive to me. As a high school teacher, this makes me think of 2 of my students who are above average both academically and on the football field. They're being looked at by some major schools like Clemson and USC, but I seriously doubt they get any legit offers due to lack of measurables. One told me recently that if he doesn't get an offer from Presbyterian (probably his last shot at this point) then he will probably have to enroll in a 2 year tech school, because he can't afford Clemson (his top choice). This kid wants to major in engineering, and he is serious about it. It pisses me off to no end to read this stuff about functionally illiterate "student"-athletes who are wasting a free education when other kids like the one I mentioned are missing out on a free education that they would actually take advantage of. [/QUOTE]
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