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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 225793" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>This is one of my big issues with the current state of NCAA football. In a lot of places, NCAA football is basically minor league NFL football. In the factory schools some very large percentage of the football players would not have any interest in that school, or college at all if it weren't for the chance to make the NFL. If there were a minor league system that the players could get paid while playing and have a chance to make the NFL, many of them would play minor league instead of college. It isn't fair to the players to REQUIRE them to attend college. It also isn't fair to the college students to create "athlete" programs in order to run a minor league NFL program. It isn't fair to "students" who could potentially play football to deny them scholarships and make them sit in the stands while "minor league professional" players breeze through classes on their way to an NFL career(they hope).</p><p></p><p>Most one-and-done basketball players are not "students". There have been stories about one-and-done players who show up at the school, do barely enough to stay eligible in the Fall, and don't even attend classes in the Spring. They then leave for the NBA. It is extremely disappointing to me that the NCAA programs take advantage of these <s>student</s>(semi-pro) athletes and totally ignore the academic purpose of the Universities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 225793, member: 2426"] This is one of my big issues with the current state of NCAA football. In a lot of places, NCAA football is basically minor league NFL football. In the factory schools some very large percentage of the football players would not have any interest in that school, or college at all if it weren't for the chance to make the NFL. If there were a minor league system that the players could get paid while playing and have a chance to make the NFL, many of them would play minor league instead of college. It isn't fair to the players to REQUIRE them to attend college. It also isn't fair to the college students to create "athlete" programs in order to run a minor league NFL program. It isn't fair to "students" who could potentially play football to deny them scholarships and make them sit in the stands while "minor league professional" players breeze through classes on their way to an NFL career(they hope). Most one-and-done basketball players are not "students". There have been stories about one-and-done players who show up at the school, do barely enough to stay eligible in the Fall, and don't even attend classes in the Spring. They then leave for the NBA. It is extremely disappointing to me that the NCAA programs take advantage of these [s]student[/s](semi-pro) athletes and totally ignore the academic purpose of the Universities. [/QUOTE]
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