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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 649909" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>As you pointed out, the main reason we don't see the draft in football for kids directly out of high school is beacause of injury risk. At 18-20 years old, a kid is in top cardiovascular shape but cannot compete pound for pound with a "full-grown" man. Providing your joints stay healthy, a man keeps getting stronger well into his 30s. That's one of the reasons they quit having the annual college all-star vs. NFL game back in the '70s. The pro guys were just too strong for the college kids. Maybe Alabama could beat the Browns one game out of ten, but that's about it.</p><p></p><p>If they ever went to a pay system for college athletes (beyond the scholarships they currently give out), that would certainly end college athletics as we know it. Many have suggested here, the Bamas and UGAs of the world might form a quasi pro conference as a direct feeder to the NFL, while other schools formed their own lower tier of football, similar to how the Ivy League now does it. </p><p></p><p>The older I get, the less and less I like pro sports. It's becoming increasingly removed from the lives of regular, everyday people. Frankly, if college football went pro, I wouldn't watch or support it. I think the NFL is boring, and most of the teams nowadays are pretty much interchangeable, just like NASCAR drivers these days. College football has been moving in that direction for a long time, with all the money and hype and the talking heads on TV. If Tech went to an 'amateur' league with like-minded schools a la the Ivy League, I'd likely still follow it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 649909, member: 1036"] As you pointed out, the main reason we don't see the draft in football for kids directly out of high school is beacause of injury risk. At 18-20 years old, a kid is in top cardiovascular shape but cannot compete pound for pound with a "full-grown" man. Providing your joints stay healthy, a man keeps getting stronger well into his 30s. That's one of the reasons they quit having the annual college all-star vs. NFL game back in the '70s. The pro guys were just too strong for the college kids. Maybe Alabama could beat the Browns one game out of ten, but that's about it. If they ever went to a pay system for college athletes (beyond the scholarships they currently give out), that would certainly end college athletics as we know it. Many have suggested here, the Bamas and UGAs of the world might form a quasi pro conference as a direct feeder to the NFL, while other schools formed their own lower tier of football, similar to how the Ivy League now does it. The older I get, the less and less I like pro sports. It's becoming increasingly removed from the lives of regular, everyday people. Frankly, if college football went pro, I wouldn't watch or support it. I think the NFL is boring, and most of the teams nowadays are pretty much interchangeable, just like NASCAR drivers these days. College football has been moving in that direction for a long time, with all the money and hype and the talking heads on TV. If Tech went to an 'amateur' league with like-minded schools a la the Ivy League, I'd likely still follow it. [/QUOTE]
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