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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 28080" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>This is an excellent point. Many schools in fact are the minor leagues for the NFL already. I am sure the NFL realizes they have a great deal here, they don't have to pay out a dime, and the colleges "educate" their players in what matters to the NFL....blocking, tackling, etc.</p><p></p><p>One can argue that the real solution to this whole mess is to simply allow colleges to offer degrees in professional sports. The kids would NOT have to take courses that fit the rest of the college's academic profile, but they would get necessary education in managing their own money, selecting agents, the latest draft rules, etc while spending all their time on football (or basketball, which suffers from similar abuse on a smaller scale because the number of kids involved is smaller). It at least removes the hypocrisy of being a "student-athlete". Young men would be free to choose whether they wanted a 'real education' or to major in pro sports, which has little value if you don't make the league. But at least it recognizes the reality that this is really what is happening today. Then you could allow NFL teams to foot the bill for stipends, for example, just the way corporations pay interns or coops in college.</p><p></p><p>The simple truth is that most kids who are involved in the factory aspects of college sports realize that the odds are against them, and that if they go all in on football, they may wind up with nothing. But they are doing it today in ways that make it dirty and against the rules. Why not legalize it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 28080, member: 944"] This is an excellent point. Many schools in fact are the minor leagues for the NFL already. I am sure the NFL realizes they have a great deal here, they don't have to pay out a dime, and the colleges "educate" their players in what matters to the NFL....blocking, tackling, etc. One can argue that the real solution to this whole mess is to simply allow colleges to offer degrees in professional sports. The kids would NOT have to take courses that fit the rest of the college's academic profile, but they would get necessary education in managing their own money, selecting agents, the latest draft rules, etc while spending all their time on football (or basketball, which suffers from similar abuse on a smaller scale because the number of kids involved is smaller). It at least removes the hypocrisy of being a "student-athlete". Young men would be free to choose whether they wanted a 'real education' or to major in pro sports, which has little value if you don't make the league. But at least it recognizes the reality that this is really what is happening today. Then you could allow NFL teams to foot the bill for stipends, for example, just the way corporations pay interns or coops in college. The simple truth is that most kids who are involved in the factory aspects of college sports realize that the odds are against them, and that if they go all in on football, they may wind up with nothing. But they are doing it today in ways that make it dirty and against the rules. Why not legalize it? [/QUOTE]
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