Especially relevant after one of the Rutgers football players was paralyzed for life from the neck down this weekend. Ugh.
It probably would be worth it if the graduation rate for players was higher, but when it is in the 50-75% range for a lot of schools, most people just bumped up their education level from "high school" to "some college" while saddlying themselves with healthcare problems for life.
Thank you. I was trying to remember which school had the accident this weekend.
It just sickens me when people try to justify NCAA/NFL/NBA hoops talented athletes have to jump through just to get an audition to go pro. It's one thing to spend a few weeks in practice to go professional. It's something else to spend 4 years destroying your body before you can even get the shot at going pro.
It probably would be worth it if the graduation rate for players was higher, but when it is in the 50-75% range for a lot of schools, most people just bumped up their education level from "high school" to "some college" while saddlying themselves with healthcare problems for life.