[WS:] This is what she is actually saying: "Should college students play sports? Sure, for fun. Not to make money for their schools, massage the egos of donors and alumni, raise up false idols like Joe Paterno-and deprive themselves of a real education in the process." Athletic programs for a few are a drain on resources for the many.
Shane's suggestion of professionalizing is acceptable; a union of college athletes might do it. And I don't think many people, including Dennis R apparently, have any idea of the terrible damage to the "beautiful" human body organized sports cause. Check the mortality tables on former Pro football players.
Carrol
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Has anyone examined the contracts between various schools, conferences, etc. and the TV networks. It football does earn a profit for any school, it comes from that. But even then for the vast majority of schools the athletic program loses money.
Carrol