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Oh, do the numbers. The percentage of NCAA athletes, even if you confine it to football, even if you confine it to Div I football, who make it to the draft is less than the number of “exceptional” non-athlete students who (A) had full-ride scholarships to begin with and (B) get great offers straight out of college.
Too many students are lured to accept massive loan debt to get a college degree w a major that will not translate into a better-than-average salary. Not everyone needs a college degree, and not everyone should be pushed to get one. I personally served in the U.S. Army to get my $ for college, and it was the best think I ever did. I wonder if Bernie Sanders could be goaded into suggesting that professional athletes should switch salaries with school teachers for 1 year – then we would have our priorities straight.
Do the math, Kory. Skip whether NFL players deserve a share of the money they generate for owners and simply figure out the number of NFL players, the number of school teachers, and do the math.
jim.bullard almost 9 years ago
Does anyone besides me see a problem with the way this works?
Mbezdek almost 9 years ago
Too true! Sadly, a great comic.
Michael Peterson Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Oh, do the numbers. The percentage of NCAA athletes, even if you confine it to football, even if you confine it to Div I football, who make it to the draft is less than the number of “exceptional” non-athlete students who (A) had full-ride scholarships to begin with and (B) get great offers straight out of college.
KoryNDenver almost 9 years ago
Too many students are lured to accept massive loan debt to get a college degree w a major that will not translate into a better-than-average salary. Not everyone needs a college degree, and not everyone should be pushed to get one. I personally served in the U.S. Army to get my $ for college, and it was the best think I ever did. I wonder if Bernie Sanders could be goaded into suggesting that professional athletes should switch salaries with school teachers for 1 year – then we would have our priorities straight.
Michael Peterson Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Do the math, Kory. Skip whether NFL players deserve a share of the money they generate for owners and simply figure out the number of NFL players, the number of school teachers, and do the math.
toahero almost 9 years ago
75% of NFL members go broke within 5 years of retiring.
Do we really want them to be the role models to our kids?