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Originally Posted by BigPapaVol  Interesting wording choice. Almost a built in excuse. It's amazing that all of those Americans languishing through the Great Depression didn't even remotely approach the behavior being shown in NCAA sports programs. I'd say their circumstances were unfortunate. I guess rationalization is just your knee-jerk reaction. |
Actually, no. I was trying to be a-political and non-controversial in referencing the fact that some of these players, who often come from very bad upbringings and poor conditions, would never be college students but for football.
The college game at this level is not interested in the scholar-athlete. They are interested in the athlete, regardless of circumstances. I'm not in any way excusing criminalk behavior. I'm just saying its the way it is right now, and that's true everywhere.
You want to field a team of middle and upper class kids with two-parent homes and no gangs, good grades, etc.? You'll have the team with the highest GPA, sure, but you'll go 0-8 in the SEC every year.