Our Current Players Should Note That...

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rexvol

rexvol

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A recent Sports Illustrated article estimated that, within two years of leaving football, an astounding 78 percent of players are either bankrupt or in financial distress over joblessness and divorce.
 
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Yeah, that'll get them pumped for some football...

I say we start informing our recruits too!

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Think about all the kids that Travis Henry will have to feed over the next 18 years.
 
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Lexvol said:
Think about all the kids that Travis Henry will have to feed over the next 18 years.
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He better hope he's out of prison... He'll have to sell a lot of crack to put food on those tables.
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I think a very interesting documentary could be made on college football players who don't make it to the NFL and leave school with very few non-football skills.
 
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GoVols said:
Stay 4 years and get a degree!!
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Nash local radio was talking about how sad it is a few weeks ago that these great players end up broke.
I dont see it they had a great oppurtunity to get there degree and many of the dont. Now I am supposed to feel sorry these guys.
I dont feel sorry for them at all.
 
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kidbourbon said:
I think a very interesting documentary could be made on college football players who don't make it to the NFL and leave school with very few non-football skills.
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And I bet the majority of those didn't want to be in school anyway. It was necessary in order to play football.

The worst part is that they were taking seats from some students that really wanted to be there learning.
 
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rexvol said:
A recent Sports Illustrated article estimated that, within two years of leaving football, an astounding 78 percent of players are either bankrupt or in financial distress over joblessness and divorce.
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78 percent of college players or NFL players?
 
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rexvol said:
A recent Sports Illustrated article estimated that, within two years of leaving football, an astounding 78 percent of players are either bankrupt or in financial distress over joblessness and divorce.
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I have a tough time believe that, within 2 years of leaving football, more than 3/4 of former college ball players are either "bankrupt" or "jobless."

There's no way that 78 percent of former college players are unemployed....they're likely jobless in football, but they're working somewhere, in some industry.
 
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well now maybe we shouldnt jump all over kids who are only doing what they are doing because people like us have made it that way. Wanna play ball? go to college. College isnt for everyone? who cares go to college. Our society does carry some blame for those who do not thrive in it. That being said personal responsibility is the engine that makes society run in the first place. its a vicious cycle really. go Vols.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I have a tough time believe that, within 2 years of leaving football, more than 3/4 of former college ball players are either "bankrupt" or "jobless."

There's no way that 78 percent of former college players are unemployed....they're likely jobless in football, but they're working somewhere, in some industry.
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If the statistics are based off of every division of college football, I can go with that.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I have a tough time believe that, within 2 years of leaving football, more than 3/4 of former college ball players are either "bankrupt" or "jobless."

There's no way that 78 percent of former college players are unemployed....they're likely jobless in football, but they're working somewhere, in some industry.
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I agree with Jaytrain. Something about the original post is decieving.
 
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College football is part of the entertainment industry, not athletics. And the celebrity that comes along with it makes it different for a football player, than say a track student who's there on scholarship.
 
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Actually when you think about it, this is a very small percentage of all college football players. A person's experience at UT is very different than that of a guy at MTSU, Memphis, I-AA, D-II and D-III.
 
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There are only 32 NFL teams and 53 players per team, but there are 119 D-1 teams and 85 players per team in college D-1 football. That's a BIG difference.
 
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rexvol said:
A recent Sports Illustrated article estimated that, within two years of leaving football, an astounding 78 percent of players are either bankrupt or in financial distress over joblessness and divorce.
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I read a study that says 86% of all stats are made up on the spot.
 
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