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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @08:15PM (#8496002)
Because colleges have the stated goal of educating people. Its cynical (as the commenter above mentioned at the end) to join the college with no intention of actually getting educated. Its called a 'shill' or ringer - somebody you get from outside to represent you, that is not actually a member of your organization beyond the single task (sports).
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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by Alex3917 on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @08:43PM (#8496106)
> Because colleges have the stated goal of educating people.

And do you suppose that people are just born being really good at sports? Of course not, it takes thousands of hours of learning/education. If we're going to treat things like math and economics as academic subjects, then I don't see how football is any different.

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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by cousin_it on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @08:56PM (#8496161)
Agreed! With one minor correction. If the main thing you're studying is football, you should get a degree in football. I'm a big fan of imagining reforms that don't change anything but just rename things to their proper names. It's an interesting way to see the world.
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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by llamataboot on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @08:40PM (#8496097)
But this has nothing to do with how NCAA athletics have worked in the US, especially in football, for decades. You can't blame the players, when they are pursuing the sports path open to them, blame the colleges.
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Re:U.N.C. Investigation Reveals ‘Shadow Curriculum’ to Help ... by mbreese on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @08:49PM (#8496134)
The professional leagues are also complicit (baseball less so). Both the NFL and NBA have age limits on their draft picks. At least the NBA has a development league, but the NFL has no farm system to speak of (outside of the NCAA).
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