Halvard wrote:
len wrote:
Given it is a public university the university is the public. So punishing the university doesn't help so much. I don't know to what extent the university admin can be legally held accountable.Maybe the problem is mixing education (or lack of) and sports.
Especially when the athletes are on slave contracts while everybody else are having a blast.
I agree with the first bit, this mixing of university and sport in the US is and has been a problem for a long time.
But on the second, that's a bit dramatic no? Given the cost of higher ed now, these kids are getting $60, $70K per year educations for free, with a stipend. Hell, compare it to kids who sign minor league baseball contracts (many out of HS, many more after 1-3 years of college) who make ~$12K a year for the chance to be that special 0.001% that makes the majors, AND there's no diploma at the end if they fail.
And hell, if we're being honest the best of these college athletes are also getting some pocket change and some clothes and cars and more.