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John Childress -> RE: NFL News (9/19/2010 8:56:57 AM)
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It is not good money when he is literally making millions for the school.
For a marginal athlete, sure. For a Bush, Barkley, etc type athlete it is not great money.
More importantly, the school is not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts or for the benefit of the student. If it was, then they would get serious about graduating their athletes since very few every make it to the pros.
I was a Financial Director at Temple University. The amount of money the sports teams made was counted on in the budget. That was always a high priority in the budget discussions - and I sat in on every meeting as a director. No time was ever spent on how many were graduating. The only time that was ever even looked at was when the media made an issue out of it.
Our football team played Penn State every year. We NEVER had a shot to be within 4 TDs of Penn State. It was an annual slaughter. But we played them every year because it was $2M in guaranteed revenue!
That is criminal. You are setting up young men to get beat up so the school can make money. And I am supposed to cry over Reggie Bush' mom getting a nicer house out of the hood?
OH THE TRAVESTY
No way
Not me.
These kids deserve to get all they can. If they can get their mom a nicer house out of the deal then I am happy for them.
I just wish someone was there teaching them Financial Literacy and ensuring their graduation.
Reggie has a few credits left to finish his degree and some forces at USC want to stop that! Fpn hypocrites!
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