[dabigv13]

I read it, and it's a fine article detailing all the woes for student-athletes in this era of country spanning conferences. But I have a hard time getting that worked up about it. Nobody is forcing these kids to play college sports. If the plane trips are too long, then just stop playing. And no, Stanford shouldn't be giving preference to athletes when it comes to class registration- it's a university first. Being an athlete on campus is prestigious and has it's own rewards. Now you can even get paid millions.

It is a shame that football is making all the other sports worse off. But of all the people with rightful grievances on this big planet, college athletes are very low on the list.

[dabigv13]

I read it, and it's a fine article detailing all the woes for student-athletes in this era of country spanning conferences. But I have a hard time getting that worked up about it. Nobody is forcing these kids to play college sports. If the plane trips are too long, then just stop playing. And no, Stanford shouldn't be giving preference to athletes when it comes to class registration- it's a university first. Being an athlete on campus is prestigious and has it's own rewards. Now you can even get paid millions.

It is a shame that football is making all the other sports worse off. But of all the people with rightful grievances on this big planet, college athletes are very low on the list.