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[QUOTE="Horn88, post: 3001508, member: 7087"]
And do you think the primary reason the schools are bringing those kids on to their campus is to educate them like their mission states? Of course not. The primary reason is because they want to win games.

Schools want it both ways. They want to play up the amatuer, STUDENT-athlete card to the sponsors and naive fan while behind the scenes they shuffle kids into majors that they know won't be overly demanding, provide "tutors" who will write papers and do the players work for them if the situation calls for it, have a roster of recommended teachers that they have a feeling might pass athletes when they barely even show up or complete anything all so they have as much free time as possible for the weight room and team facilities to work on their game. Then this paper tiger of a degree they were handheld to that doesn't prepare them for life after their sport is supposed to be the great value that outweighs any monetary benefit they could potentially receive while everyone else is running to the bank.

Of course, some players take advantage of the chance to get a great education but there's also a sizable segment of these kids that don't have strong guidance or a support system teaching them the bigger picture. So instead they listen to the coaching staff implying they need to worry less about school and more about what they need to do to get better at their sport so they can make it to the league or whatever their goal is.
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