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[QUOTE="Capt. Tuttle, post: 22464, member: 191"]
Why is it that people who feel betrayed by young black men leaving college early to make millions ALWAYS ASSUME that those young men CANNOT go back to school and finish their degree?
Why is there not this same vitriolic outrage when young white kids leave HIGH SCHOOL to play professional hockey, or leave HIGH SCHOOL, go to community college for one year, just to be the #1 pick in the baseball draft, which provides much less guarnteed money that the NBA?

True story.  A friend of mine from law school went the 4 year route in college, forgoing professional baseball.  His first summer in rookie ball, after college, he tore his hamstring.  Never played again.  (You could still see where the rip was in his leg.)   I commented that I bet he was glad he had his degree.  He said no, he should have signed out of high school.  He could have contracted for the team to pay for college.  He missed out on 4 years of trying to make the big leagues.    That's his take as a highly educated person.  Take your shot while you can, you can always get your degree.
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