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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College is for education not athletics.

Congratulations to those who have been enriched by  athletics in college. Unfortunately, there are many like a former Redskin who have been exploited by the NCAA.

Too many kids get permanent debilitating injuries.  They spend too much time in the gym and not enough time in the classroom.  There was a tragedy at Maryland this summer.

Spend the prime of your life living, learning, and loving.  Not as a college gladiator in some arena  hungry for the approval of the roaring crowd.

As for us we'll pay our way, crush your grapes and enjoy long healthy lives drinking fine wines.[/quote]

Care to post a link to the research that supports this claim of widespread debilitating injuries? Football is its own problem and there is a ton of emerging science that should alarm us all. But the vast majority of sports are healthy endeavors. I got hurt a lot more playing pick-up hoops in college than during my (at best mediocre) D3 baseball career. There was no crowd - I mean zero - and it didn’t matter. We played for each other and it was a fantastic experience.

OP, I have five kids. One swims in college, one isn’t good enough, my next says she has no interest, her younger sister definitely wants to and is doing the recruiting dance, and my youngest is too young to know. It’s a very personal choice. If they love playing now then there’s every possibility that they’ll love playing at the next level. Time isn’t the issue. Three hours of class a day leaves a ton of time to get the work done. [/quote]

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