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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get serious.  Kids  that go to schools like Williams and Amherst are far from "athletes" in he real sense of the word.  They have next to zero chance of taking their talents professionally (like for medicine, law and business).  That said students will spend an inordinate amount of time doing just about anything ... even if they have a snow ball's chance in hell of becoming a professional and getting paid for those talents.

Very few divisonal 1 type athletes with realistic chances of getting paid for this talent as a professional at the next level are recruited to small liberal arts college like Amherst and Williams.  This group is the exception to the rule at these schools.  I would put athletics at these schools in the category of a hobby (regardless of the time spent at it)  ... much like studio art, theatre, debating, and writing for the school paper (activities that some other students spend more time at than the athletes at their sports!)[/quote]

Most Division 1 athletes don't go pro.  62 is the number of NBA draftees.   Do you realize the level of athleticism and talent required to even play D3?   Hobby?    Not a hobby.   More like a 2/3 time job with D1 being full-time.   D1 's don't even take full course loads and are now at college with 3 a days and 1 or 2 classes.[/quote]

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