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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine the undergraduate experience at a school with no athletes and only academic grinds. Sounds like fun![/quote]

how many students at MIT or Yale attend the typical game there? Check the attendance at the average baseball or lacrosse game. It's less than 1% probably. No one would miss it.

so sad that your definition of 'fun' limited to going to a game. you should get out more.[/quote]

Have you been to sporting events at Yale or MIT? Obviously not. Especially at Yale, sports bring the normal people out and together. Yes, the nerds probably avoid it, but the smart, mainstream kids make it part of their experience. I know this firsthand, not from assumptions.[/quote]

+1 and I’ve attended sporting events at both of those schools.

I’m not sure anyone on this thread has pointed out the benefits particularly to women of participating in sports- greater confidence, better grades, and less depression. These factors absolutely contribute to lifelong success. I can’t tell you how impressive my Ivy League womens crew teammates have been in the sciences, business, medicine, and law twenty years on. Total rockstars who know how to work hard and stay focused.[/quote]

if this is true, then sports at college should be open to all students, since they can all benefit from it. recruiting athletes runs counter to this - admit the kids who are actually qualified and let them benefit from this.[/quote]

Exactly. When Univ football coaches are paid several multiples of the Univ Presidents' salaries, you can tell [b]what is wrong with the whole system[/b].  [/quote]

But help me understand what is wrong with it? Just because you and/or your kids don't like or aren't skilled at sports, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them. Thousands and thousands of alumni stay connected to their alma maters largely through sports. I know I do. I was a magna cum laude grad and former lacrosse player from a top 10 university. I am now a successful adult who stays connected to my school and supports it through the sports programs. People like me make it possible for many students to attend the university. What do you do for yours? How are you supporting the less privileged Ivy league students? If sports are a pathway to a great education and a life of purpose, please tell me, what is wrong with that?[/quote]

And students who are not athletes are not successful, connected and supportive?  Why would you imply that the PP does nothing for their school - or at least less than you do for yours because you were an athlete?[/quote]

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