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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without them he does not go to college.  His grades were way too low to meet ncaa standards.  He needed miss Sue plus college courses that they paid for.  Those college courses got a higher grade because they were college.  So an A was not 4.0 it was 4.5 or higher.  That is how he made it.  Without college there is no nfl.  [/quote]
1. Not every NFL player goes to college. I can think of at least 15 who did not. 
2. Some NFL players start off at community college. Aaron Rodgers being the most notable example. 
3. Lots of opportunities for poor kids to get free college credits. Unclear that the school didn’t have other tutoring opportunities. I went to an elite private school that had a lot of low income students through a program called Prep for Prep, there’s a lot of resources out there.

The biggest determinant for playing in the NFL is the ability to play football at a high level. I assure you I could pay for your kids to have a Miss Sue and to take a few college courses and they won’t make it to the NFL.

I think that the Touhys did help him pursue one path to getting to the nfl but it came in exchange for him going to a worse football program than he otherwise would have. [/quote].

I will take you at your word and 15 people did not go to college and in nfl. That is like 1 percent of those that try for nfl.  Good luck with that.  Minority kids do not complete community college 60 plus percent of the time. Good luck with that. [/quote]

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