NCAA basketball
March 23rd, 2007 |Are these kids in the sweet 16 tournament really going to graduate with a meaningful college degree that’s worth anything in the job market?
Instead of trying to force these “student athletes” into studying and playing at the same time, why not give them two years of eligibility to play with no required scholastic work at all. Then, after two years of play, they are no longer eligible to play but they can get on a fully funded 4 year degree program with no distraction. Or, if they are good enough, they can just go play for the NBA. Or they can walk away entirely.
The school gets their big basketball show, the kid gets their chance to make the big time while still having the opportunity to get a meaningful college degree without the distraction of training and playing while trying to study, and the NBA keeps it’s farm team system.
Tell me why this would not work.
