Gary McClellan
Member
Ah, the old debate. College sports vs Pro? There are lots of reasons that people take to prefer one over the other, but watching the continuing implosion of the Big 12, and the lawsuits, threats, verbiage and the like, I've come to a conclusion.
I prefer Pro because they are at least honest and straightforward about being mercenary. In the end, they're there for money and championships (and, the two tend to go together). In college, you get this fantastic rhetoric about "student atheletes" and "teaching life lessons".
But then you get scandal upon scandal, recruiting scandals, payola scandals, lawsuits, conference reshuffling*, and on and on it goes. The hypocrisy of the major schools is staggering.
*Having grown up in Nebraska, I'm obviously a Husker fan. I was... less than thrilled with their decision to leave the Big 12, though having seen some of the things that have gone on since then, I can understand it. That said, I'm looking at this season (as promising as it is on the field) with more ennui than the Callahan era teams... and that takes alot.
I prefer Pro because they are at least honest and straightforward about being mercenary. In the end, they're there for money and championships (and, the two tend to go together). In college, you get this fantastic rhetoric about "student atheletes" and "teaching life lessons".
But then you get scandal upon scandal, recruiting scandals, payola scandals, lawsuits, conference reshuffling*, and on and on it goes. The hypocrisy of the major schools is staggering.
*Having grown up in Nebraska, I'm obviously a Husker fan. I was... less than thrilled with their decision to leave the Big 12, though having seen some of the things that have gone on since then, I can understand it. That said, I'm looking at this season (as promising as it is on the field) with more ennui than the Callahan era teams... and that takes alot.