ivotuk
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All the talk about paying the players who get to go to college for free doesn't mean much to people who worked all the way through college to get a degree and are struggling with debt from student loans.
What I would like to see though is a sharing of the wealth so that small programs like UAB (they aren't the only ones struggling) can remain viable.
I also believe that more importantly than paying college players that they should be covered for lingering effects from playing football. I wonder how many young men and women are out there now, dealing with injuries?
But however it goes, it's sad that some kids that want to play are not going to get that chance. Hopefully the NCAA will let some transfer, but I doubt there's many at UAB that would pique the interest of other teams.
"Dozens of FBS programs are reportedly in more dire financial straits than those UAB faced. But Watts said the school could not afford to cover the shortfall by taking away from its other "mission pillars." Watts insisted the decision was made strictly within the university, though media speculation is that the decision was made under pressure from the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees."
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... of-program
What I would like to see though is a sharing of the wealth so that small programs like UAB (they aren't the only ones struggling) can remain viable.
I also believe that more importantly than paying college players that they should be covered for lingering effects from playing football. I wonder how many young men and women are out there now, dealing with injuries?
But however it goes, it's sad that some kids that want to play are not going to get that chance. Hopefully the NCAA will let some transfer, but I doubt there's many at UAB that would pique the interest of other teams.
"Dozens of FBS programs are reportedly in more dire financial straits than those UAB faced. But Watts said the school could not afford to cover the shortfall by taking away from its other "mission pillars." Watts insisted the decision was made strictly within the university, though media speculation is that the decision was made under pressure from the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees."
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... of-program