08-14-2017, 03:00 PM
Rosen is right and not just in the micro. Most college football players are at school to play football, not go to class. The academics are secondaryif even considered in the first place. Also, this isn't new and trying to argue that this isn't the case is arguing about ideals not reality.
Even at Stanford, where many on this board are hailing as a paragon of virtue in this department, sure seems to have a lot of science, tech, and society or communications majors. I make no claim on the validity of these fields of studies but there isn't a biochemical engineering major on the roster (for example). Rosen is right, competing at a high level and putting in the work that is required to compete does interfere with studies.
Let's not pretend that we drive to Stanford Stadium or turn on ESPN to watch these guys study molecular physics or read Foucault. We watch football to see players run fast and hit each other hard. Should this be the case? Maybe not. But again, that's an argument about ideals and not reality.
Even at Stanford, where many on this board are hailing as a paragon of virtue in this department, sure seems to have a lot of science, tech, and society or communications majors. I make no claim on the validity of these fields of studies but there isn't a biochemical engineering major on the roster (for example). Rosen is right, competing at a high level and putting in the work that is required to compete does interfere with studies.
Let's not pretend that we drive to Stanford Stadium or turn on ESPN to watch these guys study molecular physics or read Foucault. We watch football to see players run fast and hit each other hard. Should this be the case? Maybe not. But again, that's an argument about ideals and not reality.