OK just read that Katie Hoff has gone professional. Not that this has any bearing on anything but I am bit bummed.
I really was hoping that she would break Pablo’s NCAA records for most wins in college. There is a part of me that
really wants to have swimmers be amateurs, but that is quickly blasted out of the water with all the DUAH! Why
wouldn’t an oober athlete get millions of dollars for their athletic talents --that is years overdue. Does any one think
swimmers will get to be “divas” or “divos” like some professional athletes?
there's nothing wrong with swimmers going pro
so what if they miss out on NCAA swimming
NCAA sports are big business
where athletes are paid a pitance
the UT football coach makes $2,000,000
the men's basketball coach makes $1,300,000
the athletes get school, room, board, and training
to keep some great athletes an extra year or two some schools buy injury insurance for their athletes who could go pro
athletes in sports like swimming have a small window in their life times to capitalize on their talent, and it's precarious.
they could get injured or some one could just become better.
Golfers tend to have longer careers
Congratulations to Katie
she's done something only a fraction of swimmers get to do
Ande
there's nothing wrong with swimmers going pro
so what if they miss out on NCAA swimming
NCAA sports are big business
where athletes are paid a pitance
the UT football coach makes $2,000,000
the men's basketball coach makes $1,300,000
the athletes get school, room, board, and training
to keep some great athletes an extra year or two some schools buy injury insurance for their athletes who could go pro
athletes in sports like swimming have a small window in their life times to capitalize on their talent, and it's precarious.
they could get injured or some one could just become better.
Golfers tend to have longer careers
Congratulations to Katie
she's done something only a fraction of swimmers get to do
Ande
