University of Washington is cutting both their men's and women's swimming programs. I hope that the people who do their Masters training there aren't affected. Usually, it's the men's program that gets cut. But, here, they cut both of the swimming programs.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../21029.asp
Please do not follow D2's (rather inane) lead and paint with too broad a brush.
The fraction of college bball and football athletes who truly hope to be professional athletes is tiny. The others are, in the main, no better or worse than other college athletes.
(Though sometimes they suffer from a sense of entitlement, especially in big D1 programs. Not really surprising since they are often treated that way.)
Sometimes they struggle with their studies because admission standards were lowered too much (IMO, one of the worst sins associated with college athletics, and it isn't just football and bball) and b/c training and games take an inordinate amount of time.
But I've known a lot of football players who were disciplined and committed students, including one U of Richmond alum who got a degree in chemistry, played some pro ball, and is currently an astronaut.
Please do not follow D2's (rather inane) lead and paint with too broad a brush.
The fraction of college bball and football athletes who truly hope to be professional athletes is tiny. The others are, in the main, no better or worse than other college athletes.
(Though sometimes they suffer from a sense of entitlement, especially in big D1 programs. Not really surprising since they are often treated that way.)
Sometimes they struggle with their studies because admission standards were lowered too much (IMO, one of the worst sins associated with college athletics, and it isn't just football and bball) and b/c training and games take an inordinate amount of time.
But I've known a lot of football players who were disciplined and committed students, including one U of Richmond alum who got a degree in chemistry, played some pro ball, and is currently an astronaut.
