Comments on: What’s Wrong with College Sports? – Frank Deford

By: ForaTv

ForaTv — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:57:54 +0000

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By: Economist0

Economist0 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:57:13 +0000

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By: BONY71

BONY71 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:49 +0000

seen it yesterday! lets chat

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By: hopstop3721

hopstop3721 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:55 +0000

umm Frank deFord DOESNT have a “breathing problem” his daughter, Alex, died when she was 8 from Cystic fibrosis!

By: phippsed

phippsed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:39:50 +0000

The tennis player does not attract money for the school. That was his point. The only sports that operate at a profit are football and basketball (and only at the big schools). His point was that if two people have a special gift that doesn’t relate to academics and doesn’t make money for the school, they should be treated the same. Why doesn’t this happen? Its a perfectly good question with no good answer.

By: Wolverlean

Wolverlean — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:30:22 +0000

#1 There are music scholarships. #2 Music is reward enough #3 Deford was still right #4 Deford has a medical breathing problem or was on a binge.

By: Steadno

Steadno — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:54 +0000

MONEY>

By: mavaddat

mavaddat — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:01:21 +0000

It’s quite simple: The tennis player attracts money for the school, the pianist does not.

Universities are, as a matter of fact, first and foremost money-making ventures. It’s a shame, but it’s true.

This is not a justification, only an explanation of the obvious.