On Aug 21, 5:10*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote:
> > Mr. Bill > wrote:
> > Don't know about BB, but football in the US is Big Business. *The
> > alumni generally pay for the schooling. *Most pro football players go
> > to four years of college first. *The main qualification for many
> > football players is height and 250 pounds of solid muscle, including
> > that huge muscle between the ears. *They often attend few if any
> > classes. *It's football and parties.
>
> Of course this is not true at all schools. *Academics are important
> to any number of teams, and I don't mean fluff classes with fako
> passing grades. *Of course there are schools who do as you say,
> shame on them ... you can always tell those when their players are
> interviewed by the press and it's obvious they aren't in college for
> their education.
>
> nancy

The most notable student/athlete is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Rolle

-goro-

Goro wrote:
> On Aug 21, 5:10 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Dan Abel wrote:
>>> Mr. Bill > wrote:
>>> Don't know about BB, but football in the US is Big Business. The
>>> alumni generally pay for the schooling. Most pro football players go
>>> to four years of college first. The main qualification for many
>>> football players is height and 250 pounds of solid muscle, including
>>> that huge muscle between the ears. They often attend few if any
>>> classes. It's football and parties.
>>
>> Of course this is not true at all schools. Academics are important
>> to any number of teams, and I don't mean fluff classes with fako
>> passing grades. Of course there are schools who do as you say,
>> shame on them ... you can always tell those when their players are
>> interviewed by the press and it's obvious they aren't in college for
>> their education.

> The most notable student/athlete is:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Rolle

Yikes, he started out right with Peddie School, and never stopped.
Cool.

nancy

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:29:52 -0700 (PDT), Goro wrote:

> On Aug 21, 5:10*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Dan Abel wrote:
>>> Mr. Bill > wrote:
>>> Don't know about BB, but football in the US is Big Business. *The
>>> alumni generally pay for the schooling. *Most pro football players go
>>> to four years of college first. *The main qualification for many
>>> football players is height and 250 pounds of solid muscle, including
>>> that huge muscle between the ears. *They often attend few if any
>>> classes. *It's football and parties.
>>
>> Of course this is not true at all schools. *Academics are important
>> to any number of teams, and I don't mean fluff classes with fako
>> passing grades. *Of course there are schools who do as you say,
>> shame on them ... you can always tell those when their players are
>> interviewed by the press and it's obvious they aren't in college for
>> their education.
>>
>> nancy
>
> The most notable student/athlete is:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Rolle
>
> -goro-

bill bradley, too.

your pal,
blake