This is not a vent board or any other kind of therapy. Before you hit the POST button, ask yourself if your contribution will add to the level of discussion going on.
Important notes on articles:
- Please do not copy entire articles into your post; rather, provide links to them.. We are now links-only for ALL Internet publications. If only a small portion of the article pertains to your post, Fair Use allows you to copy those one or two paragraphs, provided you cite the author's name and the publication for which he writes. Otherwise, put a link in the HTTP Link box.
- Even if you're copying a reference to an article, provide a link to the page from which the article came. We're trying to cut down on duplicate topics, and the posting process will check the link to your article to see if it's already being discussed on this board. At the very least, you'll save yourself some grief on the boards.
- If your first reaction after reading the article you're going to share is the author is uninformed / stupid / a jerk / all of the above, it's not worth sharing with anyone. Not every article needs to be discussed. The more the hair-pulling articles are discussed (e.g. ESPN Page 2), the more the authors will write hair-pulling articles.
Post being replied to
The european model for soccer academies should be the way by Wooderson
forward.
Pay kids a small amount, let them train, and if they pan out, they can go make money. They still get an education along the way.
The NFL would never go for it, as CFB is a free-to-them development league.
I doubt oxford and Cambridge pack in 5k fans for a rugby or soccer match, but Yale-Harvard gets 35k+ and they're not even important in the scheme of things.
Make pro leagues responsible for development, and pay the kids, and the NCAA goes away forever. And we're all better off. The ones who "don't come to play school" don't drag down the ones who do, they get the money they're valued at, and you can still go have club sports.
I'll get tarred and feathered for that opinion, but IDGAF.