re: #72 sizzzzlerz

I could have been more explicit. I’m referring almost completely to college baseball, football and basketball players. With a few exceptions, they aren’t in school to get a true education or to play for the alma mater. First off, they don’t have time for a serious education and, second, their only focus is on impressing the pro scouts. All the other college sports programs don’t require the same level of commitment.

A guy I went to high school with, played for Stanford and earned an undergrad degree; then he played for the 49ers for 8 years while attending Stanford Medical School in the off-season. After which he asked the niners to please trade him to the team in the city where he got his internship… he’s now a board-certified specialist in family medicine, and has two Super Bowl rings.