<p>Interesting. </p>
<p>So the open and unanswered questions I still have about Elon’s newly branded program is how well are students trained to get jobs? Can we all be honest here and admit that working at a YMCA after college for minimum wage is not as good a job as getting some professional work in an athletics department making a decent starting salary with room for advancement? </p>
<p>Some SM program happily trumpet that 85% of the grads are placed … but they don’t say where and even if they did you know that they can puff up the actual job title to sound better than it really is. </p>
<p>I am particularly interested in SM programs that don’t just focus on professional sports. I love SM programs that focus at least one track on intercollegiate athletics administration. Good luck finding one like that. They are few and far between. That is why it is so hard for SM programs to train people because working at a park (leisure) or YMCA or city recreation center is a much different job than doing NCAA compliance at a D! school or being the GM for the NFL Giants.</p>