@zobroward
Lumping athletes into a group that involves academic dishonesty, lack of academic rigor, etc is an ignorant statement. I think you need take some time to reflect on your motives for such a discussion. Is it truly about the athletics? Whatever the reason, athletics are here to stay in society. Often, athletics develop a moral code and mental “toughness” that is not developed in a classroom. Plenty of students enjoy pushing their bodies to physical and mental extremes.
But why stop at the collegiate level? Let’s abandon the concept of sports altogether, since they clearly do not serve a purpose in modern society. Let us all hold hands, discuss poetry, and worry solely about our SAT scores.
Source: I’m a recruited Ivy league athlete, still one of the top academic students in the country.