<p>goaliedad you’re comments are certainly interesting but I don’t see how they work to defend the issue of lowered admissions standards. </p>
<p>Professional sports teams exist in our society to provide an outlet for sporting prowess and provide an environment for those that wish to pursue this as their career (and for everyone else to watch). The NFL is the ‘university’ of football. However sports within a university is an extracurricular activity (they don’t give degrees in football) and not the primary reason someone is there. </p>
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<p>Again, if the university had degrees in football (or other sports) then this idea of bringing together those that are pursing excellence in different fields would make sense. But the primary purpose for someone attending a university is to purse an academic course of study. Ideally that course of study is further enriched by further extracurricular purists and sports is just one of many different options in that department.</p>