I hope Joe Paterno apologized for his role in the coverup before he died

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50. Again, you take assumptions...

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that are not the median or even the average for big time D-1 College football.

1) The cost of a 4 year degree might be 80,000 dollars, but again and hopefully for the last time, players don't get 4 year scholarships. They get 1 year scholarships renewed at the school's discretion every year. Very few players in D-1 football reach 4 years. In essence, its the dangling carrot nobody ever reaches.

2) Normally you would be correct. However the injury rate in football is higher than what you would find in other sports. The risk of losing your "job" or scholarship to injury playing football is far higher than in other sports. Secondly, this isn't the corporate world. It's college. If it were a job they would be paid. In addition it is absolutely possible and perfectly legal for a student to lose his football scholarship despite being in good academic standing with the school. If the play on the field doesn't measure up to very subjective standards, the player loses his scholarship. Or more correctly, the scholarship is simply not "renewed" the following year.

3) Your statements regarding player injury is flat wrong.

4) You absolutely can lose a scholarship because of poor play. Even worse if a player wants to transfer for to another school, under NCAA rules the player must sit out a full year, before he can participate. This is done to try and limit the extremely limited power of players already "locked down" in 1 year scholarship offers. Basically coaches can move at will. Players are stuck.

5) I think you need a better education as to how college football really works.


Finally, I would be interested in any source material you could provide. You are very skilled at using vulgar language, and stating commonly held themes regarding college football. However you are very short on factual information.