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erpowers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 06:35 PM
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Parents Selling Their Kids Talents
What is it with some of the parents of kids that play sports in college? In a few years their kid will most likely become a professional athlete, so why would these parents try to sell their kids talents for houses and a few hundred thousand dollars? Once their kid become a professional athlete the kid will be able to give them money and buy them a house. I just think it is silly for these parents to demand money for their kids to play at certain schools.

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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 06:40 PM
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1. There's no guarantee the kid will go on to play professionally...
A career ending injury could happen any second, so why not cash in on the kid as soon as possible?

How do you do that sarcasm thingy?
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