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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
Both my son and I are WSU graduates. A lot of my buddies who are alums are crying foul about the way the PAC 12 imploded and how unfair it was for WSU and OSU. Who cares. College football and basketball are basically pro minor leagues. The idea of a student athlete is a joke and has been for decades. It's about the $'s and a very select few moving to the pros. I worked in the dorm system when I was an undergrad, and dealt with a ton of football players and coaches. Seeing how the sausage is made makes one very cynical about college sports, or the big ones anyway.
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A point well made.
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