Russell: So, in essence, you’re arguing for the equivalent of a plantation labor system, right? If you have some physical specimens that are capable of playing for the NFL right out of high school, well, sign ’em up!
Ignoring the obvious bias against football (versus all other sports), what about the tens of thousands of student-athletes that play collegiate football and never even entertain the notion of playing pro ball?
Further, a simple glance at the numbers exposes your prejudice against football: There are 32 pro teams, each with a 53 man roster, so there are approx. 1,700 players in the pro ranks at any given time. In the BCS alone, there are 120 teams. This doesn’t count 1-A, 1-AA, Div II and NAIA teams. So, basically, you’re all for disadvantaging the tens of thousands of other football players, just because you don’t like football or the people that play it.
If you eliminate college football, you wouldn’t have to worry about revamping college sports, you could pretty much eliminate the 75 – 80% of college sports, men’s and women’s, that are financially subsidized by football and wouldn’t exist without it.
