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The Joke to the North
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A D1 college team sales a scholarship and the potential at a lucrative career.
- Most D1 football players would not get into the universities they attend without football.
- Most D1 football players go to college for free, a value of about $65,000 per year beginning at age 18.
- Almost no other profession for 18-year olds with no relevant experience pays close to that amount.
- Most D1 football players believe they will be good enough to play in the NFL and look at the value of the college attendance - for free, indeed where they get food and lodging and books and tutors - as a precursor to playing in the NFL for millions of dollars.
- So no, D1 college players should not stop playing, unless they are actually students with academic skills likely to lead them to a successful career, in which case yes - they should stop getting their bell rung for the miniscule chance of a career in the NFL.
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I think you’re seriously stereotyping D1 football players. About 25% are walk ons so they obviously got accepted into the school and are willing to pay to be on the team. Any expectation of playing in the NFL for most of them lasts about one day in D1 practice when they realize they are just another guy buried deep on the depth chart. About 5% of the 10,000 D1 players get a chance to try out for an NFL team.
What about all the NFL players that are set for life? Cam Heyward, TJ Watt, etc.? Are they also foolish to continue playing? Seems a 22 year old with limited earning potential otherwise would have more reason to play for $70k than NFL stars who have already cashed in on their second signing bonus.
Did you miss where I said that the chances D1 players wind up in the NFL is miniscule?
But that does not prevent a ton of them from believing they will be among that small minority, odds be damned.
So we agree that playing football gives a chance for live-changing earnings for several hunred young people. Okay, great.
But that fraction of the population is so small as to be basically 0% of the population overall. So again, playing for $70,000 per year in the CFL not a good career choice. It's not. Injury risk + tiny workspan + very limited wages = terrible career choice. An electrician can earn $70,000 per year for 35 years and not wind up suffering brain injury after 4 years.
If the players play because they love the sport and don't care about the money, I get it. But that does not make the choice a good career move.
The XFL offered to merge with the CFL. They politely said no thank you, and now since their economy is based on bitcoin instead of US dollars. they have nothing but $70k and free health care to offer their players...
Well to be fair the CFL is a hundred year old league and the XFL folded twice. The problem in Canada is that the big markets of Toronto and Vancouver just dintbgive a ****. The fly overs are pretty good franchises. But the TV is based in Toronto.
And again. They are sold on reaching that dream.
The nfl players set for life still have to meet contractual obligations with their team and endorsements
“And now since their economy is based on bitcoin instead of US dollars “
Sweet comment. Have no idea why you feel we should base everything on US dollars. Lol.
Come on down to Vancouver. You want to see a thriving,clean great place to live. Based on Bit coin. Lol.
Yes we are passed our igloo stage
A little dig at our health care? When my son had a heart attack and subsequent life saving 10 hour heart surgery from top surgeons and it didn’t cost a nickel.......well what can I say. Critique away Mr. know it all.
It’s always funny. I’ve traveled a great deal far and wide. You always come across these ignorant type tourists complaining loudly about why the locals can’t speak English. Gee. Guess what nationality they are.
