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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 909242" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>Just a little off topic but how we get to digress once in awhile <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I have close contact with the UW and student athletes, so I do know a bit about this. Your number is off, since the University pays for food, tutoring, transportation and some other niceties for college athletes. They also make similar investments in a lot of athletes that compete in Sports that produce little or negative revenues. Also, I think there is a misconception that "athletes are kind of dumb and are at a University only for the sports and otherwise get nothing out of it". I know you don't fully 100% believe that, but I think peoples perceptions are skewed into thinking it is more than it really is. Now maybe in the major programs in some Schools where its ALL about Football or Basketball. But generally speaking, at UW Madison, I think its safe to say that 90% of the student athletes in ALL sports, come out with a decent education and a decent chance of using their degree like the other non-athletes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 909242, member: 7261"] Just a little off topic but how we get to digress once in awhile ;) I have close contact with the UW and student athletes, so I do know a bit about this. Your number is off, since the University pays for food, tutoring, transportation and some other niceties for college athletes. They also make similar investments in a lot of athletes that compete in Sports that produce little or negative revenues. Also, I think there is a misconception that "athletes are kind of dumb and are at a University only for the sports and otherwise get nothing out of it". I know you don't fully 100% believe that, but I think peoples perceptions are skewed into thinking it is more than it really is. Now maybe in the major programs in some Schools where its ALL about Football or Basketball. But generally speaking, at UW Madison, I think its safe to say that 90% of the student athletes in ALL sports, come out with a decent education and a decent chance of using their degree like the other non-athletes. [/QUOTE]
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