i have heard that a baseball player now can make a great living in the minors?????   and with all this money flying around in the pro ranks,  no wonder  kids(college age) are turning pro to get a slice of that pie!!!!!!!!    millions upoun millions.... of dollars made by these guys...  the signing bonuses alone?????    wow!!!!!!!       and yes  im a sports freak just ask my friends and even family!!!!!   but my god!!!!!!     lets  look at this......   making millions of bucks.....   to  (throw, catch, dribble, pass a  ball?????   yea  you had better be great at this....  or no way.....   but again i really think its sad when a high school senior, signs a letter of intent to go to a college or university to go to school???? and take what courses???  underwater basket weaving????  to be able to play his or her sport????  sorry  kevin love now ex UCLAer  when i heard you had dissed the john wooden awards to do what??  fly back to oregon  to talk it over with your family???????  nawww   come now son...  we all knew you were headed to the NBA...  it was like screw you UCLA  im outtta  here!!!!!!
another point many of the coaches at the university of oregon  as well many other schools have a very high rating at graduating their players !!!!  why???  isnt going to school to get your grades and graduate?????  yea im sure if i was a coach. in this day and age, id be thrown to the dogs!!!  by saying this  1st of all you are here to get your grades and 2nd sports????????   ooops!!!!!!!!!  as my friend and i agree, why not have the NCAA instill a rule, that you must be enrolled in school 1-3 years........your everyday classmates  probably say, must be nice!!!!!!!!   we have to work our heads off, and then  you sports guys/gals...    education?????