Institutions of Higher Learning---The Key to Life

College basketball, and all the other sports that the NCAA supports and administrates help individuals succeed.

Some people who might never have a reason to go college do so. Some who would go but struggle with debts and loans get scholarships.

Millions are entertained and excited about their alma maters or their favorite schools...Basketball, football, and the "lesser" attended sports.

To many, maybe organized sports don't matter at all.

Some only like the college game rather than professional sports, where the motivation is less mercenary.

The passion is more pure in college, apparently.

Sure.

I grew up in a sports enthusiastic town.

When my parents went through a divorce when I was a young adolescent, the Indiana basketball team helped motivate me, focus on a healthier alternative. Bob Knight was a boor but he was steadfast. You could count on him to win, to surprise people and make it a good show.

The football team also inspired me. Coach Mallory had a son at my high school and not only was he a hardhitting linebacker on my football team but his son Curt was a good guy.

Sports promotes good guys.

Colleges promotes collaborative learning.

Reading.

Writing.

Research.

Experiments.

Art.

History.

Life.

Colleges and universities train us and mold us to be who we should be, or might be, or what we may dream to be:

Champions.

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