People think that just because you play football that you don't care about education. ... Already knowing that I was going to play football, my mother had extra concern on my education. ... I spent very little time on my school work and focused on football more because of my starting spot. ... Once she seen this she was furious letting me know that she knew how much I loved football, but football doesn't last forever, but education does. ... I can say through playing football and being a student, that I have over come the name everyone else gets. ...

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College football is the most profitable of all the college sports, but most people do not understand what real "profit" is. The top 25 college football programs, based on football expenses and revenue, on average create about 25 million dollars in revenue per year. ... Overall, there are 127 D1 football programs, over 160 D2 programs, and almost 200 D3 programs in the United States. Outside of the top 25 D1 football programs, few schools would be able to pay so many student athletes the money that division 1 schools can offer. ...

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For instance, my algebra teacher in high school didn't ever socialize with the students in his classes unless it was one of the football players. Even then, all he would talk about was football or professional football games and scores. ...

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At my high school, football was everything, and the entire town supported the local team. In the summer, merchants would run special football promotions. ... If they talked about football at all, they usually discussed the regional college teams. ... When I met with the coach before school started, he told me the football team was weak. ... He made it clear that I would play football only as long as my grades did not suffer. ...

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Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being directed to the school as a whole with only a small percentage going to athletics. College football programs across the USA average over 50, 000 tickets, not to mention the multi-million dollar broadcasting rights, and still the players don't ever see a cent of their hard work. ... A Kansas University football player was arrested for sticking his rear end up to the drive-thru window at Taco Bell as a part of a bet to receive extra money to pay for his food. ...

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What Will I Do Over In life, people make mistakes. From time to time you are asked," if you had a chance to do some things over again what would you do?" So, the things I would do over are my junior year in high school, senior year, and my freshman year in college. These things are the most likely...

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Large Colleges versus Small Colleges When choosing a college, one should take many aspects into consideration. Consider such things as location, majors and minors offered, campus size, sporting events, and student population. The most important feature is the size of the school and stud...

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Imagine life without college sports. You can't, right? I mean without college sports there would be nothing to watch on TV. I am obviously exaggerating, but if there were no college sports a lot more people would be found at home watching TV instead of g...

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When I played football in high school, the special treatment my teammates and I would receive the week of an important game was incredible. ... Three months after the football season I was caught for the same thing, and received an in school suspension. ...

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For example, with sports, schools would never sacrifice the football team to save the art club. If a football team were lacking, the money would somehow show up. ... Many young children are encouraged to find activities that they are interested in and excel at, from football to dance to community service. ...

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College sports like football and basketball hold a huge segment of the entertainment industry making those two particular sport seasons year round. ... With so much pressure to succeed, big sport programs like Duke basketball, Florida football, and Notre Dame football need top recruits to maintain or raise the standard of play to which they hold themselves. ... The price for advertising on television during the championship bowl game for college football is second only to the mother of all advertising platforms, the Super Bowl. ...

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Do you remember when you went to your school football games and seen the schools mascots. Well how would you like it if the board of education said you were humiliating someone's cultural? The only way to fix it is to get rid of the mascot that has been symbolizing your school for the last thirty ye...

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Imagine being in a pleasant, deep sleep having no worries or anything to think about other than how you never want your dream to end, only because your mind has taken you to a place called paradise. Sounds amazing, doesn't it? Well now imagine this, dreaming about paradise and waking up to an annoyi...

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Dress Codes in Public Schools The clothing students choose to wear has become dangerous. Dress codes in public schools have been proposed and some have in forced it to protect students from situations of losing their lives over an expensive pair of sneakers. That is why all public schools should...

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I know that we as a football team have the rules meeting before the season, but I wonder if all colleges go as in depth as we do. ... I know people just figure that most football players want to coach, but everything that I know the most of deals with sports. ...

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I also went through a similar situation when I was ejected from my first football team because I was too small. Then the coach told me I was cut off the football team my heart was broken. But my father took me and put me on a better football team that wasn't look at my size. ...

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Private Schools Most people would agree that education is important in today's society. The level of education determines the future path of a person. If people disregard their high school level of learning, then his SAT scores will show his effort and his acceptance to a college may be hinde...

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Rebuttal The education system does not need an overhaul. Ladies and gentlemen. We are debating that the education system needs an overhaul. Since when? The education system within this context implies the school system which encompasses kindergarten to year twelve, which can lead us to several ...

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Without relying too heavily on stereotypes, there is a higher percentage of high school basketball and football teams that are propelled with the help of predominately african americans. After years of observing basketball and football games, it is my opinion that african-americans usually excel in these sports, compared to other races. ... To make the connection, what would happen if five inner-city schools cut their basketball and football budget? ...

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Michelle Williams is the second child born in Grand Bay, Alabama to Mr. and Mrs. John Dates, Sr. Her family has lived in Grand Bay, Alabama since 1942. Her parents currently reside in the area. She has been a role model in her community because of her activism and positive relations with religiou...

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Slave Day Slave Day is a young adult novel written by Rob Thomas. It is very contemporary, and made me feel as if I were back in high school. This book tells the story of a single day from the vantage point of seven different characters. The day is Slave Day, a wacky fund-raiser at a suburban...

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I enrolled into the Organization and Administration of Athletics class because it is a required course for the completion of my Sport Administration degree. At first I did not know who the professor of the class was supposed to be, but when I saw Kevin Fite was teaching it, I knew I would learn a l...

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Clean Up or Pay Up Clean Up or Pay Up is a great story for college administrators, staff members and students to read. This story explains how athletes are let through school without any education what so ever. The author, Louis Barbash, explains to the reader how college athletes are made to ha...

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"According to a recent study, just 22 schools profited from football during the 2009-2010 academic year" (Mendelson). ... If you start to pay the big sports, such as football players, then you would have to pay every single athlete; which could result in cutting the non-revenue sports such as lacrosse, swimming, and tennis. ... "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football and basketball have spend 40 hours per week on their sport, more than a full time job" (Edelman). ...

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The smoothly paved asphalt meeting a sea of wondrous colors, only broken by the blinding glare of glass is the image seen by many apprehensive students on a mission to find the one thing held precious by everyone on campus; a parking space. Driving up and down each aisle hopelessly awaiting for a c...

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