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Colleges by their very nature are supposed to be places of education, not sports factories. Only in the United States is sports connected to universities, beyond being just another extracurricular activity. In Canada, if you aspire to play in the NHL, you play within their Junior Hockey system. You play for the Oshawa Generals not U of Toronto to make the pros. If your pro career is over and you want an education, then you might play for a McGill as a student, not a potential pro.

Colleges by their very nature are supposed to be places of education, not sports factories. Only in the United States is sports connected to universities, beyond being just another extracurricular activity. In Canada, if you aspire to play in the NHL, you play within their Junior Hockey system. You play for the Oshawa Generals not U of Toronto to make the pros. If your pro career is over and you want an education, then you might play for a McGill as a student, not a potential pro. Yep, same as in England with the EPL. You would start out with a "Single A" team before you eventually make it at Manchester United.

Colleges by their very nature are supposed to be places of education, not sports factories. Only in the United States is sports connected to universities, beyond being just another extracurricular activity. In Canada, if you aspire to play in the NHL, you play within their Junior Hockey system. You play for the Oshawa Generals not U of Toronto to make the pros. If your pro career is over and you want an education, then you might play for a McGill as a student, not a potential pro.

Yep, same as in England with the EPL. You would start out with a "Single A" team before you eventually make it at Manchester United.

Colleges by their very nature are supposed to be places of education,

not really...education, at every level, is a preparation for the next phase of life, one of which is the earning of a living, so as to not be a drag on the culture at large...grade school prepares one for high school, high school prepares one for college, and college prepares for future earnings...if someone is gifted enough to make money by playing sports, why should colleges not prepare him for that eventuality as well...

if education were intended to be limited to Socratic relationships regarding various philosophical disciplines, I might agree with your comment...