"i Wanna Play Football!!!!!!!"
Scream this really loud in the voice of some fake professional wrestler 3 times and put on your game face. Now, look in the mirror.
This football mentality that seems to dominate states like Oklahoma is a shame. Oh I've heard all the arguments in favor of football; "It builds character, it teaches an individual how to work as a team, makes a winner out of a loser..........blah, blah, blah......... "
The professors at OU and OSU that teach science, mathmatics, engineering make around $100K per year. The football coaches make closer to a million or more.
The budget for football is astronomical, while the budget for health sciences is nominal.
Even if some kid makes it to the pros and even if he gets a superbowl ring.......what does he have? Oh yea, the great memories and all the partying after the games.
He also has a beaten up body that will make him miserable in his golden years.
I had a guy working with me making 1/3 my salary and he was quite crippled up after playing in the pros. Not sure his superbowl ring was worth it or not? He wore it, but he wore the scars of a body long ago worn out.
My message is simple: Encourage your son or daughter to seek a higher level than sports. A degree in engineering will last forever. Their knees could only last the first quarter of the big game.
I WANNA PLAY FOOTBALL!!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad: