“Big-time sports” in college does more harm than it does good. People seem to be at polar extremes on this sensitive topic. There is little doubt that sports are an important part of college life. A winning sports team increases enrollment and donations. It promotes student unity with school pride. Students are proud and excited to attend his or her school when they have a victorious team. College recruiters strive to obtain the “best of the best” for their teams. Sports in college can open the door for student athletes, who may not have scored high on college tests, to attend quality universities. It only becomes a problem when colleges cross lines between what is morally and academically correct, and what is better for the sports team. This …show more content…
This places a tremendous pressure on the student to perform. Universities rob these students of a quality education that will benefit them long-term far more than playing the game ever will. It is also grooming them to become a group of people with a sense of entitlement. They may have the attitude that they are so important to the school that they can act or do whatever they wish. Nothing will happen to them. As a matter of fact, these young men or women find themselves ill-equipped when they embark upon the real world because they are not treated as special as they were in college. The problem will continue to grow unless people take action now to find a compromise both sides of the spectrum can agree on. A solution to finding this balance may be to require the student athletes’ education be a priority. Another solution would be for college administrators to inform the donors that while they appreciate the money, it will not be used to dictate what goes on at the college. Perhaps the donations should be split between athletic and academic improvements at the university. This problem affects every person at the college, and it will take everyone working together to find the