I understand the point of recruiting good athletes, and treating them well to keep them. As has been mentioned it brings notoriety and funds to colleges, which is a good thing. I don't imagine this will change anytime soon. However, I still disagree with the practice. The point of College is to promote higher education. It's supposed to provide people who want to learn new things, and exchange knowledge a place to do so. These college athletes have no interest in that, they're just there as a springboard to get to the pros. I have to disagree with JDMilan though. To most companies a degree is a degree. They don't much care how well you did, or even what you majored in. Unless of course you were at the very top of your class. These college athletes diminish the value of a college education. They simply reinforce the fact that most college degrees today are meaningless. Which is kind of frustrating to those of us who aren't athletes, and had to work to get a degree.
-Steve