Reply #41: yes, and I have friends and relatives who might not have been able to go to college w/o them

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I'm a big fan of college sports, including the non-revenue generating sports like softball and wrestling and gymnastics and so on.

And I think high school sports are a good thing too, even for kids who don't get scholarships.

Certainly it's true that people's (and institution's) priorities are sometimes out of whack, but sports also do a lot of good for individuals and communities.