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discounteggroll
12/21/08

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"4 years of college football and all I got was this lousy PSP...

oh yeah, and a quality edumacation with a BA, a draft into the NFL, and a 5 year, 75 million dollar contract"

Thanks to the conglomeration of edu and biz...

=/
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Hello Mister Walrus
12/21/08

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Hmmm... I wish society were such that besides football players, people were compensated for their rankings in the Putnam competition, or for having academic papers published in reputable journals.
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radarskiy
12/21/08

@booo: They are, just not much at the undergraduate level since the supply is so large. I certainly didn't pay a cent out-of-pocket for my PhD. The distinction is that I also earned take-home pay and could take up secondary employment if I so desired (as long as it wasn't a direct conflict with the research contract's sponsor)

In many science and engineering fields paying your own graduate tuition is looked down upon as an indication that you weren't involved in any good research.
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Hello Mister Walrus
12/21/08

@radarskiy: Ok, obviously you'd get a stipend for enrolling in a PhD program. You'd be an idiot to pay through 4+ years of graduate school. The point I'm trying to make is, society does not value academia as much as it should. Lots of my friends have entered PhD programs to be college professors. Over our lifetimes, I will make many times more $$$ than they will. I am not smarter than them and will not contribute as much to society as they will, yet society rewards me more. I don't think I'm the only one who will conclude that the incentive system is messed up.
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fredygamer
12/21/08

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What about the people in other sports.

You dont see basketball players head-butting each other.

You see them screaming after a dunk but not sure that counts. And Baseball, please. Don't get me started with tennis.

Oh and heres a pic you might have expected.

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Ryan Beavers
12/21/08

@fredygamer:

Yeah, where did this debate over basketball players and soccer come from?

However, in response to your little rant, I do remember Basketball players getting into a brawl. While you don't see them headbutting each other, you do see them take out fans.

Much better =D
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Hello Mister Walrus
12/21/08

@Ryan Beavers: Not to mention the scores of NBA players involved in shootings and other crimes...
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discounteggroll
12/21/08

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wonder if the waterboys qualify for the swag as well.

and alligators are anwry because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush...screw the medulla oblongata
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