Tend to agree. College sports themselves have become pretty ridiculous. As much as I enjoy them, it's past time there was some sort of major reformation. Problem is that the schools get so much money from conference affiliations/TV contracts that it may be impossible.
NYTimes - High School Football’s Friday Night Bloat http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/u...p-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0 Bingo. For all the energy and money some families spend on their kid's football, the ROI of those same resources and effort spent on a more wholistic scholastic experience is much greater. 10 years ago I would have lauged off this article from the Times. Today, it's a hammer on the head of the nail.
Amatuerism was dead long before this. Specialization, high performance training, year-round travel teams (or 7X7 teams) and recruiting services are all the scourge of high school athletics, IMHO. It used to be coaches looked for 3 sport athletes. Now kids don't play multiple sports. The "studs" are pushed to focus and train for a single sport long before they reach HS.
