Re: Aha! Microsoft is behind the cylons!

Charlton Wilbur wrote:

"JM" == Jason Maxwell <jasonrmax@xxxxxxx> writes:

>> I don't think anyone without what I at least would term formal
>> training would get very far in pro sports. How many pro
>> athletes are there who've never played in high school or
>> college?

JM> The original requirement was only for a high school diploma,
JM> something that 99% of American professional athletes have.

The original requirement included "formal training" -- the years of
practice and coaching in high school or college probably counts as
formal training.

JM> No NFL player skipped playing in college AFAIK. Some NBA
JM> players have, and a great number of MLB players have.

This is because MLB has a farm system, while the NBA and the NFL use
college sports as a farm system.

Similarly with hockey, although both MLB and the NHL look much more
favorably at college players these days. At one time, college baseball
or hockey was essentially a dead-end. The pros looked upon those
players as too old and insufficiently trained. They wanted them in the
minor leagues when they were 18 or so.





Brian

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