Let Students Major in Football??? - 11/23/19 06:05 PM
So I was watching a special about the Histories of College Football in relation to Pro Football. Very interesting show...I believe I saw it on ESPN2...
As they started to get to current times. They started to talk about how we look at College Football more in the frame of preparation for the NFL. The conversation about these top players is about how they fit in the NFL and how good they might be in the NFL more than pushing a more NCAA narrative. They also get into the money being made by colleges and the current argument about "paying players".
So you had some arguments on both sides...including the issues this could present such as who gets paid (just the football players...what about programs ans sports that don't bring in as much money), how much to pay, etc.
It was at this time they switched to someone who made the quick comment "Let them major in football".
I laughed.
But it struck me.
I started to actually think about it.
Why not?
Think about it. We already have majors that have a very narrow application in the spectrum of real world jobs. Things such as dead languages, film and TV studies, etc. Many only have application in academia.
None of these majors, or ANY major for that point, guarantee the student of a job, in the field of study, once graduated.
So why not a Football major? There is plenty about the profession and business of football that can be used to create a curriculum. And I think it could benefit every level of football operations on every level of football. From players, to coaches and trainers, to scouts, to administration, to analytics.
Not every player on a college team is going to make it to the NFL and overwhelmingly they will not have a job in the sport at any level. And not everyone with a degree in football is going to have a job in football...BUT I think the chance of a football major getting a job in football is greater than a person who gets a degree in a subject that can only be applied in academia. But we still have those majors.
Not to mention most of the people I know are in a profession in a field that was NOT their field of study in college.
So why not a BSP in Football (Bachelor of Sports???)
As they started to get to current times. They started to talk about how we look at College Football more in the frame of preparation for the NFL. The conversation about these top players is about how they fit in the NFL and how good they might be in the NFL more than pushing a more NCAA narrative. They also get into the money being made by colleges and the current argument about "paying players".
So you had some arguments on both sides...including the issues this could present such as who gets paid (just the football players...what about programs ans sports that don't bring in as much money), how much to pay, etc.
It was at this time they switched to someone who made the quick comment "Let them major in football".
I laughed.
But it struck me.
I started to actually think about it.
Why not?
Think about it. We already have majors that have a very narrow application in the spectrum of real world jobs. Things such as dead languages, film and TV studies, etc. Many only have application in academia.
None of these majors, or ANY major for that point, guarantee the student of a job, in the field of study, once graduated.
So why not a Football major? There is plenty about the profession and business of football that can be used to create a curriculum. And I think it could benefit every level of football operations on every level of football. From players, to coaches and trainers, to scouts, to administration, to analytics.
Not every player on a college team is going to make it to the NFL and overwhelmingly they will not have a job in the sport at any level. And not everyone with a degree in football is going to have a job in football...BUT I think the chance of a football major getting a job in football is greater than a person who gets a degree in a subject that can only be applied in academia. But we still have those majors.
Not to mention most of the people I know are in a profession in a field that was NOT their field of study in college.
So why not a BSP in Football (Bachelor of Sports???)