Sounds good. However, the following question comes to my mind: What about
the athletes who leave college for the pros, but legitimately intend to
finish their education? This does actually happen (although certainly not
as often as it should) -- Adam Oates is an example of someone who
finished his degree even though he left college early to play in the
pros, if I'm not mistaken.
 
 -- Mike
 
> On the point about some athletes being tourists (great term), I have thought
> for quite awhile that it might be worth thinking about a rule that ties the
> number of scholarships a school may offer in a sport to the graduation rate.
> For example, one a scholarship is offered and accepted, that scholarship is
> tied up for six years or until the athlete graduates, whichever comes first.
> That, it seems to me, will give coaches some real incentive to think about
> who they recruit, and to make some serious investments in the athletes
> participation in the academic side.  It would certainly have been a nice
> rule for Michigan's basketball program.
>
> john jackson
>
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