Skipping College is Overrated

Skipping College is Overrated
The author of Tuesdays With Morrie breaks down why it’s lame (uber-lame) when college sports stars skip school to play in the pros.

Kevin Love, are you listening?
One-and-done makes joke out of college life
BY MITCH ALBOM • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • April 22, 2008

Don't call it college. It's not college if you don't even declare a major. It's not college if you needn't bother finishing your second semester. It's not college if you spent most of your time in the gym, or on a plane, or being interviewed. It's not college just because you wore a uniform with the school's name on it.

We are hearing lately about all these freshman basketball stars -- Kevin Love of UCLA, O.J. Mayo of Southern Cal, Derrick Rose of Memphis, Michael Beasley of Kansas State -- leaving college to jump to the NBA.

Leaving college?
Please.

They were never really there.

Read more…
Advertisement

Comments

Anonymous says,
Love is gonna be nothing special in the pros
Posted 04/23/2008 10:42 PM

Leave a comment

Please enter the text you see below or login to post with a username.
Related PostsPopular Editor's Picks

WHAT'S THE DEAL?

CollegeOTR is the country's premiere college blog, capturing the best of everything that happens at college. Post now to share!

FEATURED COLLEGES

RECENT COMMENTS

FRIEND AN EDITOR

Hector Nazario
Hector Nazario
Managing Editor
Crystal Ames
Crystal Ames
The Fire Stopper
Veronica Lee
Veronica Lee
The CandyMa’am