# Why is sport in the USA connected with colleges?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sport-in-the-usa-connected-with-colleges/686754 "2014-04-23T08:13:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sport-in-the-usa-connected-with-colleges/686754/101 "2014-04-26T15:12:31Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> Real schools with \*\*\*some \*\*\*real student athletes. Let’s not pretend that all those schools aren’t bending the rules at times. Perhaps often.

I’d replace some witb mostly. There are relatively few that are worth paying compared to the total. Let’s not overstate the percentage. The vast majority are being taken advantage of; that’s why they want to unionize.

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