Quote by H. G. Bissinger

In more than 20 years I've spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics.

In more than 20 years I've spent studying the issue, I have

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker, after dedicating over two decades to studying the matter, has not encountered a compelling justification for the connection between college football and the core mission of higher education, which is typically regarded as academics. The individual implies that they have not found evidence supporting the idea that college football aligns with the primary purpose of educational institutions.

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Education

By H. G. Bissinger

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