In what ways should college sports be covered differently than the pros?

boo fucking hoo

 

So we might all be hypocrites. So what? Doesn't mean we aren't right.

 

I hesitate to get involved in this, but ...

For those of you who say there is a line between preps and college, what about those big high schools, like in Texas, where they play in front of 15,000 fans every Friday? Do they still get treated like a prep kid who plays in front of 500?

What about a DIII college kid? Does he get the same treatment as a D-I kid? How about a Big Ten guy vs. a MAC guy?

I'm just trying to figure out if the standard is the kid's age, whether he's getting compensated (via scholarship) or how big the stage is?

Personally I think it's all of the above, and you can't make any blanket statements. You have to take things on a case-by-case basis to determine if the newsworthiness to the public outweighs the intrusion to the subject.