I am getting increasingly cynical about high school and college athletics. Maybe it's time to sever the link and make club sports the baseline. Schools could still have intramural sports as a part of the PE program, but perhaps they're not the place for highly competitive athletics.
And let the NFL and NBA run their own farm systems. College football and basketball jumped the shark a long time ago. Kudos to the remaining legitimate student athletes, but the saving remnant has perhaps dropped below critical mass.
Agreed! I've always believed that would be the best thing to do.