>What I honestly don't get is why the top collegians rush to the NBA. What's wrong with being a BMOC? Everything is provided for you, every last thing. The pro money will still be there for you in a year or two. I hope John Wall returns to Kentucky next year to complete unfinished business.

I agree with you, but I think for many of these kids, it's a matter of not being particularly good students and the money making a huge difference in their lives and the lives of their families.

I think with basketball, you couldn't really do what I'm about to propose, but I bet you can still with baseball. It would be interesting to do a little research to see if there's any correlation between which kids sign with a major league team right out of high school and which go to college first, and the family's socio-economic status. My hypothesis is that the higher the family status a priori, the more likely to go to college first.

Tamar