[Harry Doyle]

If sports is taking time away from the education, yes, I will make them miss. Each year, I explain to the coaches that I and my wife have high expectations, and that if they are making below a B in any class, that grade has to come up. The coaches FULLY support it, even to the point of requiring that the students (not just my kids) bring their homework with them on the road and he/she checks to make sure they are doing it during downtime. And the phone, Xbox, etc. is a given. Those go too, until grades get pulled up. I value the experiences, discipline, teamwork, and leadership that sports teaches my children, just like it taught me. But when you look at how many kids are actually going to make a living in sports, and do it objectively, you would have the same thoughts. I'm getting the impression that you don't have kids. My kids have never missed in sports for the very reason they know the consequences and the value we place on academics. But when they ARE on the field or court, they give 110%, same as education.

I don't think you are realizing that you are agreeing with exactly what Eddy and myself said. It's because of parents like you, by in large, that kids become successful.

Are there kids that are brought up just as your kids are, that become low lifes? Sure there is. Are there kids that come from low socioeconomic/educational levels at home? Sure there is.

There's also going to be the random flat chested woman win Playmate of the Year every now and then, also.