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Braden: College Sports vs. Professional Sports.
Ann: In this lesson, we’re gonna focus on the differences between college sports and professional sports.
Braden: This is very important because there are a lot of rules and even laws that apply to college sports that don’t apply to professional sports and vice versa.
Ann: This lesson will help you understand why college athletes sometimes act differently than professional athletes.
Braden: Okay, so our number 5 most important thing to understand about the difference between college sports and professional sports is that college players don't get paid.
Ann: In other words, they don't get any money for playing. They are actually prohibited from getting paid and can be kicked off the team if they receive any money.
Braden: Our number four most important thing to understand about the difference between college sports and professional sports is that, while college players don't get paid directly in the form of a salary, they are often attracted to play at a particular university through scholarships.
Ann: Scholarships are large sums of money that are awarded to a student in order to pay tuition, fees, and general living expenses.
Braden: This is a difficult area because some colleges have been accused of granting abnormal scholarships to attract certain players.
Ann: This is seen as dishonest and often disqualifies the player, and sometimes the college, from competing.
Braden: Our number 3 most important thing to understand about the difference between college sports and professional sports is loyalty.
Ann: Often, fans are more loyal to college teams than they are to professional teams. This happens for many reasons, but the result is that spectators of college football are often more active, louder, and more energetic than spectators of professional sports.
Braden: They also tend to be more bitter when something goes wrong.
Ann: Our number two most important thing to understand about the difference between college sports and professional sports is that they are divided.
Braden: There are many divisions between the 4500 universities in the United States.
Ann: College teams only play other colleges or universities that are in their division.
Braden: Colleges are put into divisions according to the number of students that go to that particular school.
Ann: Colleges that are in a particular region and have a particular minimum number of students will be placed in the top tier or top division of colleges.
Braden: Okay, and our number 1 most important thing to understand about the difference between college sports and professional sports is that college sports tend to be more "real."
Ann: When we say "real," we mean that the players are playing because they love the game.
Braden: And this is very important because one of the main criticisms of professional athletes is that they play for money.
Ann: They certainly are very talented, but they play because they wanna make a lot of money. This attitude of only going after the money is something that Americans disapprove of.
Braden: We call it greed. If you want money, get a job. In college, the "purity" of the sport is better preserved because money is not as involved.
Ann: There are limits to the amount of money a college player can receive and in what ways. They even limit where the money can come from.
Braden: If those limits are broken, the player usually loses their scholarship and in extreme cases can even be expelled from school.
Ann: Beyond that, most college basketball players never become professional players.
Braden: They play so that they can go to school and learn, not so that they can make money. This is respectable in American culture. That just about does it for this lesson. Thanks for listening!
Ann: Have a great one!

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