I believe your statement regarding Petrie disliking universities’ tendency to only use athletes for their physical abilities accurately describes his point of view on the education system. Although he does empathize with the difficulties of being a student athlete, he disapproves of the never-ending cycle of students missing class and settling for lower grades than they are capable of. For instance, Petrie perfectly declares this point in paragraph 5 by saying, “The trouble is that the grinding hours of practice and road trips rob student athletes of precious study time and deplete their reserves of mental and physical energy” (p. 32). It is clear that Petrie understands how time-consuming sports can be on and off the field; however, he also