GAINESVILLE, FL – Choosing to eschew the glamorous promise of a career with a sports management degree, earnest student Jim Truft stated at press time on Monday that he hasn’t been corrupted by the prospective pool of wealth associated with the major.
You know, all the glory, all the riches, I honestly don’t want a hand in any of that. I’m just an honest guy with a passion,
Truft told reporters. “I know it’s inevitable, but that’s not why I’m doing this.” While many pursue the field of study for no reason other than its associated gentry, Truft plans to keep his promise to stay humble in a field dominated by desire for power and success.
With prospective opening salaries beginning to skyrocket well above the $30,000 line, many students wind up drawn to the field in the hopes of paving a financial future, a prospect Truft considers “foolish” and “regrettable.”
“Those of us who come into this shouldn’t be in it for the long and pampered life of luxury. We should be here because we genuinely care about the challenging and intellectually stimulating field of sports management,” Truft opined as press time wound down.
If you’re in this for the money, just switch to psychology right now.
Understandably, some other students are doubting the sincerity of Truft’s claims. One mechanical engineer major was upset at the fuss Truft was making over money. The engineer, John Nelson, stated that he knew sports management jobs were on the rise and the engineering field was just for suckers. Nelson left us with this statement.
Look, I’m just becoming an engineer because I feel a duty to society. I know I’ll be living under a bridge most of my life, but hey, at least I can look up and say I made this bridge.