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rich in the NFL and never have to work.

That is likely to work out for many, but for most, it will probably be different.

When these discussions come about, I think of Theron Sapp, the man who broke the drought. He earned unending fame by scoring the only touchdown on Grant Field Nov. 30, 1957, to end an eightyear winning streak by Georgia Tech.

He recovered from a broken neck to play three years at Georgia and nine years in the NFL. He made good money for the times but retired and settled in Augusta, where he was very successful in business.

His scholarship was important to him, so he went to class as a responsible student who wanted a degree as much as he wanted to score the winning touchdown. Greed had not come to the game in his time.

Times change and you have to roll with the changes—but let’s not abandon the principles and standards of the past. Ultimately, those pay the dividends that last.