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Fight racial injustice.... in college sports.... L-O-F-L

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  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,911 Standard Supporter
    Apparently the golden goose tale is not taught anymore. The teacher's union, government employees, Big 5 colleges all seem to think that we will just take it and pay.
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    DerekJohnson said:

    MikeDamone said:

    JFC. Just shut it all down. Go with the European model where schools educate and competitive sports is done in private leagues and clubs.

    College tuition is free, but not everyone gets to go. Students start getting weeded out in elementary school. Some won't get to get an ethnic studies degree for free, but we will have trained doctors, engineers and business people ready to go.

    Time to get some fucking PERSPECTIVE!

    I agree, but will add that with logic and science being redefined as products of white privilege, and standards being lowered as we speak, just how properly trained will the doctors and engineers of tomorrow be?
    I said use the European model....


    Don't lower standards.
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  • Postal91
    Postal91 Member Posts: 2,002
    Postal91 said:

    A person familiar with the Pac-12 campaign said players from Cal, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA and other schools are involved.

    Also, what HS did these kids attend together where they were close enough in proximity to band together with this effort? Any autists want to rip this apart?

    Socialism kills, folks.
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  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,178 Standard Supporter
    The NFL and NBA need to set up their own developmental leagues for High School Seniors. Let the kids that see the value in a free education, food, clothing, books and the adoration of hundreds of thousands of fans use the scholarships.

    27 athletic departments made money last year. Some articles claim it is in reality as few as 12 schools. This bullshit deal would literally put 100 out of business and we would have a league with maybe 27 schools in it.

    I believe everyone knows who makes up the difference at the schools who don't show a profit and are running in the red. It is the regular students. The ones there to get a degree. Their fees and cost for the education go up.

    If they don't like my ideas, they can let the whole thing die off because this is never going to end until they destroy college sports.

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  • Postal91
    Postal91 Member Posts: 2,002
    HOLY FREAKING SHEET.... I'm rolling;

    As a Pac-12 athlete on the track/xc team at Cal Berkeley, I’m proud to be a member of the college athlete community — though these injustices must be addressed with systemic reform that benefit all athletes. Until then, I’m opting out of the fall season ✊🏼 #WeAreUnited

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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,540 Standard Supporter
    Postal91 said:

    HOLY FREAKING SHEET.... I'm rolling;

    As a Pac-12 athlete on the track/xc team at Cal Berkeley, I’m proud to be a member of the college athlete community — though these injustices must be addressed with systemic reform that benefit all athletes. Until then, I’m opting out of the fall season ✊🏼 #WeAreUnited

    https://twitter.com/RunAndrewCooper/status/1289935253469974534

    Run, Forrest, Run.

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  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,178 Standard Supporter
    WestlinnDuck said:

    Bendintheriver said:

    The NFL and NBA need to set up their own developmental leagues for High School Seniors. Let the kids that see the value in a free education, food, clothing, books and the adoration of hundreds of thousands of fans use the scholarships.

    27 athletic departments made money last year. Some articles claim it is in reality as few as 12 schools. This bullshit deal would literally put 100 out of business and we would have a league with maybe 27 schools in it.

    I believe everyone knows who makes up the difference at the schools who don't show a profit and are running in the red. It is the regular students. The ones there to get a degree. Their fees and cost for the education go up.

    If they don't like my ideas, they can let the whole thing die off because this is never going to end until they destroy college sports.

    It runs a lot deeper than the athletic department. The universities leverage off the athletic departments for a ton more than athletics. They get hundreds of millions donated for "education" from alumni who are connected primarily by football. No football, no donations.
    I have been on those calls asking people for donations. I have done it over 2 decades. Bad football then good football. It was a hell of a lot easier to get donations and pledges with good football. The worst was 79, 80 and 81. We were basically calling a bunch of drop acid and drop out hippies who hated the school. In the mid 90's it was much easier when football started to turn around. The Foundation had next to nothing in its coffers in the early 80's. It is flush now and they will be the first to tell you that it was due to athletic improvements. The problem will still be the fact that about 130 schools can't afford to start paying athletes. I keep hearing people from the big 5 stating that they don't care about the schools that would have to drop sports all together. Problem is, the networks aren't going to pay billions for a 40 team league and there are teams in all FBS leagues that are going to drop sports. This latest joke of a Pac 12 wish list wants players to take 50%. LOL! I do wonder how much would be enough? 50K per player? 100K?
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