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Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:35 pm to memphisplaya
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Yeah they get nothing. I'm not saying don't pay them but the argument they get "nothing" is down right false.
Don't forget stipend money.COA along with boarding and travel.
I imagine the LSU guys were able to pocket most of $2500 they got for NC travel stipend.Hell,up until this
year Bama players were getting 5K in travel stipends 4 straight years.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:36 pm to 19
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I have no idea who that is.
You are better off for not knowing. DO NOT GOOGLE!
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:40 pm to AHM21
Nick Wright said something similar. That dude is such a race baiter. As an LSU alumni I am embarrassed by Odell Beckham. To think Tyrann Mathieu turned out better than him is unbelievable.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:48 pm to AHM21
She ain't the only SJW from the ESPN family of networks parroting that.
Politics makes strange bedfellows as they say, and especially when it involves Louisiana.
Politics makes strange bedfellows as they say, and especially when it involves Louisiana.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 12:26 am
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:55 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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Well if you are getting paid to do something then by definition you are no longer an amateur.
Why are head coaches compensated 7 figures annually for coaching an "amateur" sport? Some are paid more than their professional counterparts.
You might not care about the individual athletes, but a lot of people do that's why star players jerseys sell with their name on the back.
High school athletes have huge followings before even reaching college some have more than million followers prior to ever stepping foot on campus.
These kids don't need your school or any school. They are only there based on the NFL rules that only allows kids that are 3 years removed from being drafted.
Its Unamerican. The whole system would be blown up if kids were not getting 10s and 100s of thousands dollars under the table.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 10:58 pm to Evolved Simian
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I hope she dies tonight
Oh snap.
This post was edited on 1/16/20 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 1/16/20 at 11:03 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
If ultraPC ESPN fires you, you probaby should STFU.
Posted on 1/16/20 at 11:52 pm to BhamDore
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Posted on 1/16/20 at 11:52 pm to AHM21
First of all..........I LOVE her.
Second of all she hit the nail on the head.
Great job Jemele!
Second of all she hit the nail on the head.
Great job Jemele!
Posted on 1/17/20 at 12:19 am to memphisplaya
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FREE EDUCATION
TBI’s, soft tissue injuries, CTE, etc... You have to be an extremely naive person to not understand the landscape of major collegiate athletics.
The vast majority of these athletes come from areas of systemic poverty that would already leave them more than qualified for grants and FA...
Everyone suggests “free education.” What the hell does that even mean? If a student is offered an academic scholarship, does that student then face the same level of physical and mental demand that D-1 football players face?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 12:24 am to memphisplaya
quote:AND they get a stipend. Its thousands of dollars per semester. They are being paid and being pampered. Yes, their stipend probably should double or triple... The same can be said for minimum wage; hell, it can be said for almost all working man wages.
Get nothing?
They are fed, housed, medical bills, FREE EDUCATION, travel expenses, free clothes from sponsors, exposure to the best student help for academics with the communication center, access to pro scouts...
Yeah they get nothing. I'm not saying don't pay them but the argument they get "nothing" is down right false.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 12:34 am to holdthatVERMIN
Anyone care to put a value on just the personal strength/ conditioning and nutrition coaching these football players receive?
How about the personal coaching. to develop into their best position to go to the NFL and succeed?
How about the academic coaching they receive, is that free for a regular student?
Is the legal advice they get on dealing with future agents free?
How about the draft grades and Pro Days? Are those things free?
I see no mention of the absolute fact that many colleges take these young men in when they are in no way physically or mentally developed to play in the NFL after graduating high school, yet they are given 5 years to do such. Plus the players get free marketing during their college careers.
Now most leave after 3 years of college ball if they can.
How is this completely unfair to the athletes?
How about the personal coaching. to develop into their best position to go to the NFL and succeed?
How about the academic coaching they receive, is that free for a regular student?
Is the legal advice they get on dealing with future agents free?
How about the draft grades and Pro Days? Are those things free?
I see no mention of the absolute fact that many colleges take these young men in when they are in no way physically or mentally developed to play in the NFL after graduating high school, yet they are given 5 years to do such. Plus the players get free marketing during their college careers.
Now most leave after 3 years of college ball if they can.
How is this completely unfair to the athletes?
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 1:13 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 1:07 am to TheeRealCarolina
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Well if you are getting paid to do something then by definition you are no longer an amateur.
I’ll outright say it: I don’t give a damn about the individual athletes. I support my Alma mater no matter what SoB throws on our jersey for a few years. You’re already compensated far and away more than what you are individually worth anyways because of the product as whole is what interests us.
This generation has been given everything in life from cradle to high school commencement and they act like they are Kunta Kentaing it out there.
frick it just get off my lawn.
Ok Boomer.
In 2020 we support pay commensurate with value added.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 1:10 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 1:25 am to BhamDore
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These kids don't need your school or any school
What?The schools give these kids the platform to make millions in the NFL.The best training,coaching and
exposure.
You actually think these kids can go straight from HS to the NFL? Maybe a small select few but the rest need CFB to further their career.
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Its Unamerican
What?
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 2:03 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 1:29 am to chillmonster
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Ok Boomer.
In 2020 we support pay commensurate with value added
If you think you can make it on social media alone, just be an Instaho or Twatter influencer. This is really the name & likeness issue in a nutshell.
Why play football?
ETA: It's going to be really interesting how history treats all of these "influencers" if they happen to make it to "boomer" age.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 1:36 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 1:42 am to RD Dawg
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What?The schools give these kids the platform to make millions in the NFL.The best training,coaching and
exposure.
You actually think these kids cannot go straight from HS to the NFL? Maybe a small select few but the rest need CFB to further their career.
Yet MLB drafts the best baseball recruits right out of HS. Same with basketball and the NBA. The only reason football recruits “need CFB to further their career” is because the NFL requires them to be college upperclassmen to get drafted.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 1:44 am
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