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Famed waiver attorney for college athletes Tom Mars hired by NCAA to work in enforcement
Mars came to prominence by filing lawsuits against the NCAA on behalf of coaches and players
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The whole college football establishment needs to be burned down. It is one hot, steaming pile of crap now. These young men are the heart and soul of a multi billion dollar industry, and all they get is, in most cases, an education they will never use. That and the chance at maybe making the NFL. Maybe. Meanwhile, idiots like Saban make millions. I won't even get into the rigging in recruiting. I'm just sick of the corruption they try to pass off as fair and unbiased.Welcome to the reality of white men rewriting the rules after the minority group over comes the existing rules already established
I agree with what your saying. You made some excellent points except for the education part. The education is the most valuable thing a student athlete can get. It will last longer and take them further in life than anything else. The NFL is not the only way out and I don't like it when people project that it is. The NFL is a temporary job of < 4 years for most if they're lucky to get that far.The whole college football establishment needs to be burned down. It is one hot, steaming pile of crap now. These young men are the heart and soul of a multi billion dollar industry, and all they get is, in most cases, an education they will never use. That and the chance at maybe making the NFL. Maybe. Meanwhile, idiots like Saban make millions. I won't even get into the rigging in recruiting. I'm just sick of the corruption they try to pass off as fair and unbia
true, but Vilma is a rare breed. Dude is more intelligent than most (Athlete or not).. he would have found his way to success either way, imo.I agree with what your saying. You made some excellent points except for the education part. The education is the most valuable thing a student athlete can get. It will last longer and take them further in life than anything else. The NFL is not the only way out and I don't like it when people project that it is. The NFL is a temporary job of < 4 years for most if they're lucky to get that far.
Jonathon Vilma is a prime example and role model for student athletes. He had a successful career in the NFL and has put his Finance degree from UM to good use in running his chain of restaurants.
Sincerely,
Former D-1 athlete
B.S. Computer Science
M.S. Computer Engineering
I agree with what your saying. You made some excellent points except for the education part. The education is the most valuable thing a student athlete can get. It will last longer and take them further in life than anything else. The NFL is not the only way out and I don't like it when people project that it is. The NFL is a temporary job of < 4 years for most if they're lucky to get that far.
Jonathon Vilma is a prime example and role model for student athletes. He had a successful career in the NFL and has put his Finance degree from UM to good use in running his chain of restaurants.
Sincerely,
Former D-1 athlete
B.S. Computer Science
M.S. Computer Engineering
Just stop it. People with college degrees earn nearly double of people without them. Further, we're talking about student athletes who are getting a free education. To some how try to devalue a $200k free education from UM (which I don't have) is asinine.You don't need either of those degrees to have a very good career in software development. The same is true of basically any career outside of Law and Medicine. There is value in a college education, but it is grossly overhyped and the cost is undeniably overinflated. Treating it as some kind of golden ticket from the gods is ridiculously silly nowadays with the amount of free or cheap information online, and the plethora of new educational models appearing. For the vast majority of people better options exist than either selling yourself into debt for a degree, or putting your body on the line for one.
Sincerely,
College drop out with a very good career in software development.
GTFO, Now your insulting athletes and black ones in particular as we make up 60% of football and and 44% of basketball as though we are incapable of learning and obtaining a quality education. That's what your basically saying when you say, "Vilma is a rare breed."true, but Vilma is a rare breed. Dude is more intelligent than most (Athlete or not).. he would have found his way to success either way, imo.
bro.. Vilma graduated high school with straight As and could speak 4 languages fluently. That is a rare breed - white, black, spanish, athlethe or not. that is what i was referring. GTFOH with your fake outrage.GTFO, Now your insulting athletes and black ones in particular as we make up 60% of football and and 44% of basketball as though we are incapable of learning and obtaining a quality education. That's what your basically saying when you say, "Vilma is a rare breed."
Any athlete can achieve academically if they put as much or more time into it as they do with their particular sport. The problem is that people with your mentality don't care if these kids get an education as long as you're entertained by them winning games.