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Yes the kids are getting a free education but why is no one addressing the real issue. Which is the presidents and companies making millions of dollars off these kids
 
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MExtraMon9y said:
Yes the kids are getting a free education but why is no one addressing the real issue. Which is the presidents and companies making millions of dollars off these kids
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Because we live in a capitalist society and nobody is forcing these kids to play a game while receiving a hundred grand or so worth of post-secondary education at one of the finest private institutions for higher learning in the world, that they otherwise would almost certainly be denied.
 
The players are more than welcome to decline scholarship offers and work for four years if they feel the college football structure is unfair to them.

Any mention of the word "slave" to describe the current arrangement is a gross overstatement and insulting to actual slavery. I'm pretty sure old Obayana would've gladly turned in his chains and beatings in exchange for f*cking white sorority girls and scoring touchdowns. That and you know, being able to leaver WHENEVER THE F HE WANTS.

These guys get free educations that are worth almost 100k, free room, food, and most importantly, what amounts to a 3-4 year audition for the NFL. Which is basically their shot to earn millions.

They've got it made.
 
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slave labor? Don't get that analogy. Did not notice anyone ever being tied up kicking and screaming to attend college, play the sport they love, have an opportunity to earn a degree, and possibly move on to the next level if good enough.

So what is your next insight? The NFL combines are comparable to auctioning chattel slaves to the highest bidder? Are they now considered chattel when they become "property" of their NFL owners and their teams as they are "forced" to sign multi-million dollar contracts like they were "forced" to sign letters of intent to play for a college?
 
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OP exhibiting the most cowardly *** behavior a poster can exhibit.

Comes in hot with the brain dead notion that a college degree is worthless.

OP sees that’s not going well, so is now pretending it was a troll job all along. Make up your mind, OP. You’re either trolling, or do you believe your own bullshlt?

One thing is for sure, OP is a complete idiot. No one is actually amused.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
OP exhibiting the most cowardly *** behavior a poster can exhibit.

Comes in hot with the brain dead notion that a college degree is worthless.

OP sees that’s not going well, so is now pretending it was a troll job all along. Make up your mind, OP. You’re either trolling, or do you believe your own bullshlt?

One thing is for sure, OP is a complete idiot. No one is actually amused.
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I thought I was soft... then you rolled in and surprised me.

And for the record, a degree IS worthless. Like my third time saying this dude. Come on.
 
kgranger17 said:
I thought I was soft... then you rolled in and surprised me.

And for the record, a degree IS worthless. Like my third time saying this dude. Come on.
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Oh ok, you’re doubling down on your idiotic premise that a college degree is worthless. My bank account, and the bank accounts of millions of others disagree.

I mean you are so incredibly and easily provably wrong it’s laughable. You’re the message board equivalent of the guy that runs heads first into a solid wall at full speed. Stupid for stupid’s sake.

What’s next, the earth is flat?

We need more of your dead on arrival hot takes.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Oh ok, you’re doubling down on your idiotic premise that a college degree is worthless. My bank account, and the bank accounts of millions of others disagree.

I mean you are so incredibly and easily provably wrong it’s laughable. You’re the message board equivalent of the guy that runs heads first into a solid wall at full speed. Stupid for stupid’s sake.

What’s next, the earth is flat?

We need more of your dead on arrival hot takes.
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You're so easily provoked I can't believe you're still typing.

I got a good point old head, just say it. Do more listening than talking, or keep typing.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
OP exhibiting the most cowardly *** behavior a poster can exhibit.

Comes in hot with the brain dead notion that a college degree is worthless.

OP sees that’s not going well, so is now pretending it was a troll job all along. Make up your mind, OP. You’re either trolling, or do you believe your own bullshlt?

One thing is for sure, OP is a complete idiot. No one is actually amused.
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He ran out of his scripted talking points and is vomiting all over himself.
 
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What gripes the crap out of me is that the ultimate beneficiary of all we are talking about is the NFL. Unlike baseball they have no minor league system expense. They just cherry pick the best of the best with no consideration or appreciation for cooperating with the colleges.
 
Those in favor of and those not in favor of paying the players have good points.can't just pay the star players or the ones who play football or basketball.even though athletes get a free ride but unlike the rest of the students athletes don't have enough time available to get a part time for extra money like regular students can.but I do think the ncaa should come up with debit type card for all athletes put a couple $100 on it so these athletes can enjoy life a little.let them use on anything except alcoholic beverages etc.
 
mianjomar said:
What gripes the crap out of me is that the ultimate beneficiary of all we are talking about is the NFL. Unlike baseball they have no minor league system expense. They just cherry pick the best of the best with no consideration or appreciation for cooperating with the colleges.
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Tell that to the above commies.
 
OrdunaDrive said:
A scenario that is much more likely to happen first would involve allowing players to profit from their likeness. They would get a cut of their jersey sales, checks if a video game featured them, and obviously endorsement money. That would not require universities to pay the freshman softball player the same as the starting quarterback.
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I agree this is likely, in some manner. The O'Bannon case began that a real possibility. The problem would be that it would take the "bag game" to a brand new level. This is a potentially VERY big deal. And it is pretty simple:

You are stud recruit. I am wealthy booster. I tell you I will pay you $100,000 for your likeness rights, if you come to X school. I have no intention of doing jack with your likeness, I'm just really buying your commitment and I can now do so out in the open. Now, you may Manziel-explode and I may then choose to actually market such rights, but that would never be an issue for almost all "student athletes" as they'll never be that big.

This would also a) completely sidestep Title IX, as this benefit/compensation does not come from the school b) allow boosters to effectively buy players without implicating the program and c) create legally taxable income for the players.

Again, it would be a very big deal. And Jeremy Bloom would be ****ED.
 
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