madlithuanian Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/...-in-miami-mess/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Boxer Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 college football is a mess. I will tell you this, i dont blame a player, or any college kid for taking money that is offered to him. It happens on every campus in the U.S. and they wont be able to catch them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I basically agree... college football is a mess. I will tell you this, i dont blame a player, or any college kid for taking money that is offered to him. It happens on every campus in the U.S. and they wont be able to catch them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TerraTor Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/...-in-miami-mess/ What do they expect, they recruit mostly ghetto kids who never had anything. Guys are waivin' 100s at them and say "don't worry its cool" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerBear7 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I would also take the money as long there was no strings attached aka a loan with steep interest! What the NCAA is doing to Terrel Prior is ridiculous! I equate this to what if the NCAA was able to tell Bill Gates he could not start his own business because of ______ (insert) rule and regulation. I have my Masters in Sports Admin from UNM and most of my class mates were wanting to work in College Athletic Programs but I never entertained the notion out of principle alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjock Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 This makes me sick. I can't believe Hester wasted illegal recruiting money on rims and an engagement ring. Maybe that's why he had a reputation for being stupid. The NBA tickets and food I get . . . On a serious note, Terra mentioned this being about ghetto kids never having anything. He's getting hundreds handed to him, getting free VIP treatment at bars and restaurants, and hanging out on yachts. Unless you're family's extremely wealthy, it would be tough for most college kids to turn that down. I've never known anyone who had that kind of scratch available. I don't blame him one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChileBear Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 college football is a mess. I will tell you this, i dont blame a player, or any college kid for taking money that is offered to him. It happens on every campus in the U.S. and they wont be able to catch them all. Also agree. The young athletes are used by the institutions, treated like commodities. Most of them will never be pros, so yea, I'd take the $ too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Also agree. The young athletes are used by the institutions, treated like commodities. Most of them will never be pros, so yea, I'd take the $ too. So shouldn't you judge harshly a player who takes money while still looking at a career in the pros? Same standard you give to not care...its putting him on a pedestal above the players who will never play a down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Given what the rules currently are, any person has the right to judge any player taking money as such harshly. I choose not to. I only judge harshly if the dealings as such involve any kind of game fixing. So shouldn't you judge harshly a player who takes money while still looking at a career in the pros? Same standard you give to not care...its putting him on a pedestal above the players who will never play a down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Especially the ring... Rims I could see. This makes me sick. I can't believe Hester wasted illegal recruiting money on rims and an engagement ring. Maybe that's why he had a reputation for being stupid. The NBA tickets and food I get . . . On a serious note, Terra mentioned this being about ghetto kids never having anything. He's getting hundreds handed to him, getting free VIP treatment at bars and restaurants, and hanging out on yachts. Unless you're family's extremely wealthy, it would be tough for most college kids to turn that down. I've never known anyone who had that kind of scratch available. I don't blame him one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 If kids can make money at college for activities, such as writing for the school newspaper, then why can't college athletes? The whole system is corrupt. I don't blame any of these kids for taking money, cars, club access, etc. Good for Hester, A.Johnson, Beason, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyF Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 They need to start giving these players a stipend for playing at their school. These schools are making millions of dollars off these top athletes through ticket sales, endorsements and media rights. I don't blame the athletes either. They need to change the rules or this will continue to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan1974 Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 So shouldn't you judge harshly a player who takes money while still looking at a career in the pros? Same standard you give to not care...its putting him on a pedestal above the players who will never play a down. You can but on the flip side, what happens to them wfter the allegation? Nothing...Reggie Bush gave up his Heisman...so what he still makes millions as a 2nd option at RB. The colleges are left to suffer what the student athletes do years earlier. Prior gets suspended 5 games because he was caught up in this crap too. I heard someone say they are escaping Saturday problems for Sunday paydays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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