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I did not say it was. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 10/04/2011 12:20:54 AM
As schools have grown bigger and bigger and students more and more self indulgent they have had to lower the standards across the board. You can't blame sports for that. Blame liberals willing to use tax dollars to pay for advanced adulthood avoidance programs.


I'm just saying that advisers will encourage their players to take the easiest courses, so comparing them to ALL students for a statistic isn't necessarily the best comparison.
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Hey college sports guys.. - 06/04/2011 06:17:34 PM 1187 Views
speaking as a former student athlete... - 06/04/2011 06:43:13 PM 773 Views
I agree with this. *NM* - 06/04/2011 09:16:43 PM 283 Views
Not a college sports guy, but I agree with LadyLorraine. - 06/04/2011 07:17:07 PM 746 Views
I don't think that exact scenario would come up... - 06/04/2011 07:33:03 PM 715 Views
Generally, I don't think they should get paid. - 06/04/2011 07:29:29 PM 678 Views
If they're in college, fuck no. But should they be in college in the first place? - 06/04/2011 07:57:03 PM 863 Views
I say keep the sports and get wrid of all the worthless arts and lit programs - 07/04/2011 02:07:36 PM 732 Views
Except that "football" is not a major. - 07/04/2011 07:35:37 PM 800 Views
I do believe they recieve college credit for playing - 08/04/2011 02:14:31 PM 660 Views
Yah, in the same manner I got PE credit for doing Marching Band... - 08/04/2011 09:05:55 PM 605 Views
RIt would be no harder to make football a degree program - 09/04/2011 05:11:13 PM 654 Views
2/10; would not recommend this trolling. - 09/04/2011 09:35:28 PM 656 Views
pointing out the unpopular is not trolling *NM* - 10/04/2011 03:38:35 AM 265 Views
Posting purposefully incorrect statements to get a rise out of people is. *NM* - 10/04/2011 08:48:02 AM 333 Views
what was the incorrect statement? *NM* - 11/04/2011 07:18:52 PM 275 Views
Playing ignorant doesn't really suit you. - 11/04/2011 11:48:15 PM 670 Views
that may be, but the fact of the matter is that it isn't. *NM* - 10/04/2011 12:19:14 AM 305 Views
Do you speak from experience or is it simply a matter of faith? *NM* - 10/04/2011 03:37:31 AM 294 Views
so you do know of a school with a football major? - 10/04/2011 04:50:17 PM 670 Views
Havn't we been playing them under the table all this time? *NM* - 06/04/2011 08:52:09 PM 412 Views
I'm already pissed they get scholarships for being able to play football. They can join the NFL - 07/04/2011 12:50:15 AM 772 Views
Sports bring in such a huge amount of money to schools though. - 07/04/2011 04:32:37 AM 671 Views
It does help schools raise money, AND it does help the players - 07/04/2011 07:38:31 PM 694 Views
That's why there are need and merit-based scholarships - 09/04/2011 03:22:09 PM 680 Views
I get the rationale, it just annoys me. *NM* - 09/04/2011 03:20:05 PM 280 Views
No. Sports brings in huge amounts of money to popular schools. *NM* - 09/04/2011 03:27:33 PM 267 Views
So no one should profit if everyone can't? - 10/04/2011 06:25:44 PM 657 Views
Really? - 07/04/2011 02:03:32 PM 705 Views
well...if anything that just means there should be MORE emphasis on academics... - 07/04/2011 07:26:49 PM 801 Views
That is a personal decsion they made - 08/04/2011 02:16:17 PM 685 Views
I'm...not really sure what that means. - 08/04/2011 09:10:17 PM 628 Views
The graduation rate for athletes overall is higher than the general undergrad student body, it seems - 09/04/2011 02:57:43 PM 782 Views
How is that statistic presented? - 09/04/2011 03:13:54 PM 613 Views
schools are full of fluff classes and it isn't just because of sports - 09/04/2011 05:21:57 PM 593 Views
I did not say it was. - 10/04/2011 12:20:54 AM 684 Views
so we should just rely on your unbiased judgment and ignore facts? *NM* - 10/04/2011 03:39:40 AM 296 Views
Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM* - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM 299 Views
well since you seem unable to support your arguments that must be the case *NM* - 11/04/2011 07:22:33 PM 274 Views
If that is what helps you sleep at night *NM* - 11/04/2011 07:51:50 PM 259 Views
You seem to be the one who needs to think football are less intelligent *NM* - 13/04/2011 12:06:29 AM 259 Views
I said nothing about intelligence at any point - 13/04/2011 03:58:18 AM 648 Views
That's because you risk your tenure if you fail the sports darlings. - 09/04/2011 03:24:19 PM 617 Views
your facts counter your argument not support it - 09/04/2011 05:18:02 PM 756 Views
I'm repeating what professors have told me firsthand. - 09/04/2011 09:33:10 PM 961 Views
Most profeesors are weak kneed liberals who are still mad that they were shoved in lockers - 10/04/2011 03:45:36 AM 848 Views
I laughed out loud. That was grand. - 10/04/2011 08:46:29 AM 605 Views
Sorry dude but "somone told me" really isn't a fact - 11/04/2011 07:21:48 PM 643 Views
All right, man. Whatever makes you happy. *NM* - 11/04/2011 11:49:12 PM 253 Views
That funny coming from you *NM* - 13/04/2011 12:05:30 AM 247 Views
Err... I don't care? My point was that colleges shouldn't give a damn about athletics - 09/04/2011 03:25:24 PM 746 Views
Because college is only about what YOU think it should be about? - 09/04/2011 04:14:03 PM 647 Views
And yet we seem to agree that college is about education - 09/04/2011 07:29:31 PM 751 Views
you said you are pissed that they recieve scholarships - 09/04/2011 07:45:02 PM 674 Views
Or girls? - 08/04/2011 03:03:55 PM 624 Views
I can agree with this - 08/04/2011 09:12:54 PM 666 Views
How about yes salary, no scholarship? They're getting paid with a full college scholarship. - 09/04/2011 03:30:06 PM 731 Views
you would have the issues brought up by the article - 10/04/2011 05:15:12 PM 564 Views
Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. - 11/04/2011 02:57:37 AM 623 Views
Re: Oh, I agree. Terrible idea. - 11/04/2011 03:18:47 AM 608 Views
if you have a full-ride... - 11/04/2011 03:29:42 AM 730 Views

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