Sorry dude but "somone told me" really isn't a fact
		random thoughts Send a noteboard - 11/04/2011 07:21:48 PM
		
	
		
			
				Maybe you need to take some logic classes and they could explain the concept of fact to you.  Now do you have a case where a professor lost tenure because he failed a player?  
			
		
	
	
			Hey college sports guys..
	    
	         - 06/04/2011 06:17:34 PM
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			If they're in college, fuck no. But should they be in college in the first place?
	    
	         - 06/04/2011 07:57:03 PM
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			I believe it's because sports like basketball and football want to see your college career
	    
	         - 06/04/2011 08:47:24 PM
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			Why not have young players prove themselves in the pro leagues immediately? *NM*
	    
	         - 06/04/2011 09:40:24 PM
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			Football players don't mature until their early 20s at the earliest
	    
	         - 06/04/2011 10:52:50 PM
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			I assume you mean why don't the NFL and NBA teams develop their own young players?
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 11:32:49 AM
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			I say keep the sports and get wrid of all the worthless arts and lit programs
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 02:07:36 PM
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			Except that "football" is not a major.
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 07:35:37 PM
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			I do believe they recieve college credit for playing
	    
	         - 08/04/2011 02:14:31 PM
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			Yah, in the same manner I got PE credit for doing Marching Band...
	    
	         - 08/04/2011 09:05:55 PM
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			RIt would be no harder to make football a degree program
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 05:11:13 PM
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			2/10; would not recommend this trolling.
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 09:35:28 PM
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			pointing out the unpopular is not trolling *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 03:38:35 AM
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			Posting purposefully incorrect statements to get a rise out of people is. *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 08:48:02 AM
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			that may be, but the fact of the matter is that it isn't. *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 12:19:14 AM
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			Do you speak from experience or is it simply a matter of faith? *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 03:37:31 AM
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			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
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			Sports bring in such a huge amount of money to schools though.
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 04:32:37 AM
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			No. Sports brings in huge amounts of money to popular schools. *NM*
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 03:27:33 PM
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			Uh, no they can't just join the NFL. They have to have 2.5 years out of high school. *NM*
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 04:49:07 AM
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			Really?
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 02:03:32 PM
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			well...if anything that just means there should be MORE emphasis on academics...
	    
	         - 07/04/2011 07:26:49 PM
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			That is a personal decsion they made
	    
	         - 08/04/2011 02:16:17 PM
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			I'm...not really sure what that means.
	    
	         - 08/04/2011 09:10:17 PM
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			The graduation rate for athletes overall is higher than the general undergrad student body, it seems
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 02:57:43 PM
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			How is that statistic presented?
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 03:13:54 PM
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			schools are full of fluff classes and it isn't just because of sports
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 05:21:57 PM
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			I did not say it was.
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 12:20:54 AM
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			so we should just rely on your unbiased judgment and ignore facts? *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 03:39:40 AM
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			 Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM
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 Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM*
	    
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	     Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM
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 Yes that is precisely what I am asking. YOU CAUGHT ME *NM*
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 05:25:52 PM
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			well since you seem unable to support your arguments that must be the case *NM*
	    
	         - 11/04/2011 07:22:33 PM
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			If that is what helps you sleep at night *NM*
	    
	         - 11/04/2011 07:51:50 PM
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			You seem to be the one who needs to think football are less intelligent *NM*
	    
	         - 13/04/2011 12:06:29 AM
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			That's because you risk your tenure if you fail the sports darlings.
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 03:24:19 PM
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			your facts counter your argument not support it
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 05:18:02 PM
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			I'm repeating what professors have told me firsthand.
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 09:33:10 PM
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			Most profeesors are weak kneed liberals who are still mad that they were shoved in lockers
	    
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			I laughed out loud. That was grand.  - 10/04/2011 08:46:29 AM
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			Sorry dude but "somone told me" really isn't a fact
		
	         - 11/04/2011 07:21:48 PM
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			Err... I don't care?  My point was that colleges shouldn't give a damn about athletics
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 03:25:24 PM
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			Because college is only about what YOU think it should be about?
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 04:14:03 PM
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			Or girls?
	    
	         - 08/04/2011 03:03:55 PM
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			How about yes salary, no scholarship? They're getting paid with a full college scholarship.
	    
	         - 09/04/2011 03:30:06 PM
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			you would have the issues brought up by the article
	    
	         - 10/04/2011 05:15:12 PM
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			Oh,  I agree. Terrible idea.
	    
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