...when Linday claimed loyalty and sticking with UNLV even with Hamilton leaving?
Wasn't it less than a week ago...
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I know! The issue is now that they are professional athletes where do things go in regards to tax payers and students subsidizing these privileged students? Many schools get a portion of the athletic budget paid for through taxes, and the students at many schools also are charged a fee for athletics. How many school actually break even or better in athletics?
At what point does the benefit of athletics in universities get passed by all the additional cost that are being added? When do all of the non-revenue sports athletes start grumbling and demanding they also get paid? When do the lawsuits start? It first started with providing a little bit of cash to the athletes for spending money, better food, tutoring, expensive recreation facilities for the athletes, etc. (example: UNLV football facilities).
Considering less that 2% of college athletes even have an outside changes at making a livable wage as a professional athlete, it is crazy that the schools have become hostages to the athletes.
I still enjoy college sports, but it is getting harder and harder to support the insanity!
At what point does the benefit of athletics in universities get passed by all the additional cost that are being added? When do all of the non-revenue sports athletes start grumbling and demanding they also get paid? When do the lawsuits start? It first started with providing a little bit of cash to the athletes for spending money, better food, tutoring, expensive recreation facilities for the athletes, etc. (example: UNLV football facilities).
Considering less that 2% of college athletes even have an outside changes at making a livable wage as a professional athlete, it is crazy that the schools have become hostages to the athletes.
I still enjoy college sports, but it is getting harder and harder to support the insanity!
I'd say cut off all taxpayer funding for all p5 schools but universities are addicted to money and will cry and whine how they deserve taxpayer funding even though they make boatloads of money from ESPN and other tv programming.
I'm against it too. But if I'm completely honest with myself I'd most likely be for it if it was working in our favor and we were winning.
Of course. I’d feel the same way. It’s hypocritical but if something is hypocritical and you can admit it instead of trying to twist it, it’s not nearly as bad, imo, because everyone has some hypocrisy in them. With some, it runs rampant.
For instance … we win a controversial game, we got the critical calls. You don’t need to point out A) B) and C) in a whataboutistic way to show that you didn’t get the benefit of the doubt. Admit it … we got the breaks this game and it screwed over the other team, but we will take it …
I think honesty instead of excuse making and whataboutism is more refreshing.
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