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Tue Sep-27-11 08:32 AM
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| 10. Exercise and athletics are good for the mind. |
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Laziness and sloth breed stupidity.
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| -The Shame of College Sports |
mfcorey1 |
Sep-27-11 04:58 AM |
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"While earning nothing for themselves." I beg to differ |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 05:46 AM |
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LOL |
taterguy |
Sep-27-11 06:00 AM |
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Wow, I guess I should completely disbelieve my lying eyes then |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 06:11 AM |
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Comparing athletic graduation rates to the general student body is meaningless |
taterguy |
Sep-27-11 06:49 AM |
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So by your very words you show that athletics provide a means for students to stay in college, |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 08:00 AM |
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The Spring and Summer semesters have an easier schedule. |
JVS |
Sep-27-11 06:52 AM |
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You obviously don't know about college sports |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 08:19 AM |
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Exercise and athletics are good for the mind. |
tabasco |
Sep-27-11 08:32 AM |
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My post was specifically about big-time college football. That's not good for the mind |
taterguy |
Sep-27-11 04:15 PM |
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I'm not so sure about your claims. |
tabasco |
Sep-28-11 06:14 PM |
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I used to agree with this |
Blue_Tires |
Sep-27-11 08:10 AM |
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Relatively speaking sure, |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 08:20 AM |
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I've had three relatives drop their full ride athletic scholarships because |
progressoid |
Sep-27-11 08:55 AM |
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And I had three relatives who played football in major college programs, |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 08:57 AM |
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So we should encourage a corrupt system that misuses students for billions in corporate profit? |
progressoid |
Sep-27-11 09:16 AM |
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So reform college sports then, |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 09:22 AM |
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Exactly. Reform it. |
progressoid |
Sep-27-11 09:52 AM |
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No, I originally started by disagreeing with the article's statement that a student/athlete |
MadHound |
Sep-27-11 09:56 AM |
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Sadly it won't get reformed anytime soon. |
progressoid |
Sep-27-11 10:28 AM |
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LOL, I know, right? |
AndrewP |
Sep-27-11 09:53 AM |
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College atheletes are paid in the form of the free tuition and tutoring they recieve. If thats not |
Erose999 |
Sep-27-11 08:38 AM |
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Unbelievable |
Renaissance Man |
Sep-27-11 10:23 AM |
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Well, then we'd call them pros, wouldn't we? |
WinkyDink |
Sep-28-11 06:20 PM |
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