Black Clemson players wanted nothing to do with Trump's cold fast-food feast

when they were college age--------they eventually outgrew it.

I thought these kids had warming lights there,or something.

the fries and pizza were under warming lamps.

I'd guess that the other things were kept in warming bags or something.

My kids love instant ramen noodles but I'm not going to serve them that for dinner when I can make perfectly good pasta. And a treat for an accomplishment would NOT be ramen noodles or a cheap hamburger.

The event was supposed to be special. The team dressed up for the occasion in order to have a meal with the (disgraceful) president of the United States. The least he could have done was provide a chef prepared dinner offering salmon, chicken, or steak. Lobster if he was feeling generous. Burgers would have been fine if they were invited to a barbecue (still prepared by a chef or local grillmaster).

Serving them fast food for this event was disgraceful.

about his stupid wall and dissed Democrats, then he left. He had his coat on the whole time. It was so disrespectful, so thoughtless, so utterly lacking in class. Just like trump himself.

what they eat most of the time. Would have been nice for the dimwit to show them some respect and make it a tad classier.

If she saw them eating that crap

But the author didn't even mention it, focusing instead on crafting her own colorful commentary about how disgusting she found it.

Not now. Major colleges have nutritionists and cooks just for the players. They get better meals than most of us.

I was thinking regular college kids; I stand corrected.

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Black Players Smarter!

I hope so.

It would just affect their eligibility.

Forming a partnership with Aramark, the Clemson football nutrition program serves its players top-notch foods that are ideal for providing them with the appropriate and healthy nourishment required of performing at a high level on the gridiron. McCain and Foreman are passionate about their crafts, constantly tweaking the menu and making notice of each player’s dietary preferences and needs.[link:https://clemsontigers.com/fueling-the-tigers/|

along with that Nike swoosh. Amateur athletics, indeed.

the apples and oranges, and the other healthy food we see in that picture?

And the various "Gatorade bars" being sold underneath.

I see nothing wrong with this. If it was their main source of nutrition, then maybe you would have a point.

I like an occasional unhealthy snack, but I don't have snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lighten up.

....I made it a point of telling my school's President flat out that if by some twist of fate said Kavadouche came to campus that I would not attend any talks or the like even if they made it mandatory. I'd take whatever lumps came my way for standing up for my principals then. Said President was on board with me in the extremely unlikely event that were to happen since we're just a little Podunk school that the Kavadouches of the world look down upon - that they would never make students attend then.

It doesn't appear that the athletic administration pressured anyone to go. To those not familiar with South Carolina and Clemson, that may not seem a big deal, but it is. It's a huge deal.

Link to tweet

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The article does not (at least on a quick read) contain a single player criticism of the "cold fast-food feast."

What is notable is the disparity in attendance (most of the white players attended; most of the black players did not). None of them cited the food as the issue - they just didn't want to chill with Trump. That's a big difference.

There are other buried facts, but I'm pretty disgusted that the focus was on the food served (almost exclusively provided by the author's running commentary) - not the significant issue that black players overwhelmingly chose not to attend and that some who did attend did so because they were worried about retaining scholarships.

White players should be supporting the black players. Nobody should have gone.

Have none of these players seen Remember the Titans?

Sid