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BlueStreak

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25. They should be educutaing, not playing games

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 05:56 PM

Apr 2014

Who needs an "athletic department" anyway. That's like saying they need a department of hair styling or a department of movie reviews, or a department of dating and match-making. This should not be the mission of any university. If people want to play games while they are in college, let them organize AND PAY FOR THEM themselves.

But because that isn't going to happen, we should recognize that these are private businesses that have nothing to do with education. If they are going to make money off of athletes, then the athletes certainly should have the right to organize and bargain for a share of that money.

If the women's softball team or men's tiddly-winks team doesn't generate a profit, then those students won't have much bargaining power.

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I think the Northwestern Football team Unionizing tactic is incorrect. [View all] rufus dog Apr 2014 OP

I don't know how one would pull that off. I also question the strategy. BlueStreak Apr 2014 #1

You realize very few colleges make money on athletics, right? joeglow3 Apr 2014 #2

Screw all the athletic programs. That isn't what a university is. BlueStreak Apr 2014 #7

Why the hatred for football? joeglow3 Apr 2014 #11

Actually basketball is the more current topic BlueStreak Apr 2014 #17

So, which is it joeglow3 Apr 2014 #19

They should be educutaing, not playing games BlueStreak Apr 2014 #25

My oldest son is a college athlete and a Dean's List student. He can even spell "educating". 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #30

And what is your point? BlueStreak Apr 2014 #40

Maybe the players should utilize their time in college to, I don't know, learn something. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #3

Really rufus dog Apr 2014 #4

I think the players know damn well how to use the institutions. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #5

Oh, the poor innocent universities. I wonder if they know they have been duped. BlueStreak Apr 2014 #9

And if they get too many concussions or blow out a knee, they should just be discarded, right? FSogol Apr 2014 #10

I'm not "anti-union". Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #12

You need to calm down and step back joeglow3 Apr 2014 #14

No I will not calm down. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #15

What college are you talking about? joeglow3 Apr 2014 #16

Who are you to decide whether or not we need a college program? Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #20

Go to extremes much? joeglow3 Apr 2014 #21

What college? blueamy66 Apr 2014 #24

+1 The notion that every college athlete goes on to become a millionaire pro athlete FSogol Apr 2014 #18

It there weren't billions of dollars at stake, universities would actually have student athletes BlueStreak Apr 2014 #8

How many people have you known who were student athletes? joeglow3 Apr 2014 #23

What's the point? BlueStreak Apr 2014 #26

Define "for profit" joeglow3 Apr 2014 #36

Billion dollar teevee contracts that fund exorbitant salaries BlueStreak Apr 2014 #39

So, losing money is "for profit" joeglow3 Apr 2014 #41

It is obscene that taxpayers would pay for univesities that pay coaches BlueStreak Apr 2014 #42

So, because the coaches get paid too much in your book joeglow3 Apr 2014 #43

What's the difference? Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #34

watch the daily show and you will get it politicman Apr 2014 #6

And companies make a shit load of money off their workers. Free college is PAY!! nt Logical Apr 2014 #27

like i said, watch the daily show and then come back and comment politicman Apr 2014 #28

CEOs make millions also...... Logical Apr 2014 #29

think about it will ya politicman Apr 2014 #31

LOL, they WANT to play football. No one is making them. And you think many college..... Logical Apr 2014 #32

please tell me you are joking politicman Apr 2014 #35

So you think you need to make it about race and politics? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #13

Gee, that sounds kind of stupid. CBGLuthier Apr 2014 #22

since it's not about the money to the students, there's only one way to settle this... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #33

Thread win. 99Forever Apr 2014 #38

Strike first, then unionize? idendoit Apr 2014 #37