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

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 08:31 PM

Apr 2014

students do not work 30-50 hours a week? How do they study?

And the normal student ends up with student loans to pay off.

Want a list of college players who obtained a "serious education"?

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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