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Shockey's camp comments on the U scandal

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LinvilleGorge Grand Master

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So morality or the lack thereof is determined by athletic talent? I guess this explains a lot.

What's more immoral, athletes taking improper benefits or everyone else in NCAA athletics making bank off of these kids? The coaches and ADs make millions, the NCAA employees themselves are very well compensated. The athletes get a scholarship but are otherwise flat broke, yet they're the ones lining the pockets of others but they better not take a dime for themselves! It's bullshit.

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rico6 Grand Master

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So morality or the lack thereof is determined by athletic talent? I guess this explains a lot.

Cut it out, this isn't exactly a "go to church every Sunday" morality situation. It's simply kids getting 'incentives' for just being exceptionally talented at what they do.

Same as the students in scholastic competitions getting slipped Cars, Benefits, Cash, etc.

This happens, everywhere, and anywhere.

Shockey is just being real.

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So morality or the lack thereof is determined by athletic talent? I guess this explains a lot.

So your telling me if someone came up to and gave you a check for 100k and said we appreciated your services here keep up the good work you'd say no i have morals and hand him the check back? did you go to college? don't lie to yourself.

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I was at training camp today and Shockey made an off-the-cuff remark to a fan wearing Miami Hurricanes gear. It went a little something like this.

"Hey there's a Miami guy. Don't listen what that media is saying." With Cam in the forefront of the crowd, "Hey they did that sh*t in Auburn too". Cam bows his head and shakes back and forth.

Is he claiming Cam was paid for or is he stating that the issue in Miami is blow out of proportion?

Cause truth be told, all the brew-ha-ha by the media about Cam being brought by Auburn was nothing more than silly school rivalry that certain folks really need to get over unless they know something the public don't.:rolleyes:

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It's pretty much impossible to have a competitive, clean D1 program. Too many people involved - coaches, players, boosters, agents, tutors and on and on. You can't monitor everyone 24/7. However, Miami looks like SMU all over again. They didn't even try to hide it. When it runs that deep, you have to wonder how serious the NCAA truly is on compliance. Seems like it's hush hush until it blows up, then the NCAA is forced to act.

NCAA amateurism is a sham.

:iagree: I say get rid of the NCAA and let the schools do everything they are already doing in the light. The NCAA is ineffective anyways, a joke.

The moralists can crow all they want but somebody always cries when somebody else is getting paid. These kids have families too, some even have kids of their own, they work hard, they should get paid too.

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Being a current college student I'm just a little bit bias on this issue. It pisses me off that I'm paying out the ass and going into debit that I won't pay off until I'm 30 while some people get free rides and all kinds of goodies just because they can throw a football.

Actually, it isn't even the scholarships that bother me. It's the fact that rich old faggy men pine over the college athletes and worships them with gifts while the other 98% of college students are broke, driving 20 year old Honda Civics, and living off of $5 pizza.

How much revenue do you bring in for the university? If you go to a BCS school, those athletes (football and basketball) are probably bringing in a pretty penny for them.

The difference is in what is allowed. Let's say you're on an academic scholarship, if a prominent alum wants to give you a nice, cushy job to help you while you go to school, that's fine. If you're in a fraternity and graduates come to town and provide you guys with a bunch of booze and food, that's just one of the perks. However, if you're an athlete - huge scandal. It's a helluva double standard.

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