No one would like to see the money dry up and for college sports to return to their glory days more than me. I would also like to do a quantum leap back to the State College, Pa that I grew up in during the 1970's.
If you really think that way, then make sure all your own personal decisions line up with that same thinking, even if it means endangering your own life and family.
If they suck and can’t get on the football field, does the coach have the right to do what’s best for the football situation by telling them to find another university and football team? Piss off, losers. You suck, and we need those scholarships.
You seem awfully defensive after he exposed the holes in your bullsh*t analogy.
Ask him about the Sandusky case, all his info is from November 2011. He’s learned nothing in 10 years. But man can he virtue signal…
So you never left an employer for more money or you stayed loyal forever? I’m sure you think you made a point there. What the f—k it was I have no idea.
Where is your hero pedo again? Right where he belongs. A decade later, nothing.
Pssst, bowl games are meaningless to those going to get paid in the league. Look how many kids across the nation are bailing on the bowls. It’s an exhibition game for the fans. Selfish young men daring to think about their own futures are impacting your life. Why is that? Work on it and see if you can figure it out.
I've left an employer for more money but I've never told an employer, "I'm going to leave in October and I intend not to work in September so that I can prepare for my new job. I expect you to continue to provide me with pay and benefits in September even though I won't be working." These players were provided with full scholarships and tons of benefits to play football. They should keep their commitment to the team or else they should be required to pay back some portion of the money they were given.
So you were never in their shoes is what you’re saying. What job did you interview for that had a million dollar swing in your pay based on your interview performance? This generation BS. The NCAA is a joke. It’s a business and you just want to stick your fingers in your ears because you don’t like hearing it. These kids don’t owe you a thing and the school begged them to come and play. It wasn’t vice versa. You sound sour because you didn’t get what they had. It’s easy to be sour and talk about loyalty when it’s not your life or decision to make.
And we're footing the bill as fans. You want loyalty , show some. The whole thing has changed and I don't really like it.
You choose to pay. That is your choice. They don’t owe you a thing for some exhibition game. Notice their future employers don’t hold it against them. Why is that? Psst, it’s a business.
I think that is the main issue. It used to be that quitting was looked at as wrong. Now it is all about getting yours.
You have to wonder where this is headed. Will the 5-star freshmen recruits look over the schedule and tell the coach, " I agree to play in the Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Auburn, and Michigan State games. However, I am opting out of the Ohio University, Western Michigan, and Illinois games since they are beneath me and I might get hurt."?
Not sure, read Lion Kings if you can find it. He mentions how they fell apart in 1992 after losing at home to Miami. Everyone went in their own direction.
Who cares what you think ? He sat out a Covid year when we didn't know if or when the games would be played.
Yep. You got it. I think Parsons, Smith, Dotson, Brisker, and the other opt outers are selfish, disingenuous people who took money to provide a service and then didn't complete their part of the bargain. The money they took came from fans and taxpayers. They took the free education, tons of perks, nice campus living conditions, etc. without providing the service for which they were paid. I don't care that they are taking a risk of getting hurt in the bowl game. They knew that was possible when they agreed to take the hundreds of thousands of dollars from the rest of us to be a scholarship player. If they didn't want to take this risk then they should have gone to college and become school teachers or accountants and paid for the education themselves.
I blasted Parsons repeatedly on this board. He is worse than the others. He sat on his a$$ taking the scholarship money for a year while the team languished. Last season was the worst in decades and I blame Parsons almost completely.
Let's go back over the years. Remember Curtis Enid? Took a suit, was suspended for the bowl game. Psu could've used him.
I read it. Not the same situation at all. These games are…as consistently noted by coaches for years…prep for next year. Chances to get young guys time and experience to be ready to vie for a championship next year.
I didn't blow up over that because I didn't know if and when the games would be held. But yeah. Glad it worked so well for him.
Yet he’ll be welcomed back by the staff. He went on to be a high pick, is setup well and thriving. His new employer seems just fine with him. Did you blast Arrington for leaving a year early too? Or is it just bowl game guys and Parsons? It’s an odd mentality to think other humans owe their future decisions to you. What did you do to raise any of them?
They didn’t take a thing. They were begged to go to PSU and all had options because it’s a business. They earned the ship. Go after their money, see how that plays out in recruiting. The NCAA has been a farm league for the NFL for decades. Old powerful men in suits used to keep them in line with the amateur BS talk. The kids call their bluff a decade back at NW and now the narrative isn’t owned by the NCAA. You watch how none of the schools ask for money back as they know it would be bad for business. Because it is a business and some just don’t want to see it as they want to pretend it’s still Camelot.
You may like the old days better, and so do I since I’m stuck with this BS CFP. But…if the argument is they will play if the games actually mean something then you just made the point.
I think once they made they moved the playoffs to four teams they made all the bowl games meaningless. Might as well expand the playoffs and get rid of the bowl games
Parsons is being welcomed back by the staff. The staff didn't put up the money that Parsons took and then didn't deliver the service for which he was paid. I bet if Franklin paid Parsons out of his pocket, he would look at the situation differently.
Then stop donating to NLC, buying tix, etc. Problem solved for you since you feel you are owed something, need a ROI.
