As much as I love college football, this is a thing I hate about it.
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As much as I love college football, this is a thing I hate about it.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/police-no-arrest-in-case-invol...
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Really sad to read the quotes from his girlfriend saying that without football, he wouldn't be able to make it at a job anywhere else.
What does that say about the education he's supposedly getting at Missouri?
The kid's got a number of issues he needs to address outside of education.
One of the biggest flaws I see in the "players get paid with an education" argument is the dishonesty by the schools (and players). Schools hand out scholarships like candy (limited release candy) to athletes, which is great. But for many sports and universities, the athletes aren't encouraged to get a real education, or graduate (see: UNC). And in many cases, the athletes would NEVER get a full ride, or even get in to the school. So players get empty degrees (if they even graduate), with no knowledge to back them up.
There's such a disconnect between the academic side of universities, which want their alumni to be knowledgeable and successful, and the athletic side that just want their students to remain eligible and make money once they leave. So we end up with Dorial Green-Beckham, and his girlfriend who doesn't think he could hold a real job.
I know this is more extreme for revenue sports, and I've oversimplified things, but... ah shit. I got way too deep in my own thoughts and I don't know where I'm going. I've legit been half typing this for over an hour. Maybe I'll come back and try to make real sense tomorrow. Or maybe I should stay away from the hard stuff and stick to the alchohol thread
As a school you cannot force a student to live on the good side of the law and you cannot force them to get good grades. At a certain point, the athlete him or herself has to take on that responsibility and not blame others for their own shortcomings. In fact, while you say the school does these kids a disservice by the get out of jail free cards, how many of these kids truly do get a second chance at life BECAUSE they're an athlete for a school?
Whoa whoa whoa. I don't think I mentioned a get out of jail free card (even though I'm sure many of schools have just that). And all of the kids put in school do get a chance, that's why it's great that so many get scholarships.
My point was -and I didn't make it very well- that the schools hand out education, but it's really hard to take advantage of it if you're forced in to 40-50 hours a week of football related activities.
I'm in full support of a radical idea like making college football a series of minor league teams for the NFL that wear the schools colors, rent the stadiums and the schools reciprocate this advertising with access to classes for anyone on the team who so wishes to take them. You don't have to go to class, but if you do, you have to take it seriously.
It's a more true representation of the student athlete system in regards to football. Football is a marketing program and a fundraiser, that's it. Treat it like so. Every other program should be a more true student/athlete relationship since they don't make any money anyway.
...and this would still kill most of college athletics because the school would not receive enough funding through this model to support keeping the rest of the sports programs.
Really sucks that this kind of thing happens...unfortunately it's the same song getting played over and over again.
The worse thing is that it happens everywhere, except when it happens on one's own campus, excuses are always made. Without looking, I can imagine the excuses being made on Mizzou message boards for the guy. The entirety of the argument won't be settled for a long time, because of the gordian knot that is college athletics.
I hope the Mizzou message boards won't defend a guy who clearly has put himself in the negative spotlight a number of times since he's been there, especially with this most recent incident. From thousands of miles away it looks like DGB needs to get help. From the article:
Actually, I think he does need to get in trouble. Every time someone gets off easy, they don't learn their actions have consequences. If he's being given a pass because he's a ridiculously good football player, then I think that gravy train will come to an end sooner than later.
I was just about to say something to this effect. Apparently the dude has been in trouble several times and keeps getting off. Why do you think he keeps being a dumbass? Cuz in his mind he won't get in trouble because of football. I also hate this aspect of the game. These kids need to learn they aren't above the law and unfortunately some of them have to learn the hard way after multiple offenses
If you want to see the impact of not getting in trouble for doing bad things, examine a certain TE lived in the Boston area.
You cannot keep handing out "Get out of Jail Free" cards or the trouble they cause will get worse and worse until they find out what that limit is.
And he's gone.
Now with the football aspect out of it the girl should press charges. stupid punk hood rat thinks he's untouchable.. well reality might not hit in until he's at McDonalds or Taco Bell
I'd also like to point out that it took 1 mistake for him to get kicked off the team, meanwhile C. Journell got about 9 lives.
Hardly just one mistake. Dorial Green-Beckham was frequently in trouble. More so than Journell.
He had more than 1 mistake before being dismissed. This would have been his third arrest while at Mizzou.
From the wiki page on him:
Well done, Missouri, well done
So muc,h in this discussion was focusing on wrong thing. Glad Mizzou did the right thing n dismissed him. Those girls should not feel pressured not to press charges AND this idiot needs to take reponsibility. The college is not responsible 4 his actions in this case.