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I think he had been timed down in the 4.3s, also I think he's one of those guys who is faster (or at least doesn't loose as much) in pads.
that sounds amazing!
#BEATBAMA will be traveling across the country from DC to Boston and finally Portland, where I will meet up with a friend who is an Alabama grad. Can't wait to see her reaction when she picks me up from the airport.
There is no defense against a Zombie Turkey offense!
Got it on Wednesday and will be wearing it downtown tonight. It's a pretty well-constructed shirt, and, well, #BEATBAMA!
I'd prefer to think that someone just fat fingered it. Less messy that way.
That might be the most bias article I've ever read. The writer must feel real witty replacing the 'l' on every team he doesn't like with 'LOL'.
Also, does he not realize its just as easy to say "FLOLrida" as it is to say "FLOLrida State"...?
I was referring to the NCAA, and if you don't think that's a capitalist enterprise, you're deluded.
Just ordered my shirt! Can't wait to show it off to my fellow Hokies! Thanks for doing this!!
There's a Jack Tyler hater lurking around.
David Wilson was a mid 4.4 guy, think he ran like a 4.44 at the combine. There is no way Exum or Fuller are that speed.
In response to the semi-pro/minor league: I'm not fully up on how this is done across the pond, but a lot of (maybe all?) privately run football (soccer) clubs over in Europe have developmental teams for younger players. Ajax of Amsterdam is one team in particular that has a well established youth program, I believe they refer to these teams as academies. If I understand correctly, their academies are essentially full time training programs that focus on soccer and provide an education for the players that are coming up through the pipeline. So it is a little like our college farm system for the NFL/NBA and a little like our minor league baseball system for MLB. The kids get 'scholarships' for attending and players are paid to do it.
Granted, soccer is big money over there, so the teams want to develop younger players and bring them up through the club ranks until they can contribute to the teenage teams and, maybe, the lower-division teams before getting a contract for a premier league/serie a/bundesliga/primera team. A big difference over here is that the NFL is TOTALLY reliant on the college game. There is no semi-pro. There is no d-league. When's the last time you heard of a player being drafted from another American football league? Promoted from a developmental squad? I can't think of a single one. Maybe signed from the CFL, sure. But NFL teams don't participate in player development at a younger age, so players are forced into the NCAA pipeline. No options if you want to play NFL. If there was a developmental league for players who couldn't hack it in college, or who didn't want to play by the NCAA rule book, then I'd agree that NCAA football players shouldn't get paid because they had the option. But that option currently does not exist.
So I wore my shirt out last night for the first time since I got it. All my Tech friends loved it. Even a uva friend liked it, but made sure to tell me we had no chance of winning (but he also thinks uva will beat both Oregon and Tech). The best part of the night though was when a drunk girl thought I was making a political statement by wearing a Beat Obama shirt.
Wouldn't be surprised - I mean he did sign his LOI from his house due to a suspension.
All good points. I retract my endorsement of student athlete endorsements.
Could be worse...we could be Cleveland Cavaliers fans.
Based on his twitter feed, he really loved being at OSU. Would have been nice to have him, but at least he isn't in the ACC. Wish him the best.
But we live in a society where "fairness" doesn't factor into economic decisions. Is it "fair" that the kid got a football scholarship, but a world class Madden player wouldn't? The difference is that the school makes money off of football and not Madden so the football player gets a schollie... and the school makes money off of football but not soccer... so the football player would have a claim to the "profits" of the football program, ESPECIALLY the revenue gained from a likeness of his image.
I don't think the football player should get paid, but for reasons other then fairness.
Meanwhile, I spent the last 2 nights sitting alone on my couch watching the entirety of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Oh boy. I'll probably have a bunch to say about this when I have time to post, but yes, players should get paid, and yes, it should be a uniform amount across the board for all athletes.
I understand what you are saying, but if the player has market value, he is obviously a good player that will go on to a NFL career where money won't be an issue. Any sport that has a major player like that will end up going professionally. It isn't fair to other sports though. Why should some scout player who nobody knows about get paid just because he plays football, but your good (not great) soccer player gets nothing nothing just because he doesn't play a marketable sport. This is really two separate arguments. Either paying college athletes or allowing college athletes to be endorsed and getting compensated off of endorsements. I don't see any fair way to pay athletes since only two sports in college are actually marketable, but can see where an argument could be made for players getting endorsement deals. Like what was previously mention, most athletic departments rarely come out even in terms of profit. The money is coming from the television contracts and the marketing of apparel sales (which technically isn't from the athlete because it isn't allowed, but we all know that it really is.)
For what it's worth, Auburn definitely had a couple of chances down the field vs Alabama last year. If Loeffler's WR's can beat their man one-on-one and Loeffler's QB has the time and the arm to make the throw, he'll give Alabama some problems.
As with any capitalist enterprise, pay should be based on output, not input
Virginia Tech isn't a capitalist enterprise though. It's a land-grant college. It's very nature is non-profit, which is why in-state students pay less (they already subsidize the school through taxes).
Whatever "profit" the football team makes is reinvested into the athletic department, and into Virginia Tech as a whole.
Even though we knew he wasn't coming here, this is still annoying...
Those are all of the Virginia prospects... He just doesn't think anyone from UVA is worth watching