2. to take advantage of (a person, situation, etc), esp unethically or unjustly for one's own ends
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Originally posted by Mainevent View PostGot my big goofy Dookies confused. That picture is obviously after Morris left his feet. As he brought the dribble into the lane the dude was backing up giving him the lane, if he had took it hard to the rack to either side, Morris would have had a great chance at getting a clean lay up or a foul.Last edited by *JD*; March 21, 2011, 04:22 PM.
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Originally posted by Kstat View Post...which is exactly what happened. They didn't sign up to be put on t-shirts.
If they wanted to get paid they should have simply went to the professional ranks immediately ... however the aura that UM helped create around them would not have occurred.Forever One!
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Originally posted by Masspartan View PostAnd it doesn't matter how many t-shirts the school sold with their likeness. It's exactly what the signed up for.
Sorry, a scholarship is not a free pass for the school to milk you for every red cent. They don't go to school for that. Scholarships are expensive, but they are not priceless. At some point, the school is making far more money off of them then the scholarships they gave away.
They were wrong to break the NCAA rules, but if those same rules allow universities to exploit these kids at every opportunity, then they aren't rules worth protecting.Last edited by Kstat; March 21, 2011, 06:22 PM.
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Originally posted by chemiclord View PostWhen normal students don't have to shell out 70k+ over four years to get a degree, I'll start crying about "exploited" athletes who get it for free.
Until then, those crying "exploitation" can shut up and deal.
and let me add it's called free will and the FAB 5 willingly and freely (ok, well not freely or the banners would still be hanging) decided to GO TO PLAY college ball and they were well fucking aware of their rights and rules they were supposed to abide by when they made that choice.
It's pretty simple when you think about it. If you don't want the University to make money off you then don't go there or go there and stipulate that they can't sell merchandise with your number/face etc
Otherwise take your skills to the NBA.Forever One!
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Originally posted by Kstat View Post....and the NCAA crying "cheating" can shut up and deal when the athletes making them billions of dollars make a few themselves.
College athletes are compensated. You don't like how much they are compensated. That's not "exploitation." They get something that most people have to go deep into debt to have.
I'll start crying for them when a doctor fresh out of med school isn't $150k in the red before he even enters the work force. I get that universities use these folks shamelessly... but these athletes are the ones who get the good deal comparatively.
My concern is for the skyrocketing costs of higher education, not the people who get it free of charge.
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College Athletes do need some sort of small leveling out stipend though. I mean how goofy is it that selling golden pants for a couple hundred dollars seems like a good idea or could be tempting.Rashean Mathis: "I'm an egg guy. Last year we didn't have (the omelet station). I didn't complain, but I was dying inside."
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