I get the impression you exaggerate your claims to boost

I get the impression you exaggerate your claims to boost
by Irishdog80 (2023-03-23 22:01:31)

In reply to: my references? posted by jt

your point of view. Please tell me what college athletes or any athlete, for that matter, that work 12 months a year, 40 hours a week with no vacation or holiday?

With respect to college athletic scholarships, I believe there should be more of them across the board...revenue and non-revenue sports. Universities are the proverbial plane, it is leaving town full or not full and it basically costs the same for the airline either way. Yes, universities, and especially Notre Dame with it's significant endowment, can "afford" to provide more scholarships and it would likely be to the school's benefit to do so.

Bottom line, for most 18-22 year olds making the equivalent of anywhere from $35,000 to over $100,000 per year is a god send and getting an education while you hone your craft in your chosen sport is an added bonus. If you want to get on your soap box, go do it for minor league baseball and hockey players or golfers trying to make it on the tour. College athletes have it better than all of them.

Replies:

That's not my definition of full time, you're not - jt 2023-03-23 23:33:20
- I have stated the following...for most, an athletic - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 01:12:00
  - Oh, and if I ran a company that wasn't profitable - jt 2023-03-24 10:52:24
    - I hear Sally Struthers' trembling voice, for some reason - MrE 2023-03-24 14:04:05
      - yes, we need to subsidize these failing business' - jt 2023-03-24 16:45:32
        You want to "subsidize" current college athletes with the - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 17:14:09
        you seem to be under the perception - jt 2023-03-24 17:32:03
        Bottom line, Notre Dame would have the opportunity to - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 18:15:27
        Yes, I am familiar with corporations offering 4 years of - jt 2023-03-25 13:36:23
        Does the JT Corporation pay it's employees with 40-50% of - Irishdog80 2023-03-26 00:35:10
        you're just pulling things out of left field - jt 2023-03-26 11:22:53
        The half-baked narrative you are promoting touts the - Irishdog80 2023-03-26 14:23:58
        I will: The re-distribution of wealth should be 50% to - MrE 2023-03-26 12:01:28
        Have you heard of the NFL? Most of the dollars in an - Irishdog80 2023-03-26 00:31:21
        signing bonus is guaranteed - jt 2023-03-26 11:24:25
        The lion's share of NFL players are cuttable. You imply - Irishdog80 2023-03-26 14:07:27
        Nit: Michael Jordan was still wildly underpaid - gregmorrissey 2023-03-27 12:26:35
        I completely agree. Michael Jordan was wildly underpaid. It - Irishdog80 2023-03-27 14:26:56
  - That's not the complete IRS definition - jt 2023-03-24 10:46:15
    - Funny. * - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 14:15:28
Well one thing’s for sure… - FL_Irish 2023-03-23 22:35:14
- And I apologized for my "glib" comment about part time. - Irishdog80 2023-03-23 23:05:47
  - That is actually an entirely different point than what you - wpkirish 2023-03-24 11:08:21
    - He's pivoting like the ncaa pivots - jt 2023-03-24 12:30:47
      - I recognize college sports as we know it will likely not - wpkirish 2023-03-24 12:57:05
        I will be blunt here--I have skin in the game - jt 2023-03-24 16:48:15
        Yeah, right. With your "plan", the rich will get richer and - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 17:16:26
        I can prove you wrong quite easily - jt 2023-03-24 17:39:23
        Or a situation like the NHL experienced. The difference in - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 18:41:57
      - It's honestly comical at this point. * - smithwick 2023-03-24 12:45:33
  - so because it's not sustainable for most college - jt 2023-03-23 23:36:18
    - Athletes have other options. Stop the straw man approach. * - Irishdog80 2023-03-24 19:16:21
      - what other options would those be? - jt 2023-03-26 11:25:30
        All athletes should have the freedom to "go pro" whenever - Irishdog80 2023-03-26 14:36:52