Comments on: Howell dismissed

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:48:40 +0000

DAC, in regaurds to your statement about most players not wanting to get their degree after leaving early for the NFL. While they are around the program that they are playing at, they get exposed to many ex-players who come back. Some have had long careers in the league and some not. But the message that they recieve from the past players is get your degree. Even if it takes you a long time. Football does not last for ever. The NFL has very good statistics that show the players the success rates of retired NFL players who have a degree and who did not get a degree. It does open their eyes. Plus many of the inner city kids promise their parents that they will get their degree and they want to make good on that promise. The parents know what is best for their child. I get to work with many of these athletes after their playing days as clients and believe me they know the power of having a degree.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:27:19 +0000

I do not work 120 hours a week and many who know me call me a workaholic.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:25:39 +0000

DAC, I did not say it would be easy. I was just replying to your statement that the NCAA did not allow them to work. You need to settle down a little bit or you will never fully recover from your health issues. If the U is going by the rules the football players should be in football related activities 20 hours per week in season and 8 out of season. This does not include any study table or academic related requirements. It would be difficult to work and play football but there are players that do it because of need. The NCAA does not denie them that option any longer.

By: david_allen_coe

david_allen_coe — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:13:29 +0000

” … athletes can now work during the school year.”
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ROTFLMAO!!!! Yes, by all means, let’s ask football players to practice three hours a day, take mandatory study hall, go to class, lift weights, travel to away games, and ….. take a job too? Gawd, that’s hilarious.

And from January to May they should do all of the above except practice (and also do Spring practice) and lift weights and do conditioning drills a few hours a day plus …. take a job?

Great. Just great. The average empty-headed professor at the U works about 12 hours a week but football players should work 120 hours a week?

Incredible.

By: david_allen_coe

david_allen_coe — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:08:09 +0000

Loon … I agree with you that the priority should be years of continuous season tickets, not writing a check tomorrow. I don’t want some drug deal or pornographer to get good seats just because they have illicit cash.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:06:40 +0000

DAC, athletes can now work during the school year. Sorry to date yourself. As for the coaches that gave the players money the were stupid. There are rules in place and they decided to break them. Either of those players could have recieved what they needed if they would have gone to the athletic administration and told them their problem. Don’t make ecusses for coaches who break the rules. The coaches are tested every year on the NCAA rules, so they should know what is OK and what is not. To many times we sit here and think that the NCAA sits around making up these rules. They do not. It is the coaches who are always trying to get around the rules that cause the NCAA to pass all the legislation. Through ABUSE comes CONTROL DAC. Coach Saban did not like the fact that the Div. I coaches were taken off the road this spring so he has set up equipment clinics all over the place so the high school coaches can come to him. Now there are some who would say,what a great idea. He is going against the intent of the rule. Now the NCAA will have to come out next year and take the equipment clinics away. Why cann’t some coaches just work within the rules and do their job?