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  • #61
    Originally posted by Baron Dants I, like flames, have decided to throw in the towel because this is just useless. Go athletes!......................................
    no u could still think that we suck...Ive got no problem with that, ppl think differently..but Im just proving my point, and not giving up, because I only know what I go through.....

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    • #62
      Originally posted by fstkhnan well that's only their fault.....its not that they don't have time to go to the gym....they're just too lazy trust me....I know this from some of roommates......they dont do nothing..they just sit there and eat and they have a gym membership.....bunch of sedentary ppl....
      My point was that these people have a job, are involved in the community AND go to the gym.

      But as I said, I will leave this discussion.

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      • #63
        OK, I'm going to give it one last shot with this example.

        My freshman year, I met these two girls from the Rowing team, one from Yugoslavia and the other from Hungaria, top rowers of their countries (and no, they weren't the call girls). I mean DAMN! these girls were huge. They'd kick the asses of any guy I know. That info aside, I also got a glimse of their lives as athletes. True, they had practices at 5:30am (but big deal, I did that for my dance squad in high school, and still managed to graduate at the top of my class), but their academic part of school was a piece of cake. Since they were European, their English was less than perfect, but yet the profs looked past this since they were athletes. They got the whole works: free Nike clothing, free money (I'm talking about spending money, not money for tuition or books), a separate place to eat that only athletes were allowed to frequent (with great food, compared to the rest of the xxxx they sell on campus), etc...

        As opposed to the "regular" students, who worked their asses off for a decent grade, kept up a job to pay for tuition and books, and had xxxx for food because they couldn't eat from the "special" athletes' restaurant that required for you to be an athlete to eat from there (ridiculous, isn't it).

        Now tell me if that's fair.

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        • #64
          Originally posted by Hogg A damn proud one.

          Of course the primary objective of a university is academics. A school needs to raise money and good athletic teams is a good way to do it. USC made something like 12-14 million dollars from their football team this season. There isn't any group of 90 students (approx. size of the football team) that will contribute that much money to the school while they're in school and that's why I think it's fine for them to get an easier pass on some xxxx.

          Edit: They made the 12-14 from just the Rose Bowl. I'm sure they made some more from the regular season and all the gear people bought based on their successful season.
          Now go look at the figures as to how much in government grants schools get for their research. And if you go to SC, you should know that what they charge you should more than cover the expenses of the school, lol.

          I still don't understand this fanaticism people have for "school spirit" hahaha. Never have, never will.

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          • #65
            Originally posted by sSsflamesSs

            I still don't understand this fanaticism people have for "school spirit" hahaha. Never have, never will.
            Seriously. Weird people. It's so obvious that McGill university beats them all anyways. GOOOOOOOOOOOO MCGILL!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!



            (I don't even go there.....................yet)

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            • #66
              Originally posted by sSsflamesSs OK, I'm going to give it one last shot with this example.

              My freshman year, I met these two girls from the Rowing team, one from Yugoslavia and the other from Hungaria, top rowers of their countries (and no, they weren't the call girls). I mean DAMN! these girls were huge. They'd kick the asses of any guy I know. That info aside, I also got a glimse of their lives as athletes. True, they had practices at 5:30am (but big deal, I did that for my dance squad in high school, and still managed to graduate at the top of my class), but their academic part of school was a piece of cake. Since they were European, their English was less than perfect, but yet the profs looked past this since they were athletes. They got the whole works: free Nike clothing, free money (I'm talking about spending money, not money for tuition or books), a separate place to eat that only athletes were allowed to frequent (with great food, compared to the rest of the xxxx they sell on campus), etc...

              As opposed to the "regular" students, who worked their asses off for a decent grade, kept up a job to pay for tuition and books, and had xxxx for food because they couldn't eat from the "special" athletes' restaurant that required for you to be an athlete to eat from there (ridiculous, isn't it).

              Now tell me if that's fair.
              ok yeah .... these are the extremes....but thats another reason, to be involved in something in life at a younger age....I just think that they're getting rewarded for what theyve done earlier in their lives, not only that year in college...they've spent sooo much money to be part of the game, and they've succeeded in that they've done....and now its their time to spark as athletes....
              I mean I play tennis, and tennis isnt a cheap game at all...Ive spent, my parents have spent soo much money on private coaches and equipment, so that i could do something else besides school....the athletic scholarship is just a reward type of thing for me....

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              • #67
                I won't touch the school spirit thing because that's another topic. You must not be a sports fan (or you go to UCLA ) if you need an explanation on that.

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by Hogg I won't touch the school spirit thing because that's another topic. You must not be a sports fan (or you go to UCLA ) if you need an explanation on that.
                  hahahha....pretty funny!

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by Hogg I won't touch the school spirit thing because that's another topic. You must not be a sports fan (or you go to UCLA ) if you need an explanation on that.
                    Quick now, aren't we?

                    I'm not a sports-watching fan, but hell, I'm a sports-playing fan, haha.

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                    • #70
                      HAHA You really go to UCLA? Too great I am.

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