Are college athletics good or bad?

[RedLantern]

So in this case the variation is:

CajunFran: College athletics are stupid because [assumption]. What do you think SF.

SF: I think you are wrong and you need to research your assumption.

CajunFran: I disagree and you are ******** up my thread SF.

 

[rjakapeanut]

i still don't get what cajunfran means or is referencing.

and it's more like this:

me: since a tremendous majority of institutions lose money on athletics (among tons of other reason), i wonder if they should be scrapped from colleges all together and focus on putting money into the institution itself.

SF: some people understanding the hypothetical, most attacking straw men.

me: sigh, what a waste of time.

 

[RedLantern]

Thats not a hypothetical.

So basically you post what is basically a truism (spending money on things other than academics does not help academeics) and then you are upset/confused that people want to discuss whether spending money on things other than academics is good on the whole for a college. 5 star threak.

 

[rjakapeanut]

no, i didn't post "spending money on things other than academics does not help academics". i posted "being in the red because of athletics hurts universities more than it helps. thoughts?"

 

[RedLantern]

Originally Posted by rjakapeanut

that's not really the issue guys lol. the issue is more dedicating a ton of money to somethign that doesn't matter instead of actually improving the academics -- which is the purpose of college. academia.

??

 

[rjakapeanut]

that's not the same as this: "(spending money on things other than academics does not help academeics)"

i never said that spending money on things other than academics hurts/doesn't help academics. i don't even think that spending money on athletics is bad for academics in EVERY circumstance. but in most circumstances, i think athletics cost more than what they're worth.

 

[RedLantern]

You're saying things other than academics shouldn't matter. SF is saying they should. /thread

 

[RedLantern]

For an aspiring lawyer, you have a terribly difficult time expressing exactly what you mean.

 

[rjakapeanut]

yeah to be honest i'll completely own up to that -- i never proofread my posts, i often post from a netbook or cell phone, and i don't even try to construct logical arguments on forums. i just hope whatever i typed out the first time works well enough. i definitely should put more effort into this ****, i just don't.

 

[RedLantern]

^ this is something Fran has never owned up to. Kudos.

 

[rjakapeanut]

yeah...i'm pretty open about that. i know 100% that if i reread my posts i'm sure i could fix a ton of stuff that would make me seem less cocky, self assured, douchey etc.

 

[Bhowie]

Originally Posted by rjakapeanut

yeah...i'm pretty open about that. i know 100% that if i reread my posts i'm sure i could fix a ton of stuff that would make me seem less cocky, self assured, douchey etc.

This is the most mature thing you've posted and it has really made this thread much less fun.

 

[Flambeur]

Originally Posted by rjakapeanut

the better question is, do you guys?

you people infer alot of wild **** from my posts.

for example, i take everything with a grain of salt. positive advice, OR negative advice. i weigh it all. but, because i don't immediately agree with every one of your suggestions you think that i'm some stuck up punk who doesn't want to hear what you're saying?

come on guys. relax. it's an internet forum -- i take everything with a grain of salt. and i give the benefit of the doubt.

for you guys this is sport. you like to come here, sound witty, and toot your own horn. i couldn't give a **** about that stuff, man. i come here, post for 30 seconds, read what you say, and jet.

Honest advice: if many people tell you that you come off a certain way, there is probably a very good reason for that, and not because people misunderstand your posts.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by rjakapeanut

me: sigh, what a waste of time.

He got this part correct, give him some credit.

 

[AR_Six]

Read thread, mildly entertaining, still nowhere near as good as lawyer thread.