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Are college athletics good or bad?

Piobaire

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Originally Posted by Bhowie
THAT IS WHY IT IS A SPOLIER!!!!

Pay no attention to Edina. He was a college athlete.
 

Bhowie

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Originally Posted by Piobaire
Pay no attention to Edina. He was a college athlete.

This is exactly why Title IX is hurting our educational system.
 

edinatlanta

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Originally Posted by Bhowie
This is exactly why Title IX is hurting our educational system.

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Hi. I have claims to make with absolutely no evidence to back them up except some anecdotes that I actually anected and some more that I most likely will make up on the spot to try to give me credibility.

May I poast in this thread?
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Hi. I have claims to make with absolutely no evidence to back them up except some anecdotes that I actually anected and some more that I most likely will make up on the spot to try to give me credibility.

May I poast in this thread?


Only if you "know" university presidents.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Hi. I have claims to make with absolutely no evidence to back them up except some anecdotes that I actually anected and some more that I most likely will make up on the spot to try to give me credibility.

May I poast in this thread?


My research indicates that you may not. Back to DT with you!
 

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Although, anecdotally at least, you have posted. So anecdotal research suggests my prior research is wrong.
Anecdotally.
 

kwilkinson

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Originally Posted by NorCal
Although, anecdotally at least, you have posted. So anecdotal research suggests my prior research is wrong.
Anecdotally.


You must have done some high quality anecting to get those anecdotes.
 

MrG

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Originally Posted by deadly7
Only if you "know" university presidents.

I once watched an entire football game with the president of The University of Georgia.

The University of Georgia is one of my examples of programs that turn a profit.

Oh noes!!!! I haz been deseeved!! No, I hazn't. This is because I drew my data from a reliable source. Dr. Adams and I didn't once talk about whether the Athletic Association turned a profit, and my understanding of UGA's athletics funding is coincidental to, not a product of, this anecdote.
 

NorCal

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
You must have done some high quality anecting to get those anecdotes.
Bro, you have no idea. I have even anected wests mom.
 

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Does the OP have any actual proof that his University is dumping money in to athletics while cutting academics and teachers? I went to a small University in the Texas A&M system and I know that the larger Main University more then made up for the smaller schools in the system.

Universities as a whole are businesses so putting money into athletics may or may not have an adverse effect on the "academics". Even at my small University the professors were expected to write grants and conduct research. If not enough grant money is coming in i would expect that would effect the cut teachers/programs more then the money put into the athletics. But that's just an opinion.
 

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Originally Posted by BP348
Does the OP have any actual proof that his University is dumping money in to athletics while cutting academics and teachers?

No.
 

Piobaire

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Originally Posted by edinatlanta
No.

Brah, he's a frosh that hangs out with the LSU system's president and the president tells him how the numbers are done with a *wink* and a *nod*.
 

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Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Hi. I have claims to make with absolutely no evidence to back them up except some anecdotes that I actually anected and some more that I most likely will make up on the spot to try to give me credibility.

May I poast in this thread?


Only if the posts a both dismissive of all other PoV as well as absolutely conclusive.
 

kwilkinson

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Originally Posted by IUtoSLU
Only if the posts a both dismissive of all other PoV as well as absolutely conclusive.

Uhhh sorry dude, but you have no credibility in this matter and I'm not going to sit here and listen to you try to feed me this line of bullshit.
 

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