## Althetes

Post by Jay Feely » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:29 pm

Why does it seem like college althetes gets involved in the bad stuff like drugs and gets suspended almost every year.
http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=7133202
http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=7123649
http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=7128059
You will have to subdue me to restrain me. I been a bad boy so make sure you torture me too with anything but pain.

### Re: Althetes

Post by lonewolfandfriends » Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:20 pm

Without even watching these videos I can tell u. They do it for greed and fame. Just as corrupt officials do. But as Thor what my brother says, as of former times in his high school, as he was the best b-ball player at his school but missed the team cause the coaches didn't see him at their OPTIONAL camp. It goes for stupid coaches too. They're so blind that they pick the kids taking steroids.
The coaches don't know talent either
They r to blame as much as the athletes for being blind.

### Re: Althetes

Post by Vukk » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:57 am

You hear of the 'x' people who do the wrong 'thing.' You don't hear about the 'y' others who do the right 'thing.' Do you care about the guy who does his job the way he is supposed to, or the one who gets in trouble?

### Re: Althetes

Post by fabolous1024 » Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:05 am

> Vukk wrote:You hear of the 'x' people who do the wrong 'thing.' You don't hear about the 'y' others who do the right 'thing.' Do you care about the guy who does his job the way he is supposed to, or the one who gets in trouble?

Exactly. 5 or 10 or 20 people get suspended here or there in a collegiate sport that has probably a good 5,000 participants is probably something to be expected, ESPECIALLY in football. It's actually surprising, in my mind, that fights aren't more common. For a few hours a day, every week, for a months out of the year, you're smashing into other people and doing other violent things in order to grab some egg-shaped ball. Coaches TRY to make their athletes hit harder, hit faster, slam people to the ground quicker, and it often baffles me how they, at the end of the game, can just walk up and shake hands with each other. I've seen people start fighting in the everyday world just because someone bumped into their shoulder while walking by.
The drugs issue is a bit different. Of course, as college students, they'll have easy access and do drugs just as much as any other college student (which is a good number of them). When a football player gets caught with drugs, big news. When your average joe psych major gets caught doing drugs, no one cares. Hell, they bring in billions of dollars in revenue for schools and aren't paid a penny, should we also expect ethical perfection? Maybe, but let's not get all crazy when they do screw up. They're barely out of high school

### Re: Althetes

Post by fanatic » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:34 pm

> Vukk wrote:You hear of the 'x' people who do the wrong 'thing.' You don't hear about the 'y' others who do the right 'thing.' Do you care about the guy who does his job the way he is supposed to, or the one who gets in trouble?

Well, the media started that way, and people follow the trend. Plus, it causes more hype, just as in school. If I win an award, some care, but if I do something bad, the whole school gasps.
I don't care what you think of me. It only matters what I care for. So back off.