Are you ready to Sweat?

[BGFan]

believe in?? It is the reality.

OSU's football team had a higher GPA that BG last year did they not? I do believe so.

I have a friend who is close to OSU's football program and has told me stories of what really goes on. He said that many if not most of OSU's players, in football and basketball, take a whole lot of bogus classes (history of rock and roll to name one ...) and are pretty much guided through all classes. There is so much help and "tutoring", meaning homework done for them, provided by the athletic department that they have to put pretty much no effort into school other than showing up to classes every now and then, according to my friend. He said that so many athletes' educations are complete jokes and they just have no intelligence compared to the rest of the student population. Now there are some others who really work hard, like Jamar Butler and Craig Krenzel to name a couple, who really work hard and don't deserve to be brought down by the rest of the "student" athletes in the department. So comparing TOSU's GPA to any other team really is irrelevant.

Mark
I don't buy that at all. I am sure a few players have easy schedules especially their first two years in school but not all of them do. In fact I bet it is less than 3%. If it was the majority of the players, that would have been busted up and exposed by some pissed off staff member or the NCAA or something. That wouldn't fly, not for long. Your message is the most bogus message ever typed on a message board. It is extremely and falsley based off of media and hollywood steroetypes on big time college athletics.

It all works the same way, everywhere, I am sure they help the very small amount of players with some easy classes to keep them on the field. I garuntee there are BG players and UT players who get the same help. Comparing GPA's is relevant if you care about comparing all of this academic crap between football teams. I personally do not care but since you do, you must look at all aspects.

Keep the blinders on....

[h2oville rocket]

[ Your message is the most bogus message ever typed on a message board.

Nah, there are at least 1079 worse ones. Check your count, tiki.

[h2oville rocket]

I have been moving furniture all night and I am soaked with sweat.

[Falconfreak90]

Also, the players themselves do not really care. They are their to play football where normal students such as most of ourselves, are there for the education. If they do not care, why should I. It is their lives. Not mine.

"You wouldnt care if any of BG's playes went to class either as long as it gave you a chance to win football games".

BS. I do care. My Falcon Club donation, season tix and other donations go to student athletes to get a great education as well as enjoy the thrill of college athletics. As you said, 99% of BG's players have no shot to make the NFL...what are they going to do for a living?

"Most of the universities wouldn't care either if there weren't the rules in place. Most of them would just be seeing green dollar signs"

Coming from a fan of the Buck$, that may be the most sense you've ever made here...and those times are few and far between. Seeing how OSU only seems to care how much $$$ they bring in, that makes sense. Sorry, but BGSU actually cares whether their student athletes earn their degrees. And it is the MOST important thing, to me, that they do. Unlike you....

"Also, the players themselves do not really care. They are their to play football where normal students such as most of ourselves, are there for the education. If they do not care, why should I. It is their lives. Not mine".

If the players don't care, they shouldn't be in school...ANY school. And since you don't care about your players', um, "education", then why be such a BiG fan of that school? Stick with the NFL if you want football players only. And as much as you'd like to believe that all OSU playes will make the NFL, the vast majority won't. What will they do for a living? "Hey, thanks for playing football at OSU but now that you don't, get lost". How nice!


Keep trying, pookie....you're getting deeper in over your head with every post.

Like I said, that is the reality and that is their decisions. The ones who dont take it seriously and do not make it to the NFL that is the choice that they made. that is not my choice. All I said is that personally I do not care one way or another. There are two sides to every thing. you guys are funny. You get so pissed when someone sees the side opposite of yours.

And again, you are looking at it by what you personally feel. I am saying, personal feelings aside, most people in this country do not care what student athletes do in the classroom.

However, since they do have to go to class and do well in the classroom, I will reply to the other guy at the same time this Mark person or whatever his name was.

Number 1, who's getting pissed? Just because you can't form a decent argument doesn't mean someone else is getting pissed for having different views. That is rubbish.

Number 2, most people in this country do not care what student athletes do in class....do you personally know what most people in this country think? Have you talked with all of them? I didn't think so.

The only reality here is you're in the minority when it comes to what's really important for these kids. Maybe most of the people in this country DO care what student athletes do in class.

[h2oville rocket]

People with jobs care because they pay taxes that get used to support student-athletes at these universities. I know I care and I'm a person.

And did I see somewhere in there the acknowledgement that OSU is not a prestigious university? I thought so.

[tekekini]

Also, the players themselves do not really care. They are their to play football where normal students such as most of ourselves, are there for the education. If they do not care, why should I. It is their lives. Not mine.

"You wouldnt care if any of BG's playes went to class either as long as it gave you a chance to win football games".

BS. I do care. My Falcon Club donation, season tix and other donations go to student athletes to get a great education as well as enjoy the thrill of college athletics. As you said, 99% of BG's players have no shot to make the NFL...what are they going to do for a living?

"Most of the universities wouldn't care either if there weren't the rules in place. Most of them would just be seeing green dollar signs"

Coming from a fan of the Buck$, that may be the most sense you've ever made here...and those times are few and far between. Seeing how OSU only seems to care how much $$$ they bring in, that makes sense. Sorry, but BGSU actually cares whether their student athletes earn their degrees. And it is the MOST important thing, to me, that they do. Unlike you....

"Also, the players themselves do not really care. They are their to play football where normal students such as most of ourselves, are there for the education. If they do not care, why should I. It is their lives. Not mine".

If the players don't care, they shouldn't be in school...ANY school. And since you don't care about your players', um, "education", then why be such a BiG fan of that school? Stick with the NFL if you want football players only. And as much as you'd like to believe that all OSU playes will make the NFL, the vast majority won't. What will they do for a living? "Hey, thanks for playing football at OSU but now that you don't, get lost". How nice!


Keep trying, pookie....you're getting deeper in over your head with every post.

Like I said, that is the reality and that is their decisions. The ones who dont take it seriously and do not make it to the NFL that is the choice that they made. that is not my choice. All I said is that personally I do not care one way or another. There are two sides to every thing. you guys are funny. You get so pissed when someone sees the side opposite of yours.

And again, you are looking at it by what you personally feel. I am saying, personal feelings aside, most people in this country do not care what student athletes do in the classroom.

However, since they do have to go to class and do well in the classroom, I will reply to the other guy at the same time this Mark person or whatever his name was.

Number 1, who's getting pissed? Just because you can't form a decent argument doesn't mean someone else is getting pissed for having different views. That is rubbish.

Number 2, most people in this country do not care what student athletes do in class....do you personally know what most people in this country think? Have you talked with all of them? I didn't think so.

The only reality here is you're in the minority when it comes to what's really important for these kids. Maybe most of the people in this country DO care what student athletes do in class.

Find a way to take a national poll...you will be suprised at the results. I garuntee it.

[tekekini]

People with jobs care because they pay taxes that get used to support student-athletes at these universities. I know I care and I'm a person.

And did I see somewhere in there the acknowledgement that OSU is not a prestigious university? I thought so.

It does not have the reputation, academically as the Ivy league schools But it is very good that is all I am saying.

[tekekini]

believe in?? It is the reality.

OSU's football team had a higher GPA that BG last year did they not? I do believe so.

I have a friend who is close to OSU's football program and has told me stories of what really goes on. He said that many if not most of OSU's players, in football and basketball, take a whole lot of bogus classes (history of rock and roll to name one ...) and are pretty much guided through all classes. There is so much help and "tutoring", meaning homework done for them, provided by the athletic department that they have to put pretty much no effort into school other than showing up to classes every now and then, according to my friend. He said that so many athletes' educations are complete jokes and they just have no intelligence compared to the rest of the student population. Now there are some others who really work hard, like Jamar Butler and Craig Krenzel to name a couple, who really work hard and don't deserve to be brought down by the rest of the "student" athletes in the department. So comparing TOSU's GPA to any other team really is irrelevant.

Mark
I don't buy that at all. I am sure a few players have easy schedules especially their first two years in school but not all of them do. In fact I bet it is less than 3%. If it was the majority of the players, that would have been busted up and exposed by some pissed off staff member or the NCAA or something. That wouldn't fly, not for long. Your message is the most bogus message ever typed on a message board. It is extremely and falsley based off of media and hollywood steroetypes on big time college athletics.

It all works the same way, everywhere, I am sure they help the very small amount of players with some easy classes to keep them on the field. I garuntee there are BG players and UT players who get the same help. Comparing GPA's is relevant if you care about comparing all of this academic crap between football teams. I personally do not care but since you do, you must look at all aspects.

Keep the blinders on....

I am not the one with the blinders on, You are the one who fails to see through the stereotypes portrayed in big hollywood and liberal media outlets who are always out to get a negative view on everything and everyone who reaches the top. You fail to think for yourself. You have blinders on.

[h2oville rocket]

believe in?? It is the reality.

OSU's football team had a higher GPA that BG last year did they not? I do believe so.

I have a friend who is close to OSU's football program and has told me stories of what really goes on. He said that many if not most of OSU's players, in football and basketball, take a whole lot of bogus classes (history of rock and roll to name one ...) and are pretty much guided through all classes. There is so much help and "tutoring", meaning homework done for them, provided by the athletic department that they have to put pretty much no effort into school other than showing up to classes every now and then, according to my friend. He said that so many athletes' educations are complete jokes and they just have no intelligence compared to the rest of the student population. Now there are some others who really work hard, like Jamar Butler and Craig Krenzel to name a couple, who really work hard and don't deserve to be brought down by the rest of the "student" athletes in the department. So comparing TOSU's GPA to any other team really is irrelevant.

Mark
I don't buy that at all. I am sure a few players have easy schedules especially their first two years in school but not all of them do. In fact I bet it is less than 3%. If it was the majority of the players, that would have been busted up and exposed by some pissed off staff member or the NCAA or something. That wouldn't fly, not for long. Your message is the most bogus message ever typed on a message board. It is extremely and falsley based off of media and hollywood steroetypes on big time college athletics.

It all works the same way, everywhere, I am sure they help the very small amount of players with some easy classes to keep them on the field. I garuntee there are BG players and UT players who get the same help. Comparing GPA's is relevant if you care about comparing all of this academic crap between football teams. I personally do not care but since you do, you must look at all aspects.

Keep the blinders on....

I am not the one with the blinders on, You are the one who fails to see through the stereotypes portrayed in big hollywood and liberal media outlets who are always out to get a negative view on everything and everyone who reaches the top. You fail to think for yourself. You have blinders on.

Ahhh, the twin evils of liberal media and Hollywood-

[tekekini]

It is the truth..95% of movies about college athletics that are not based on a true story, are about recruiting violations, giving players grades and other illegal activities.

ESPN who is owned as you all know by Disney, which also owns ABC which just may be the most liberal of the four main networks is always quick to bring the negative stories but when the allegations are proven false, they fail to mention it. They don't mind continuously bringing up how the allegations were brought up, even four years after the fact, but they never ever acknowledge them being proven false allegations.

[h2oville rocket]

It is the truth..95% of movies about college athletics that are not based on a true story, are about recruiting violations, giving players grades and other illegal activities.

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