Purdue Football Player Sounding Really Stupid

by **bste_lax** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:10 am

"3RD STRING TIGHT END “OWNS” PURDUE"

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by **Sonny** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:46 am

Sounds like Joe Tiller is really recruiting some Rhodes scholars to campus.

by **DanGenck** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:04 am

The kid makes a good point. Why does he get so much attention just because he's an athlete? Normal people do not get press releases, etc...

Other than that point, the rest of his article is garbage.

by **Danny Hogan** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:43 am

normal people don't get a scooter to ride around on campus, free tuition, free tutors, free meals, $800 to wash an alumni's volvo etc. etc. etc.

i like the cleveland steamer reference.

by **DanGenck** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:02 pm

Okay, then if someone is on a full academic scholarship and they get a DUI is it in the student paper? No.

by **FLAK** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:48 pm

DanGenck wrote:Okay, then if someone is on a full academic scholarship and they get a DUI is it in the student paper? No.

If someone is on a full academic scholarship to Purdue, I would certainly hope that that person has a little more sense than to drink and drive....they probably are too busy building a robot to drive while they drink

by **Danny Hogan** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:13 pm

lets not pretend that kids w/full academic rides and athletes get the same treatment.

by **DanGenck** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:32 pm

If an athlete gets illegitimate perks it really can not be used for any real measurement because #1- It's against the rules and #2- Any school that chooses to offer those perks obviously is setting their own double standard.

If I am a stand out on the Purdue Football, Basketball, Soccer or any other team and I get a DUI, leave me the hell alone. I'm just another student who happens to also play a sport and has gotten in trouble between myself and the police department who has issued the citation.

No one other than the dean's office, my family and my coaches has any legal or social right to get huffy about my personal conduct.

by **Sonny** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:14 pm

Whether you like it or not Dan, major college athletes have a higher degree of responsibility then normal college students. They know from Day One when they step on campus that they will be under the "public eye."

by **Danny Hogan** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:16 pm

change it to 'student body treasurer' gets dui. do you think that would be in the paper? rightfully so?

by **WaterBoy** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:27 pm

I would have to agree with Sonny on this one. Not necessarily saying it's fair, but especially with football players from big schools, you're under scrutiny from the moment you put on the uniform. Football teams from major schools get national attention, and for that reason stand as a representative for their schools. I'm pretty sure that people could name quarterbacks and running backs from a good number of schools across the country, yet how many student body presidents can anyone name?

It's one of the decisions a person makes when they choose to play football- the perks can be amazing and to excel almost certainly assures some degree of fame, but the benefits also come with increased responsibility.

Certainly the mistakes of an individual are their own business, however when a college pays for an athlete to compete at their school (either through scholarship or not), they are choosing that individual to represent their school, and when that individual makes decisions displaying either bad character or integrity, it reflects poorly on the individual as well as the school.

by **Sonny** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:39 pm

Very well said WaterBoy.

by **WaterBoy** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:04 pm

I feel like Grandpa just gave me a pat on the back.

by **Sonny** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:07 pm

WaterBoy wrote:I feel like Grandpa just gave me a pat on the back.

Hey now... I'm not that old.

by **mbuff** on Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:35 pm

Well said Waterboy. Right along with your comments goes this excerpt from a little black book that has been handed out at our b-ball games this season. It's titled WE ARE THE GAME but there is no author; I assume that it's an NCAA publication. The relevent section is:

In Our Game, Character is Built

Our game's coaches and student-athletes are
uniquely public representatives of their schools.

That creates both opportunity and
responsibility. The opportunity to represent
the entire university community, and the
obligation to do it well.

There are times that it may not
seem fair, but that's okay.

We can handle it.

We accept the
responsibility to represent
our school well in
everything we do--both
on and off the court.