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Ikonoklast

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4. There should be no such thing as athletic 'scholarships'.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 03:53 PM

Jul 2012

A special class of students who are actually minor league players for the pros have no place at university.

If a student wishes to play sports, all well and good.

But first and always, he is a *student*.

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Here's what happened to VP Triponey at PSU as she tried to hold the FB players to student standards: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 OP

And that says so much about St. Joe JHB Jul 2012 #1

PSU= death penalty or disband NCAA Rambis Jul 2012 #2

Sports builds character! rfranklin Jul 2012 #3

There should be no such thing as athletic 'scholarships'. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #4

JoePa died a loser. GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #5