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UConn’s Napier: ‘We do have hungry nights’ (College athlete unions)
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| 4/7/2014
| Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
Posted on 04/07/2014 1:48:32 PM PDT by RightGeek
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I find it hard to believe that any star athlete on a scholarship at a state university goes to bed hungry unless he has the munchies after smoking too much dope.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:48:32 PM PDT
by
RightGeek
To: RightGeek
Or the dude couldn’t plan ahead and bring some fruit and cheese back from the dining hall?
(That said, there is something off in the way colleges cash in on these “student athletes”.
To: RightGeek
UConn, one of the best BBall schools in the country, doesn’t feed its players well...yeah.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:51:55 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: RightGeek
I don’t. This story isn’t new. Remember unlike academic scholarships they don’t get a stipend, they’re working 50 hours a week at the sport so there’s no time for a job, if they take ANY kind of freebie from anybody that’s potentially compensation and against NCAA rules. The NCAA has made sure the system is terrible. If we’re not going to give them a stipend at least let them sell their autographs.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:52:04 PM PDT
by
discostu
(Call it collect, call it direct, call it TODAY!)
To: RightGeek
Oh please. These babies have their own cafeterias that serve steak and all the best. I know, the "student" athletes had their own segregated food halls, where I went to college.
I guess this "student" got a call from someone in the Obama administration to goose this thing up.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:52:21 PM PDT
by
DallasBiff
(Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
To: RightGeek
Maybe part time jobs would be helpful
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:53:11 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: EEGator
I bet Kentucky feeds their players (and recruits) much better....hint...hint.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:53:34 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: RightGeek
UConn obviously does not pay its players nearly as well as Kentucky does.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:54:25 PM PDT
by
rhinohunter
(Freepers aren't booing -- they're shouting "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:56:12 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: discostu
I find it hard to believe that Shabazz doesn’t have some type of scholarship that includes tuition, room, board, books, fees, supplies, and something with an all-you-can-eat dining hall privilege. And probably put out snacks for them at every practice or team meeting.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:56:46 PM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: RightGeek
I’m going to go out on a limb and say this guy is seriously exaggerating.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:57:34 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Help Control Politician Overpopulation - Spay or Neuter Your Senator or Congressman Today!)
To: EEGator
Normally, I’d root for the SEC.
I hope UConn beats them by 50.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:57:46 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:58:59 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: NEMDF
Caf closed, no meeting today, road trips. There’s always ways to wind up needing to buy your own food, which can be tough when the NCAA basically outlaws you getting money.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:59:18 PM PDT
by
discostu
(Call it collect, call it direct, call it TODAY!)
To: DallasBiff
Virginia Tech is the same way.
I find it in-credible that UConn would not treat their basketball stars at least as well as those at other schools.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:59:31 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Help Control Politician Overpopulation - Spay or Neuter Your Senator or Congressman Today!)
To: EEGator
I think anyone who isn’t a Kentucky student or alum is rooting for UConn tonight.
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posted on
04/07/2014 1:59:44 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: RightGeek
Shabazz Napier is listed on Wikipedia at 22 years of age, 6' 1", and 182 lbs.
If he was only 5' 2" and 107 lbs. at age 22, one might agree that he's a potential malnutrition case. But he probably wouldn't be playing Division I basketball if he was.
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posted on
04/07/2014 2:02:30 PM PDT
by
Milton Miteybad
(I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
To: dfwgator
I’m an IU fan.
I would root for the North Koreans against Kentucky.
Seriously.
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posted on
04/07/2014 2:04:21 PM PDT
by
henkster
(I don't like bossy women telling me what words I can't use.)
To: discostu
Caf closed, no meeting today, road trips. Theres always ways to wind up needing to buy your own food, which can be tough when the NCAA basically outlaws you getting money. Again, please. Here in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl teams, they eat scot free at Lawry's Prime Rib for publicity.
You might not like the NCAA and some minor sports such as womens field hockey may go lacking, but there is no way a basketball player at a 1-A school powerhouse goes hungry at night.
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posted on
04/07/2014 2:04:48 PM PDT
by
DallasBiff
(Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
To: RightGeek
When I was a student, athletes got open eating privileges at my college’s dining halls. Is that not true any more?
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posted on
04/07/2014 2:04:55 PM PDT
by
kaehurowing
(FIGHT BULLYING, UNINSTALL FIREFOX)
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