Posted on 06/07/2007 7:06:28 PM PDT by abb
It’s a business — a very lucrative business and there’s no saying otherwise. It’s slavery for the kids who play (at least in football), and they are like tissue in a petri dish. Their food is measured, their excrement is measured, their performances are measured. They are like cattle who are plumped up on hormone (or juiced, if you prefer) and they have NO LIVES and they have targets on their backs. Big, bright, neon targets that glow in the dark.
It’s amazing to watch my son discover a world out of his prison. He’s had a rough time giving up the discipline, but he’s discovering there are so many more options. He’s discovered life. It was VERY PAINFUL, but all-in-all, I think we’ve survived it and are better persons for it.
Wonder if the families are going to be willing to settle for that? I keep hearing Rae Forker Evans. No doubt she meant what she said. As much as I know they would like to get some of that money back I also know it ceased being about money a long time ago. What are the odds of these families getting it both ways?
Glad to hear he is doing well. God bless.
Thats because she is not white.
Details? We don’t need no stinkin’ details!
One of the posters over at LieStoppers said this:
"Duke will settle with all or none--that will be the deal. It is a bluff, but an effective one. If one or two families want to hold out, the others will not receive settlements. This is hardball now. The families need to decide what they want, then stick to it. Unfortunately, in a group situation, the group is only as strong as its weakest link. The families will have to agree on the minimum they will accept, then take it. That is how group dynamics work.
"Again, these are fine people, but they have many divergent needs and desires. And after 15 months, who can blame them for wanting to move on. Many of the boys have at least one if not two more years of school (without considering the extra year the NCAA awarded)--don't think Duke can't make life difficult for them. Duke is counting on the fact that the remaining players want to be students and athletes, and not litigants. Duke may be wrong--they have have been wrong about much already. But that is their corporate thinking right now."
I agree that this is what is likely to happen.
As part of the settlement he should have insisted on the firing of the Duke 88.
Probably right. I can’t repeat the rest of what I’m thinking but I’m sure it’s shared by many here for the last year+.
Do you want to hear the irony? Both police departments responsible for the horrible screw ups in his case have offered him tuition through the Police Academy and a guaranteed job when he accepts. Can you believe it? What is even more incredible is that he’s considering one offer as it starts out at more money than he ever thought he’d earn (that is since football). His consideration is what I can’t fathom.
I swore I’d never allow a police officer on my property again. I guess I’ll have to swallow my pride if he accepts. I know he’ll be a good one, but the feeling in the pit of my stomach may never go away.
How much is this man’s reputation worth?
I would guess in the millions.
“It’s a business — a very lucrative business and there’s no saying otherwise. It’s slavery for the kids who play (at least in football), and they are like tissue in a petri dish. Their food is measured, their excrement is measured, their performances are measured. They are like cattle who are plumped up on hormone (or juiced, if you prefer) and they have NO LIVES and they have targets on their backs. Big, bright, neon targets that glow in the dark.”
Tom Wolfe’s novel, “My Name is Charlotte Simmons”, goes into this subject at great length. He used Duke as the model campus for his book.
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