At the core of every big university athletic program there is a lie. It is alleged that the athletes are students who thanks to their athletic scholarships are there to receive an education. The reality is that they are there to perform, showcase their skills and earn money for the university. Education if any is incidental and the injuries are lifelong. The situation at Missouri is a permutation of Ferguson. If the Administration had any backbone it would not succumb to the nonsense. It would announce that collegiate football is being discontinued and the athletes are free to transfer elsewhere. Instead The President of the university proves to be a politically correct wimp. By resigning he concedes more of the constitutional rights of free speech and free association. Utterly disgusting.
The reality is that they are there to perform, showcase their skills and earn money for the university... It would announce that collegiate football is being discontinued and the athletes are free to transfer elsewhere...
If the situation is such as you’ve stated, that money for the school is the primary driver of athletics, then the sensible thing for them to do is just what they did do, force the prexy out...why would they make a conscious decision to visit fiscal havoc on the institution...?
Well said. I would add that as athletes they are well compensated. With many athlete privledges and protections other students are not afforded. As well as all the free clothing, nutritional, and health care others students cannot access. So, who is more priveledged?