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Originally Posted by sueali
I agree with you one hundred percent. It is really disheartening when a student-athlete has not respect for the institution that has given them a chance to play at that level, and they could care less if something like this happens to the school. I am not going to get into the argument about paying players, but I do want to say that these kids are well taken care of, especially football and basketball players, especially at a large institution like OU(I'm not insinuating rules violations, just stating that some smaller schools can not afford to give their players as much as larger schools can within NCAA rules).
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No, trust me, I know of the arguments about paying players. I played baseball for a year and a half in college, at Texas, before getting injured. I think that a lot of people just have absolutely no idea how well athletes in major sports at universities are taken care of......if not simply spoiled. The locker rooms, the player's lounges, the special cooks, the free tutoring, work programs to earn money, meal stipends for road trips, etc. etc. I'm pretty sure you can also get up to 200$ a year for clothing, I'f I'm not mistaken? I was/am fortunate enough to not have to worry about financial difficulties..........but even if I was, I just don't see how I would be worrying about anything so long as I was keeping myself out of trouble and in good standing on the team.