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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 240450, member: 837"]
Wow, you're very tough to find middle ground with. You must be an excellent negotiator. I would also point out that the athletes they trot out at alumni events are the best and the brightest and, by the way, on their very best behavior. I have A TON of experiences to the contrary but won't list specific names -- almost exclusively lacrosse players, SU and many others -- because it's not particularly fair, I suppose.
 
Two points: 
 
-- At no time did I suggest that Marrone should win at all costs. I said he will be judged by his win-loss record. Period. That's it. There may be a few like you who really value the human side of him, but it won't help him survive losing season after losing season.
 
-- Big-time college athletics are absolutely professional. Don't kid yourself. They are the primary focus for many of these guys, they work out in multimillion dollar facilities (SU needed the Melo Center? Really? They simply couldn't practice effectively in Manley? hmmm). This is a big business and it is loooooonnnngggg past the point of amateurism.
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