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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeZone, post: 228418, member: 532"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Very good post CTO; way too many seem to what to take whatever goes on in SU sports as a life and death situation with no knowledge and little regard for what they say about players. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Sure we hear about players and their in-class stuff; many students don't pay attention in class.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]These emotional attacks at Troy Nunes, Paul Harris and others over time is really a sad commentary about where our prioities are. Now we attack Fab Melo; and none of us knows the truth about his life experience nor do we seem to care.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Many football and basketball players in college have come out of horrendus home and educational experiences and yet our expectation is that they will behave like model citizens and students.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]This isn't just Syracuse where student athletes have problems; it's all over college basketball.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Pretty much the only school that doesn't have these issues is Kentucky where none are expected to earn a degree or even be around the following season. Is that what you are looking for at Syracuse? Fortunately, it won't be the case.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]There are many folks who serve in the capacity of student athlete support; they cannot undue the players life experience nor can any coach.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]The way we view life is well formed prior to college entrance for us all.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Paul Harris is one of the nicest people you could ever meet and the way he treated others (who were just regular students) went way above what most star athletes would do.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Troy Nunes, played his heart out and did the very best he could with his given tallent was made a scape goat for our coaching staff's inability to replace McNabb.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Sure college basketball is big business; however if you really want to focus in upon the problem it's the NCAA and it's total disregard for student athletes. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#333399][FONT=arial black]Thanks for sharing your toughts CTO; you get it.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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