Tyrus in trouble?
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I think that's expected of everyone, but only certain people are expected to be role models, should we expect college athletes to be role models because of their athletic talent?
He's not a kid, he's soon to be a college graduate. One of the things that college is supposed to teach you is to start evaluating things in light of the bigger picture. Risking a professional basketball career over $200 is not a decision made with the big picture even remotely in mind. I'm hoping for the sake of our post-secondary education system that he did get some instruction in big-picture thinking somewhere along the way.
Are you really disputing the fact that kids don't look up to college athletes? I can't make a value judgement on whether that's right or wrong, just that it is indisputably the case. So yes absolutely when you are a major part of a very good D1 basketball program you have more expectations on you than say a C+ comp sci student.
Yes? ALL of these players had a player before them they aspired to be....thus...role model.
Again, I understand that's the way that it is, I'm asking SHOULD it be that way.
For the most part if you're an undergrad you're a kid to me, they don't know nothing about nothing.
I guess i dont have any problem with it.....if my child aspired to be a college graduate division 1 athlete? We could only hope to all be that lucky. Doesnt make them better than the comp sci grad......just more of a public person being an athlete. Thus they have to carry themselves that way since they are in the public eye.
I mean...Billy the comp sci student is not getting a thread started on him on a message board if he steals $200.
BUT....like i said...when those days are over.....dont care what they do.
Oh please - maybe the student who left their wallet laying around made a "bad choice." But the student who took $220 out of it is a thief. Big difference there, bud...
Because the reality is he is a role model. It doesn't matter whether he should or shouldn't be.
So we can't talk about how we think things should or shouldn't be, only how they are, interesting idea. Stupid, but interesting.
We could but your argument is stupid, so it's pointless to talk about. He's a grown man who's in the spotlight, he signed up for it when he accepted a scholly to play ball.
