Shabazz

[Bigman38]

basketball players are going to have a hard time gathering support since they have some options. There are a lot of places where they can go get paid to play out of high school.

 

[isufbcurt]

the "student athletes" should be able to at least get a job

They can get a job if they want. It is just limited on what they can earn and that limit is reasonable. If Shabazz is really starving he is probably eligible for a pell grant which will give him approx. $4500 per year and he can even take out a student loan if he needs more.

I am sick of the college athletes should be paid stuff. I was a college athlete, walked on then got a scholarship, no help paying for school from parents. I got by on student loans and pell grants until I got my scholarship. Once I got the scholarship I still got the free Pell Grant money plus $500 per year from the NCAA Student Athlete Assistance fund to buy clothes. Not only did I not go hungry, I went from 190lbs. high school OLB to a 225 lbs. ILB/OLB.

Dominos used to have 2 larges for $9.99 or 3 Mediums for $9.99 and I thought that was the best deal ever. I would get some dorm friends together around 9:30/10 PM and we would get this. I was getting a medium pizza for $3.50 and I thought it was great.

 

[MayorsAge]

How do you expect these athletes to pay for their weed, tattoos and other necessities and still be able to feed themselves?

 

[Mumbai1986]

Well, at the end of June, he will have enough money to purchase most of what he wants.

 

[EvilBetty]

There was one point in college where I literally went two months where the only thing I ate was ramen, canned corn or corn flakes. Where's my pity party?

my favorite collegiate meal was the chili cheese frito burrito:

1 can refried beans
1 pkg tortilla shells
1 can black olives
1pkg shredded cheese
1 container sour cream
1 jar banana peppers
1 bag chili fritos

roll that **** up and toast in the toaster oven. boom! i probably had that twice a day for two months during the final stages of my thesis work. simply replace the consumables when they run out and you are paying about a dollar a burrito when you average it out.

 

[ArgentCy]

Now your making me hungry, used to get that medium Dominos pizza every sunday night. Yes, it is very possible to manage your money and take a few loans but that is not the question. Is it right? I was paid for a reasearch job almost 3 years as an undergrad. The only difference I see is that athletes had this organization called NCAA come in and skim billions and make a bunch of rules about what they could and could not do.

 

[Cyclonestate78]

I'm normally on the "NCAA exploits student athletes" side of the argument but this is just stupid. While the NCAA may not be fairly compensating student athletes in comparison to the money the university and the NCAA are making, they certainly provide you with enough money to eat. Also, he could have bought alot of food with the thousands of dollars worth of tattoos covering his body.

Im sure too he will devote a high percentage of the millions he makes to stop the oppressing hunger he had to deal with...

This. Welcome to the real world Shabazzhole. When you are faced with the choice between eating and getting that sweet tribal band on your arm... you choose food. What an idiot!

 

[Bret44]

my favorite collegiate meal was the chili cheese frito burrito:

1 can refried beans
1 pkg tortilla shells
1 can black olives
1pkg shredded cheese
1 container sour cream
1 jar banana peppers
1 bag chili fritos

roll that **** up and toast in the toaster oven. boom! i probably had that twice a day for two months during the final stages of my thesis work. simply replace the consumables when they run out and you are paying about a dollar a burrito when you average it out.

That is a hell of a meal...

 

[Dingus]

Totino's Party Pizza!, 10 for $10!

 

[Cycsk]

Some research professors are pretty good at bringing in major research money on the backs of graduate students who do most of the actual work and get almost none of the credit.

 

[Cycsk]

I wonder what Shabazz says to Coach Ollie about how much he gets paid. The person who is doing the best financially because of the "starving" athletes is the head coach.

 

[carvers4math]

Pretty tired of this guy. Lost me for good on the comment about their ban.

 

[jbindm]

What Napier said after the game was incredibly stupid. But in fairness, he was right in the midst of probably the greatest moment in his life, so I can kind of excuse him for blurting out something dumb. Adrenaline, emotions, etc.

As far as the whole deal with paying college athletes is concerned, I'm not a fan of unionization. I don't think anyone has completely wrapped their head around all the consequences, intended and otherwise. And I don't think that the Northwestern group that is leading the charge really want unionization either. This was the nuclear option for them after the NCAA refused to make reasonable changes.
I'm not saying that a free education holds no value. Certainly a full ride scholarship gives these athletes a head start coming out of school that most of us can only dream about.
But the problem is that as the game changed, the NCAA made damn sure the rules never did. With the revenue now generated by tv contracts, bowl trips, and March Madness, the athletes responsible for all that deserve more. John Calipari of all people has laid out some reasonable measures the NCAA could have taken long ago to avoid the mess they have on their hands now. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ipari-likens-ncaa-dying-soviet-union-new-book

 

[carvers4math]

As a student who sold their plasma, worked multiple jobs, never had a car, etc. and knew plenty of other students in similar situations, I am having a hard time mustering any sympathy for this guy.

 

[Cycsk]

Shabazz said what he intended to say. If anything, the emotion made it come out a little clunky, but he planned what he was going to say.

 

[Wesley]

Did you get a full ride scholarship, get access to tens of millions dollars worth of state of the art athletic facilities and get free travel to 10-15 games a year while gaining national exposure and likely get paid under the table anyway?

The money that is made on these players is also spent on them. If you want to pay Shabazz, prepare to pay some unknown water polo player the same amount.

Shaz was probably taking his stipend and supporting his family.

 

[cydsho]

Hmmmm......why do I get the feeling that after a few years being out of the NBA, Shabazz will be completely broke?

 

[Wesley]

Hmmmm......why do I get the feeling that after a few years being out of the NBA, Shabazz will be completely broke?

The cost of an entourage?

 

[NorthCyd]

Some research professors are pretty good at bringing in major research money on the backs of graduate students who do most of the actual work and get almost none of the credit.

This. Plenty of grad students bring money and exposure into the university through research. Far more than most the athletes on campus. And many departments don't cover their full tuition and only pay the grad student if they do extra work like a teaching or lab assistant. Not whining, just a point of comparison for a lot of the ******** that's going on recently.

 

[Dingus]

Silly comment, considering I'm sure he gets as much meal plan food as he wants. But not going to get bent out of shape about it. People exaggerate how much they went through, what they make, how hard they work, etc. ALL THE TIME!