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HungaryGator
Doubletree Resident
(174.108.69.90) on 9/25/2017 - 2:20 p.m. says: ( 252 views
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"all the top 25-30 programs are competing for the top 1000 kids...really the top 500 or so" |
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Message Replied To ========== I don't get it. Were you under the impression that the 18-22 year olds recruited by the U of F don't screw up, don't do bad things, and always represent their school well? As a college football fan were you assuming all the dumbasses sign at other schools? College kids are human; some make really stupid decisions. As fans, we can root for them all to make us proud, but it doesn't always happen. Doesn't change how I feel about the game or the school I support.============================== of those, I would bet 70% come from disadvantaged backgrounds ie poor, broken homes, single parent families, lots of crime in the area, etc etc. Add in the fact that they are teenage boys. Aside from truly bad apples, you are going to get plenty of them doing stupid stuff. Hell, that's common for teenage boys fortunate enough to come from stable/prosperous households. It is just the luck of the draw whether or not your program got more or less from those top 500 or top 1000 each year who are going to be knuckleheads or not. How the school handles things is a fair point to judge them on. Do they suspend immediately or do they try to sweep it under the rug? Do they tolerate guys who are not merely dumb but who are actual thugs in order to win football games? I feel very good about how UF handles such things. I'm inclined to be understanding so long as they do not harm others - and in this case they have not. |
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all the top 25-30 programs are competing for the top 1000 kids...really the top 500 or so HungaryGator 9/25/2017 - 2:20 p.m.
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