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<blockquote data-quote="dtm1997" data-source="post: 369770" data-attributes="member: 572"><p>I think where your head is at is the right direction, but it's kind of half baked. We are not like everyone else, but why are we not like everyone else? Are we falling behind (probably yes) because we're not like everyone else? How are we not like everyone else and where are the opportunities to level the playing field?</p><p></p><p>The excuses still exist, but it's because there doesn't seem to be a lever to push things over the edge towards getting us level.</p><p></p><p>We make the academics excuse, but it might be true to a degree that some GT student athletes across all sports are exceptions, it doesn't mean they're unintelligent. Also, if engineering is not feasible and the college of management wants fewer & fewer of our athletes in their curriculum (I've been told that to my face re: football & hoops), there are a few Ivan Allen majors (HTS & LMC) that are not only way more manageable, but still provide a degree of value. We won't be able to hide kids at GT, but there are definitely majors that are very manageable and provide rthe flexibility to explore areas of interest, especially with the academic support system GTAA provides.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if I've gone in depth here about my pay players thoughts, but I absolutely think players should be able to get paid. That doesn't necessarily mean by GT or the GTAA. It absolutely means that if anyone wants to pay a player for goods (game used jerseys, autographs, etc.) & services (endorsing the local Chevy dealer or something), then have at it. Do I think we'll get crushed by the boosters of some other schools? Yes I do. Does it weed out all of the shady **** because it's now all legal and out there for people to see? Yes I do. Does it put the onus on the GT fan community, whether alumni or sidewalk fans, to pour in the money needed to keep the programs competing at a high level? Yes it does.</p><p></p><p>The reasons Josh & Tadric are sitting are a crock to begin with and purely a function of outdated NCAA rules. If they dumped out of this antiquated notion of amateurism in the first place, at least we'd have an idea of what we need to chase after and how we can arm ourselves to compete.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtm1997, post: 369770, member: 572"] I think where your head is at is the right direction, but it's kind of half baked. We are not like everyone else, but why are we not like everyone else? Are we falling behind (probably yes) because we're not like everyone else? How are we not like everyone else and where are the opportunities to level the playing field? The excuses still exist, but it's because there doesn't seem to be a lever to push things over the edge towards getting us level. We make the academics excuse, but it might be true to a degree that some GT student athletes across all sports are exceptions, it doesn't mean they're unintelligent. Also, if engineering is not feasible and the college of management wants fewer & fewer of our athletes in their curriculum (I've been told that to my face re: football & hoops), there are a few Ivan Allen majors (HTS & LMC) that are not only way more manageable, but still provide a degree of value. We won't be able to hide kids at GT, but there are definitely majors that are very manageable and provide rthe flexibility to explore areas of interest, especially with the academic support system GTAA provides. I don't know if I've gone in depth here about my pay players thoughts, but I absolutely think players should be able to get paid. That doesn't necessarily mean by GT or the GTAA. It absolutely means that if anyone wants to pay a player for goods (game used jerseys, autographs, etc.) & services (endorsing the local Chevy dealer or something), then have at it. Do I think we'll get crushed by the boosters of some other schools? Yes I do. Does it weed out all of the shady **** because it's now all legal and out there for people to see? Yes I do. Does it put the onus on the GT fan community, whether alumni or sidewalk fans, to pour in the money needed to keep the programs competing at a high level? Yes it does. The reasons Josh & Tadric are sitting are a crock to begin with and purely a function of outdated NCAA rules. If they dumped out of this antiquated notion of amateurism in the first place, at least we'd have an idea of what we need to chase after and how we can arm ourselves to compete. [/QUOTE]
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