Hunter is flashy but he’s a wonderful teammate. I’d love if he played for my team.
The Grand Experiment is dead. Some coaches will continue to push academics more than others but now the players are focused chasing money. It's difficult to blame those who have the ability to earn 6 figures and up. Not many college graduates make that kind of money.
There’s a Coach in State College PA that’s doing a pretty good job in upholding the GE principles.
When I was a student at Pitt I was employed by the NCAA to offer tutoring sessions to scholarship athletes. I met with athletes who ran track, shot hoops and played football. For the most part these athletes wanted to succeed academically to stay eligible and maintain their scholarship. That was the quid pro quo between the school, the NCAA and the student. Today that arrangement has been inalterably changed.
He could just become a Senator, like Blutarsky.
Your characterization of athletes wanting to stay eligible (i.e. the embarrassing bare minimum) in order to continue playing their sport is exactly what I described in my post.
Eh, you just don't hear about the vast majority who ended up doing stuff other than football. Back in the day--and not that long ago, most CFB players did not go on to the pros, or if they did, they didn't play long. Most colleges only had two or three players a year go on to the pros--and stick. That's changed now as the bigger schools have the better facilities. Yeah, there's some players that cr*p out academically--like Booker Moore. But there's a lot of ex-college players that have all kinds of jobs, many because they had the chance at a scholarship that they might not have had otherwise. Example: back in the day, I had a knee injury and saw a sports med doctor at Grant in Columbus. As I was walking in, I saw a dusty old ball in a case--that read Penn State. Turned out my doc had played for Joe in the 1970s, as linebacker. But didn;t make a big deal out of it. There are lots of these examples (though not all doctors, of course). Another was a car salesman at a local Toyota dealer here.
When was the last time you heard a player not being able to play due to being athletically ineligible.
I'm ashamed you drank the Kool-Aid and can't see the obvious truth in my commentary.
There is no kool aid. I have 50 years of documented success, journalistic review and witnesses. Go read the accounts. You have a nonsensical, bar room interpretation of The Grand Experiment. I played a sport at PSU, worked in the athletic department and then traveled the country working in college sports. My definition of The Grand Experiment as witnessed up close is correct. You are wrong. Fu and the horse you rode in. Nothing pisses me off more than sports fans who are clueless about college sports and athletes and in this case a coach who dared to be different. You want to tear that down? Great but don’t expect people like me to nod our heads like the morons who spout such falsehoods.
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Don’t know when you graduated , but grade inflation is a real thing .
A question. What "era" did you play in?? I suspect that's part of the disconnect. There used to be a day where athletics was important but not 24/7/365. I recall reading stories where players just did other things most of the year. Some played multiple sports. You almost cannot do that these days. It's become a year round job. Heck, kids are almost picking their sport in middle school. That allowed for a decent student to actually work hard on a degree, excepting during the season, which was also much shorter than now. The travel was less too (though that could be a little misleading, as State College was not as easy to get to back in the day).
The poster you are responding to has always been a piece of work. He isn’t worth your time.
You need a reading list to actually understand The Grand Experiment and Joe Paterno. My evidence is well documented by many.
Hunter is a great kid, doesn't drink, smoke etc.. I don't always like everything Deion does and says, but he seems to truly care about and want to impact young people. If Dallas offers, however, its the one NFL job he might not be able to turn down.
Agree 100%
Quite impressive post...I envy you and your accomplishment. Due not allow those who do not know the truth but take the false narratives as gospel to annoy you....we are from a different generation and view the past from actual experience despite the media portrayal. Often at Alumni events I am subject to false statements about PSU....which makes me wonder WHY would someone attend a school they believe to be so terrible?
