Tennesee Players Arrested for armed robbery,

[ToppersBsktball10]

I'm sure plenty people have seen and heard, but it appears that it hasn't been posted yet, so for the one's who haven't heard here it is: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4647094

god, stupid move by anyone especially by college football players.

[fairweatherfan]

Even dumber for having a Prius as their getaway car.  Were they worried they'd have to blow the money they stole on gas?

[ToppersBsktball10]

I know right? lol

[Atzar]

This sucks.  I'm a fan of the Vols, and Janzen Jackson and Nu'Keese Richardson had a ton of potential.  Jackson, in particular, had the ability to replace Eric Berry when he enters the draft this offseason.  Now, their football days could very well be over. 

Stupid.

[Eja117]

Even dumber for having a Prius as their getaway car.  Were they worried they'd have to blow the money they stole on gas?

I don't know why I find this to be one of the funniest things I've read in a while but I do. I like Priuses but probably not as a getaway car or drag racer.

[Aeacus]

Wow, thats got to drive Kiffin insane.  Win the recruiting battles and then the idiots are crazy enough to think they can get away with robbery.  And we wonder why coaches get ulcers.

[Amonkey]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

[Roy Hobbs]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

[Amonkey]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

[Rondo2287]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

[Amonkey]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

Well, obviously there is something since thousands of people are robber at gunpoint every single day.  I am not trying to make excuses for these guys, but I think there is something to be said about the compensation level in collegiate sports.  How does an athlete have to live on a lifestyle that is less permissible to the effort given to the school compared to the higher ups who makes thousands and even millions of dollars based on the performance of these kids.  You are assuming they don't have a hard life, so that is debatable, but regardless, you don't see professional athletes robbing at gun point.

[Rondo2287]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

Well, obviously there is something since thousands of people are robber at gunpoint every single day.  I am not trying to make excuses for these guys, but I think there is something to be said about the compensation level in collegiate sports.  How does an athlete have to live on a lifestyle that is less permissible to the effort given to the school compared to the higher ups who makes thousands and even millions of dollars based on the performance of these kids.  You are assuming they don't have a hard life, so that is debatable, but regardless, you don't see professional athletes robbing at gun point.

But professional athletes are far from examples in their own rights.  And as a D1 college athlete and many smaller schools too, you are given a college education free of charge thanks to generous athletic scholarships, thousands of dollars spent on each player for gear, equipment, clothing, travel expenses, housing, free sporting event tickets for family and friends, services like laundry and private tutoring, and per diem allowances for incidentals and you've got quite a nice compensation package for an 18 or 19 year old student.

[Amonkey]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

Well, obviously there is something since thousands of people are robber at gunpoint every single day.  I am not trying to make excuses for these guys, but I think there is something to be said about the compensation level in collegiate sports.  How does an athlete have to live on a lifestyle that is less permissible to the effort given to the school compared to the higher ups who makes thousands and even millions of dollars based on the performance of these kids.  You are assuming they don't have a hard life, so that is debatable, but regardless, you don't see professional athletes robbing at gun point.

But professional athletes are far from examples in their own rights.  And as a D1 college athlete and many smaller schools too, you are given a college education free of charge thanks to generous athletic scholarships, thousands of dollars spent on each player for gear, equipment, clothing, travel expenses, housing, free sporting event tickets for family and friends, services like laundry and private tutoring, and per diem allowances for incidentals and you've got quite a nice compensation package for an 18 or 19 year old student.

Those are nice, and def warranted, but you are not given the money for everyday activity like off-campus food, entertainment, car insurance, etc.  The school invests on the players, but they are still making a lot of money off these kids.  I remember that UMass, who doesn't have a very strong football program, makes a good amount of money off the sports program.  A lot more than the music department, science department, arts and so on.  How does schools can build stadiums better than professional sports?  They def have the extra money (for the most part) while the student, who may benefit long term with an education (those who choose to take it) still are not well off short term.

[Roy Hobbs]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

Well, obviously there is something since thousands of people are robber at gunpoint every single day. . . . .  You are assuming they don't have a hard life, so that is debatable, but regardless, you don't see professional athletes robbing at gun point.

... and there are literally millions of poor people who *don't* rob people.  I don't care how hard his life is, the reason these guys robbed a store is because they're criminals, not because they're poor.

Also, of course, one wonders how poor somebody really is who gets free room and board.  Also, I believe student athletes are allowed to earn a certain amount of money (but not for football) during the year.

Heck, I was poor during college and law school.  Lots of my friends did.  None of us robbed anybody.

[Rondo2287]

This is bad, but this also goes along with the discussion of college players getting paid.  No way should a college player, who is putting his heart and soul for the name of the school, have to rob a convenience store.

Eh...  Nobody was forced to rob a convenience store, one way or the other.  There are lots of people out there who make low wages who aren't committing armed robbery.

Yeah, but if you are a collegiate athlete you don't have time to work on these low wage jobs.  Division I athletes couldn't even work on these jobs (I am assuming) because the team (and in some cases, school) takes so much time.  I am not saying these guys aren't stupid, but I just don't see how Division I shouldn't get some chump change when playing for a big program.

No no no no a million times no.  There is absolutely no reason to rob somebody at gunpoint.  Especially not as a college student athlete who doesnt have a hard life no matter how you want to paint it. 

Well, obviously there is something since thousands of people are robber at gunpoint every single day.  I am not trying to make excuses for these guys, but I think there is something to be said about the compensation level in collegiate sports.  How does an athlete have to live on a lifestyle that is less permissible to the effort given to the school compared to the higher ups who makes thousands and even millions of dollars based on the performance of these kids.  You are assuming they don't have a hard life, so that is debatable, but regardless, you don't see professional athletes robbing at gun point.

But professional athletes are far from examples in their own rights.  And as a D1 college athlete and many smaller schools too, you are given a college education free of charge thanks to generous athletic scholarships, thousands of dollars spent on each player for gear, equipment, clothing, travel expenses, housing, free sporting event tickets for family and friends, services like laundry and private tutoring, and per diem allowances for incidentals and you've got quite a nice compensation package for an 18 or 19 year old student.

Those are nice, and def warranted, but you are not given the money for everyday activity like off-campus food, entertainment, car insurance, etc.  The school invests on the players, but they are still making a lot of money off these kids.  I remember that UMass, who doesn't have a very strong football program, makes a good amount of money off the sports program.  A lot more than the music department, science department, arts and so on.  How does schools can build stadiums better than professional sports?  They def have the extra money (for the most part) while the student, who may benefit long term with an education (those who choose to take it) still are not well off short term.

Nor should they be.  Do you realize BC for example is over 50,000 dollars a year for tuition and room and board.  you want them to be making salary on top of that and everything else?