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"Hey the the Ohio State University AD got paid $18K bonus because of the work of the synchronized swimming team." "Oh yeah? Penn State's athletic director facilitated the rape of children." Obviously our priorities are out of order. Burn Penn State.
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Gerund posted:"Hey the the Ohio State University AD got paid $18K bonus because of the work of the synchronized swimming team." This is a great example of a flawed argument with a correct conclusion. C+
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I say burn Penn State just because they ruined college hockey.
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Why do we need a reason to burn Penn State
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Febreeze posted:burn Penn State Yep
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and what the hell is a nitanny
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Gerund posted:"Hey the the Ohio State University AD got paid $18K bonus because of the work of the synchronized swimming team." Can we also extend this to Penn State alumni who have consistently lovely opinions
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Rasczak posted:Can we also extend this to Penn State alumni who have consistently lovely opinions Only if they are relevant to loving JoePa and anything else regarding downplaying the rapes
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No Butt Stuff posted:and what the hell is a nitanny An Algonquin word? Might as well be asking what a...pick a word is.
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Sash! posted:An Algonquin word? What does it mean though?
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Chichevache posted:What does it mean though? There's no direct translation, but roughly, "tough life".
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Chichevache posted:What does it mean though? Most likely "single mountain."
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Chichevache posted:What does it mean though?
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Chichevache posted:What does it mean though? I reported this question to my supervisor. There's nothing more I'm responsible for doing.
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No Butt Stuff posted:and what the hell is a nitanny I guess this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nittany
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That's probably the closest we're going to get to the old urban legend of the geographical feature called in the local language something like "Your Finger, You Idiot", isn't it?
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Trin Tragula posted:That's probably the closest we're going to get to the old urban legend of the geographical feature called in the local language something like "Your Finger, You Idiot", isn't it? ... isn't that a Discworld joke?  Apparently there's a good chance the Yucatán's modern name means something along the lines of "I don't understand" though.
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The Grand Tetons after named after a French slang word for titties.
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Crazy Ted posted:The Grand Tetons after named after a French slang word for titties. They're not the only ones.
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Mark Emmert's comments about this new food regulation change are completely insufferable. All of a sudden those rules are 'absurd' despite him never talking about it before that I'm aware of. I really think the Shabazz Napier comments are what prompted this. Before that I didn't hear anything. I guess you could also throw in the fact that they're under pressure thanks to the NLRB ruling to make themselves look less insane. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/10802011/mark-emmert-agrees-ncaa-rule-food-was-absurd
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FlamingLiberal posted:Mark Emmert's comments about this new food regulation change are completely insufferable. All of a sudden those rules are 'absurd' despite him never talking about it before that I'm aware of. I really think the Shabazz Napier comments are what prompted this. Before that I didn't hear anything. I guess you could also throw in the fact that they're under pressure thanks to the NLRB ruling to make themselves look less insane. The funny thing is that if you want to squash unions and the threat of their formation, all the NCAA has to do is give in to the demands. Thats sounds bad but when you realize the demands are things like medical care and guaranteed scholarships, the NCAA could not only squash it but also win a huge PR victory demonstrating that they care for the players. The public push for fairness wojld be eliminae and the argument over paying players will get pushed into the forefront, and that is one area that the NCAA actually has the public support for.
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swickles posted:The funny thing is that if you want to squash unions and the threat of their formation, all the NCAA has to do is give in to the demands. Thats sounds bad but when you realize the demands are things like medical care and guaranteed scholarships, the NCAA could not only squash it but also win a huge PR victory demonstrating that they care for the players. The public push for fairness wojld be eliminae and the argument over paying players will get pushed into the forefront, and that is one area that the NCAA actually has the public support for.
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Deteriorata posted:The odd thing about this whole situation is that the anger about their "exploitation" doesn't come from the players themselves, for the most part. It is largely outsiders doing most of the agitation. How do you know this to be true? Maybe just until recently, participants were just too afraid to come forward? They will be branded soft, disloyal by the people like you. And who would they complain to? The NCAA doesn't have student representation. Unsurprisingly Players lack resources to hire lawyers. I remember that one UNC student was banned from a simple e-mail, no investigation. This is the power they can wield against dissatisfaction. But then you got that interview with Foster and his teammates about going hungry. What do you think they were talking about while starving? Their love of the game. I find it disingenuous that you can support oppression just because you claim to not hear the cries. You just choose not to listen. And PR costs money, which.. I don't it is a coincidence that free PR tools like twitter have finally given them courage to expose their predicament.
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swickles posted:that is one area that the NCAA actually has the public support for. Not so much. Certainly, there are a lot of outspoken people who are against it but the public opinion is probably closer to 50/50 than overwhelmingly for not paying them
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One of the producers on ABOUT and Russilo had an interesting point about the food. He played for Stanford and said there was always more than enough food. However the walk ons and non scholarship guys didn't have access to the same meal meal plan, so they were always stealing food and stuff top give to those guys
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Early indications are that NW voted against unionizing, with something like 60-15 votes.
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Those kids are about to get paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaid under the table.
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kayakyakr posted:Early indications are that NW voted against unionizing, with something like 60-15 votes.
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Gerund posted:Those kids are about to get paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaid under the table. They already did, according to that deadspin article I can't link because I'm on my phone. New iPads, among the other sudden unexplained perks that are totally unrelated to the vote.
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Even beyond the 'B scabs 4 iPads' quid pro quo, the line about the former football alumni calling the current players and threatening to freeze them out of post-football employment opportunities is the most beautiful.
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Gerund posted:Even beyond the 'B scabs 4 iPads' quid pro quo, the line about the former football alumni calling the current players and threatening to freeze them out of post-football employment opportunities is the most beautiful. No the last bullet point about them claiming that scholarships have nothing to do with their football skills is the best.
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CharlestheHammer posted:No the last bullet point about them claiming that scholarships have nothing to do with their football skills is the best. Have you actually seen Northwestern play?
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"unionizing might hurt the Wildcats in their goal of winning the Big Ten."
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Gerund posted:Even beyond the 'B scabs 4 iPads' quid pro quo, the line about the former football alumni calling the current players and threatening to freeze them out of post-football employment opportunities is the most beautiful.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Or the school threatening to end the program, which is ridiculous "If this store unionizes we'll have to shut it down and outsource."
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Detroit_Dogg posted:"unionizing might hurt the Wildcats in their goal of winning the Big Ten." I wonder if being a union school would actually help recruitment.
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