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Anyone ever wonder how these poor college athletes can afford full sleeve tats?
Posted on 12/27/14 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 2:54 pm
Some of them are pretty high quality, and if they can't eat, are they setting their priorities correctly?
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Posted on 12/27/14 at 2:56 pm to cubsfan5150
Ask Ohio State how you get tattoos.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 2:56 pm to cubsfan5150
something seems fishy.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 2:57 pm to cubsfan5150
Priorities
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:01 pm to cubsfan5150
got to remember that these athletes also have their high schools setting them up with stuff too...
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:01 pm to cubsfan5150
Artists do them for free to show off their work
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:02 pm to cubsfan5150
A lot of them are not poor haha Odell Beckham isn't poor and I'm sure there are a lot of them that have parents sending them money.
Of course, that's my NCAA answer.
Of course, that's my NCAA answer.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:04 pm to RileyTime
Trade in stuff that is legally yours but the NCAA will hammer you anyway
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:27 pm to cubsfan5150
Exactly why the poor starving college athlete thing is overblown.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:43 pm to cubsfan5150
Haha you know, it's impossible for poor black kids parents to have jobs that can fund their tats
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:46 pm to cubsfan5150
No. If you think these kids don't get paid in one way or another, then I don't know what else to tell you.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:48 pm to Mr Gardoki
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Exactly why the poor starving college athlete thing is overblown.
What? Having a couple hundred dollars saved up to treat yourself to a gift means that they are not living incredibly modestly compared to the amount of value they provide. Good grief, people are jealous of others who are better athletes than them.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:51 pm to lsu480
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Artists do them for free to show off their work
Pretty much. Might as well be free advertising for them when they say "I tatted up ______ who plays for ______". There's a couple shops here that the UofL guys frequent. I'm sure that's the same for a lot of players.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:52 pm to cubsfan5150
They get paid once a semester through their federal pell grant. It's really easy to get one and it pays 1-2k each semester. Lots of that goes straight to tatoos, iPads, and headphones.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:52 pm to cubsfan5150
I've never wondered
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:54 pm to cubsfan5150
Seriously, how many of your peers who you went to college with didn't have a lot of cash at all times and were what you would describe a "poor college kid" who could use a job? How many of those had received a gift from their parents or bought something for themselves at some point in their life that cost as much and was as non-essential as a tattoo?
Having bought a $300 luxury item at one point in your life doesn't mean that you are being sufficiently compensated. A little bit confused as to why you think it does. A lot of people are of the belief that somebody putting in 30+ hours of work per week in addition to being a full-time student while being an extremely valuable contributor to a lucrative enterprise should be able to afford a tattoo and not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.
Having bought a $300 luxury item at one point in your life doesn't mean that you are being sufficiently compensated. A little bit confused as to why you think it does. A lot of people are of the belief that somebody putting in 30+ hours of work per week in addition to being a full-time student while being an extremely valuable contributor to a lucrative enterprise should be able to afford a tattoo and not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:05 pm to TheSexecutioner
Having $300 luxury items removes you from the poor status. None of them worry about food ever. They get fed all the time and even get meal stipends. No one said they are rich but it's hard to claim poor if they have luxury items. No one in college is really rich anyway unless they have family money.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:15 pm to TheSexecutioner
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A lot of people are of the belief that somebody putting in 30+ hours of work per week in addition to being a full-time student while being an extremely valuable contributor to a lucrative enterprise should be able to afford a tattoo and not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.
i didn't know they were working 30+ hours a week... thought the NCAA disallowed that
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:31 pm to chalmetteowl
Those kids aren't worried about where their next meals come from 
They get free meal plans
They get free meal plans
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:44 pm to cubsfan5150
Ohio State can provide the answers to this.
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