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SBNation: Why LSU Is The Only Team Who Deserves To Win The Tournament
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:25 pm
Really nice article. I checked a few pages back to see if this has been posted. I didn't see it. So I apologize in advance if it has.
A few cliffs:
You should absolutely cheer for LSU in tonight’s Sweet Sixteen. You should’ve been cheering for LSU this entire time, and you should want them to win the entire NCAA Tournament specifically because they paid (at least one of) their players.
The NCAA and its member institutions — like LSU — have thus far survived this fact by characterizing what is ubiquitous and benign as isolated and dangerous. That’s how they convince us: LSU is cheating an otherwise fair system! They are not, because the Tigers are far from the only ones doing this, nor was the system of college athletics ever once designed to be universally fair to all of its member institutions.
Amateurism stans need us to believe that Wade and Smart are isolated bad actors, except those same people are constantly telling us how widespread this “corruption” is.
“It’s happening at LSU! This will corrupt the soul of the game!” OK. But it’s also Arizona. It’s Kansas. It’s Auburn. It’s North Carolina State. It’s Oklahoma State. It’s Wichita State. It’s Texas. It’s Seton Hall. It’s Washington. It’s USC. It’s Louisville. It’s Kentucky. It’s Utah. It’s Xavier. It’s Miami.
Every time the actual players and their families are framed as the real criminals, lacking some kind of moral equity and disregard for fairness, more and more people object to that narrative. More and more people can’t stomach the economic hypocrisy. And less and less people give a shite if a kid's mom gets 10,000
LINK
A few cliffs:
You should absolutely cheer for LSU in tonight’s Sweet Sixteen. You should’ve been cheering for LSU this entire time, and you should want them to win the entire NCAA Tournament specifically because they paid (at least one of) their players.
The NCAA and its member institutions — like LSU — have thus far survived this fact by characterizing what is ubiquitous and benign as isolated and dangerous. That’s how they convince us: LSU is cheating an otherwise fair system! They are not, because the Tigers are far from the only ones doing this, nor was the system of college athletics ever once designed to be universally fair to all of its member institutions.
Amateurism stans need us to believe that Wade and Smart are isolated bad actors, except those same people are constantly telling us how widespread this “corruption” is.
“It’s happening at LSU! This will corrupt the soul of the game!” OK. But it’s also Arizona. It’s Kansas. It’s Auburn. It’s North Carolina State. It’s Oklahoma State. It’s Wichita State. It’s Texas. It’s Seton Hall. It’s Washington. It’s USC. It’s Louisville. It’s Kentucky. It’s Utah. It’s Xavier. It’s Miami.
Every time the actual players and their families are framed as the real criminals, lacking some kind of moral equity and disregard for fairness, more and more people object to that narrative. More and more people can’t stomach the economic hypocrisy. And less and less people give a shite if a kid's mom gets 10,000
LINK
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Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:43 pm to magicman0001
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Every time the actual players and their families are framed as the real criminals, lacking some kind of moral equity and disregard for fairness, more and more people object to that narrative. More and more people can’t stomach the economic hypocrisy. And less and less people give a shite if a kid's mom gets 10,000
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:43 pm to Da Joker
Hey Fighting Tigers Fight All the Way!
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:45 pm to WhereOrWere
Y'all are awesome!
I love this website.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:51 pm to magicman0001
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specifically because they paid (at least one of) their players.
Do you think that makes a good article? How stupid can you be?
Whether shafy stuff went on or not is irrelevant. There is zero evidence and even less proof that any player got paid.
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:07 pm to Meauxjeaux
Okay.
Geaux tigers
Geaux tigers
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:35 pm to Meauxjeaux
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Do you think that makes a good article?
I think it's one of the best articles concerning the Tigers that's been published in a while. He's trying to get everyone to support the Tigers in SPITE of the media/talking heads. Because the NCAA is corrupt and most teams pay players- as he points out while naming a few teams.
So, yea.. it's fricking awesome, dipshit.
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Whether shafy stuff went on or not is irrelevant.
I think that's pretty clear in the article by anyone who can comprehend what they read.
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There is zero evidence and even less proof that any player got paid.
Duh. Reread and concentrate on each word. Then meditate after each sentence and pray God gives you insight, because you obviously missed this sentence in the same article:
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Allegedly* paid; at this very moment the public forum lacks inarguable, conclusive evidence of payments from suspended head coach Will Wade to the family of guard Javonte Smart.
I'm not sure if you're an idiot, an a-hole, or both..
Stop being an asshat. Reaching for shite that don't even exist to bitch about something.
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 1:38 pm
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