re: Stop talking bad about players opting out.

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I'm going to opt-out of the rest of the year at my job because sales are down, my bonus may not be as big, and I need to prepare for another interview... said only selfish shortsighted quitters.

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I'm going to opt-out of the rest of the year at my job because sales are down, my bonus may not be as big, and I need to prepare for another interview... said only selfish shortsighted quitters.

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Not even close to the same thing, but you’re the same guy who said Marshall had a “thug attitude”, so it’s not surprising coming from you

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How big someone is doesn't really define whether or not someone is acting like a pussy. But you sound real tough saying you could beat someone up for voicing his opinion on a message board. But, just so we're straight, are you saying that a professional or college athlete can't act like or be a pussy, in the pejorative sense, in any situation just because they could beat up a normal guy? Have you ever described someone as a pussy, not to their face, before? (that's a rhetorical question) I do think athletes have grown to be much softer than they used to be, but I don't entirely blame them because people are coddled so much more now in society, in general, than they used to be.

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Well said. I’m actually more pissed off at the enablers and excuse makers than Marshall. Society has allowed softness to be rewarded and social media influencers become millionaires. What a backwards arse approach. We’ll see who excels when times really get tough. My guess is that it won’t be the coddled kids coming up now.

Opting out right after a season and well before the next season I can handle...but opting out during a season is shitty

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Well said. I’m actually more pissed off at the enablers and excuse makers than Marshall. Society has allowed softness to be rewarded and social media influencers become millionaires. What a backwards arse approach. We’ll see who excels when times really get tough. My guess is that it won’t be the coddled kids coming up now.

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What pisses me off more is people who argue that no one on here knows what it's like to make a decision like this as if plenty of people don't face life-altering decisions multiple times throughout their lives. Guys like Marshall being football players (entertainers) doesn't put them in some special class of people where an average joe can't even comprehend how to make a life decision that affects more than just themselves. People take risks every single day. Some work out, some don't. People quit school, just like football players, for financial opportunities they don't think they can pass up at the time. For some, that decision works out great. For others, they may wish they had stayed in school and earned their degrees. For athletes, some probably wish they had stayed in school longer to boost their draft status for a larger guaranteed payment or to earn their degrees when their football careers don't pan out. Such is life.

But most of us take leaps of faith at some point or another. And, what some of the younger posters may not comprehend yet, is that decisions are not always based on money. Sure, that is certainly an important factor to weigh, but myself and plenty of my buddies have made decisions where the money was actually less or potentially less than the alternative. Sometimes decisions are made based on work/life balance. Sometimes decisions are based upon the risk that they won't make any money right off the bat but the potential for money is greater later, even if that potential doesn't ever materialize down the road.

But to say that we can't possibly understand or that everyone would do the exact same thing under the circumstances is just plain ignorant. Everyone doesn't have the same priorities and values as the next guy.

First of all Melt was the first one to throw out "pussy". I never said I could beat the guy up I just said he probably wouldn't say it to TM's face or mine, which makes him a hypocrite. I think athletes act like pussies all the time, but I will never criticize one for looking after their family above all things else. No one would criticize you for doing the same, so why is it a double standard for athletes? Most of whom come from less than fortunate circumstances. I hate the fact that the NCAA has allowed this to become such a common theme for good players, but you can't blame athletes for taking advantage of a flawed system.

Hearing more opt outs coming. My source has been pretty reliable. Ingram, Cox and Curry are next.

Yeah, those 3.

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Hearing more opt outs coming. My source has been pretty reliable. Ingram, Cox and Curry are next.

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Reason # 934 to not make this an acceptable practice. What a pitiful bunch. Makes it very difficult to pull for them when they demand blind support but bail so quickly.

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My source has been pretty reliable. Ingram, Cox and Curry are next.

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So Ingram (a guy we stood by and let back on the team after a roller coaster of legal issues), Cox (a guy who transferred in here this year), and Curry our supposed team leader #18 who is a RS sophomore with no shot at getting drafted this year are "opting out"? They can all frick off if that's the case. If they are so mentally fragile that they can't emotionally handle losing, then I don't want players like that on the team. I'd rather have guys on the team who want to be here than a bunch of selfish entitled assholes.