Boo: professional athletes, Clemson (or any other opposing team), and Rod Dangerfield.
Don’t boo: our student athletes
Argument 1: 18 year olds are able to serve in the military and see combat. Therefore, our players should be able to handle some jeers and boo’s.
Response: This ain’t war, and thank God for it. This is college football with amateur athletes. Loss of life and limb is very uncommon, but look no further than Marcus Lattimore for an example of gruesome disfigurement and long term health consequences. It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. If you step on the field, you take the risk.
Argument 2: I pay good money for my tickets, I’ll boo if I want to boo.
Response: That’s your right, no one can stop you. I believe you have lost some perspective, however. College football is big business for the coaches, the athletic departments, and the sports networks, but our players aren’t profiting. If anything, they are being exploited. The university isn’t going to pay for their medical bills after their career is over. We are only beginning to understand the long term effects of repeated head trauma. Don’t believe it affects your cognitive function? I bet you never played the game. Bottom line: The players want to win. As long as they make that effort, they don’t owe you $hit.
Argument 3: These are coddled manchilds who grew up receiving participation trophies. If they can’t take the booing, they are just soft.
Responses: You sound like a bitter geriatric who never achieved anything of significance in your life. Quit projecting your inadequacies upon an entire generation. For the love of God, don’t post your resume on a message board.
Don’t boo: our student athletes
Argument 1: 18 year olds are able to serve in the military and see combat. Therefore, our players should be able to handle some jeers and boo’s.
Response: This ain’t war, and thank God for it. This is college football with amateur athletes. Loss of life and limb is very uncommon, but look no further than Marcus Lattimore for an example of gruesome disfigurement and long term health consequences. It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. If you step on the field, you take the risk.
Argument 2: I pay good money for my tickets, I’ll boo if I want to boo.
Response: That’s your right, no one can stop you. I believe you have lost some perspective, however. College football is big business for the coaches, the athletic departments, and the sports networks, but our players aren’t profiting. If anything, they are being exploited. The university isn’t going to pay for their medical bills after their career is over. We are only beginning to understand the long term effects of repeated head trauma. Don’t believe it affects your cognitive function? I bet you never played the game. Bottom line: The players want to win. As long as they make that effort, they don’t owe you $hit.
Argument 3: These are coddled manchilds who grew up receiving participation trophies. If they can’t take the booing, they are just soft.
Responses: You sound like a bitter geriatric who never achieved anything of significance in your life. Quit projecting your inadequacies upon an entire generation. For the love of God, don’t post your resume on a message board.