I can't believe Miami is in trouble again. This football team needs some discipline. The players are out of control. The program should be cancelled for a year or two so the players can be shown some discipline.
The program should be cancelled for a year or two so the players can be shown some discipline. So, what, you think these athletes, some with aspirations of professional careers, are just going to sit around for "a year or two" and "be shown some discipline?" That's naive at best. If that happened (not that it would be a bad thing, mind you), the exodus of players seeking transfers would begin immediately, and they'd be picked up by other D1 programs soon afterwards. Perhaps suspension of the football program would restore a litte institutional dignity and discipline, but the players aren't gonna stick around and swallow that pill.
Tell his mom this isn't a tragedy, just unfortunate. So the only acceptable comments regarding a horribly sad, unjust and wrong event are those that can be made directly to the grief-stricken relatives of the victim? I disagree. I realize a discussion on the use of the word "tragedy" is slightly off topic but I don't think it's necessarily out of line. It sounds like some people here are only cool with two observations on the article linked by the FPP: "This event is tragic" and "Miami football is a mess". Honestly, I really don't know what further insight can be gleaned on either front beyond that expressed in the first two responses.
Seems to me that a certain subculture glorifies this type of violence, and many Miami football athletes seem to be part of that subculture. I am not saying that Pata was a part of this Right, but because he's black he's guilty of being part of it until you see an article that explicitly says he listened to classic rock exclusively and bought pants that were tight in the waist. My personal opinion is that your views on young black men, as expressed here over the course of many months, are badly dated.
What a crock of shit. My views on young black men are no different than my view of anyone else, please feel free to use the archives to back up your claim, I can give many more examples of where I have obviously applauded men of color. I was addressing the problems at Miami as a whole. Hint: do a search of "Miami University gangstas" and compare the number of matches to "Any other University" gangstas. Turn a blind eye if you wish, but I am not the only one to draw that conclusion. My personal opinion is that your views are psuedo elitist snobbery.
