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Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 1:33 PM
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Towards the end of the championship game - the announcements started to talk about the fact that Burrow was enrolled as an online student at LSU and spent practically all of his time at the football facilities studying game tape and working with coaches.
According to the article below, Justin fields at Ohio State did the same thing. It's really stretching the definition of a college athlete when you never step foot on campus IMHO.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_db51a2dc-25b5-11ea-a8e3-ff0263e7d347.html
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No sh*t. Look at the size of that brain helmet.*
Jan 15, 2020, 1:35 PM
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Oculus Spirit [97751]
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Has someone at UNC weighed in on the issue?***
Jan 15, 2020, 1:39 PM
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UNCheat students have the option to pay thousands
Jan 15, 2020, 1:56 PM
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for a worthless degree, just like the athletes who get them with scholarships.
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 1:44 PM
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Tahj did same thing...stop whining
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We are getting way to close to just needing to call
Jan 15, 2020, 1:47 PM
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College sports an amateur league and not requiring classes.
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 1:48 PM
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Justin Fields said he had never even been on campus. But remember, they don't go there to school!
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 2:01 PM
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Justin Fields said he had never even been on campus. But remember, they don't go there to school!
Exactly. I don't think it would be out of line restricting them from taking online courses.
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 2:07 PM
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Justin Fields is the bigger stretch. As a sophomore, I would think classes would still be required. With the proliferation of online degrees, I guess it's hard to distinguish.
Burrow was a grad transfer after getting his degree from OSU. A unique situation for a guy with his talents to last 5 years.
Christian Wilkins did basically the same thing, right?
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 1:48 PM
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The 2019 LSU team was better than the 2019 Clemson team on January 13th 2020. Nothing more nothing less. Has nothing to do with classes or cash or cigars or anything else.
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Orange Blooded [4267]
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^^^THIS^^^
Jan 15, 2020, 1:51 PM
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Ain't nothin' but a thang***
Jan 15, 2020, 2:24 PM
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All-TigerNet [13038]
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Probably also a lot easier to cheat
Jan 15, 2020, 1:49 PM
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Not saying that applies to Burrow, but how do you really stop the kids taking online classes from doing them with a tutor sitting next to them?
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All-TigerNet [10822]
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This is the part I don’t get. I bet all these guys taking
Jan 15, 2020, 2:08 PM
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Online classes have great grades and would score at the bottom nationally on grad school entry exams.
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110%er [8565]
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Betting lots of players take online classes
Jan 15, 2020, 1:54 PM
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Not uncommon these days for many students.
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Re: Joe Burrow potentially unfair advantage
Jan 15, 2020, 1:54 PM
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He got his Masters degree in less than 2 years.
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In Fairness LSU is Not a Bastion of High Intellect
Jan 15, 2020, 2:16 PM
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Kinda of Top 200 School, not quite Wharton.
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Online school = worthless degree. Doesn't matter in the NFL***
Jan 15, 2020, 1:55 PM
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All-TigerNet [11067]
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welcome to the 21st century, get over it***
Jan 15, 2020, 2:16 PM
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All-In [27366]
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Manzel did the same thing. It's just another way the system
Jan 15, 2020, 2:17 PM
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is gamed. UNC didn't even HAVE classes, much less online.
Too bad there isn't a governing body that is supposed to make sure college athletes are also colledge students...cough...cough...
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