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Re: what was said?***

Mar 29, 2014, 11:35 AM [ in reply to what was said?*** ]

got this from another thread:

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney just doesn’t get it.
Upon hearing Wednesday’s news that a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern football players can unionize, Swinney told reporters, “We have enough entitlement in this country as it is. To say these guys get nothing totally devalues an education.”

If I’m a Clemson football player, I’m insulted by that. In January, Swinney signed an eight-year contract worth $27.15 million. It’s an excessive amount for any coach, let alone a coach of Swinney’s caliber. And it’s blood money earned off the sweatshop labor that is his players.
Swinney chalks up a group of football players trying to unionize to better themselves as entitlement, yet there’s no one on Clemson’s campus who feels he’s entitled more than Swinney.
No? Then why did Swinney agree to his mega-million dollar deal that is guaranteed for the full eight years even if he is fired within the next three years?
If the Tigers fall flat next year, coach, and you get a pink slip, why should the Brinks truck continue to drop off bags on the doorstep of your mansion? Don’t we have enough entitlement in this country as it is?
Your words, coach. Not mine.
Here’s a little advice, Dabo. You’ve already gotten more than your share of the pie. Don’t begrudge another for trying to get his. Just shut up and coach.
These days, more cash flows into big-time college athletic programs and conferences than some third-world countries. The top programs rake in more than $100 million a year from football and basketball. The NCAA is enjoying a 14-year, $10.8 billion – with a B – contract for its men’s basketball tournament, and the major conferences like the ACC and SEC have a 12-year, $7.2 billion deal with ESPN for a football playoff.
Then there are the millions of dollars pulled down by the NCAA and its athletic programs through tickets, jerseys, clothing, car flags, seat cushions, bottle openers and any other trinkets rabid fans might buy. And don’t forget all the Benjamins from boosters and fundraising breakfasts, lunches, dinners and golf tournaments.
So no, Dabo, when it comes to your players – you know, those guys on the field the fans really pay to see – an education isn’t enough of the pie.
Three meals a day, a roof over your head, some books, lectures and a degree – if a “student-athlete” has time between two-a-days and road trips to earn one – might be sufficient for the no-names on your roster, Dabo. But the guys up the depth chart – you know, the guys who really bring home the bacon for you – surely deserve more.
What about Tajh Boyd, your quarterback who rewrote the Clemson and ACC record books the past three years? His NFL prospects don’t look real good at this point. Is a $40,000-a-year job he might land with his sociology degree all he should get for the riches he’s helped heap upon you?
The Northwestern lawsuit isn’t the first attempt to garner more for college athletes, and there are more on court dockets across the land. At some point, something will change.
One way to give athletes more would be to allow them to sign endorsement deals like Olympic athletes do. Continue to give an athlete his scholarship and have his true worth fulfilled by companies willing to pony up cash for the athlete to pitch their products.
The top athletes would likely garner the most endorsement money as they should, while players who rarely see the field would still have their scholarships. It’s a logical idea. And it’s fair.
No matter how it’s done, though, college athletes should be getting more of the loot. They earn it.
And for you not to see that, Dabo, when your cup runneth over is troubling.

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Please be advised that I have ensured that the entire list of contacts on your website receive this message. I've also ensured that, as you will see below, as many other influential contacts and opportunities that I have will be contacted unless something happens to rectify this situation.

I can't decide what about the article "BUNDY COLUMN: Swinney off base about athletes" bothers me more. Is it the fact that Bundy is absolutely off-base in his article by taking one line of an interview and completely ignoring objective journalism? Is it the fact that Bundy decided to ignore past precedents set by Dabo Swinney or do any research to that point? Is it the fact that Bundy's Editor in Chief let this article be published? Is it the fact that irresponsible journalism, a need for 'hits' on the website and controversy to gain advertising revenue likely caused this article to be printed? I could go on because this game that media companies play doesn't elude me as your company's journalistic integrity has yourselves. You should all be ashamed of Sam Bundy, and anyone else who places value on what has been accomplished in yesterday's article.

I will spare you the details, as I believe that somewhere in your organization are people who understand what was and wasn't done with this article. What was done...you successfully got traffic from a loyal fanbase of Clemson fans, and likely rival South Carolina fans as well. But at what expense? You see, that's what wasn't done...consideration of the outcome.

Think for a moment about the rabid fans that Clemson University breeds. I know you understand, because you wouldn't have written the article if you didn't already know. It may have been good this week, but what about the future of scnow.com? What happens when those hits dissipate and the throng of Clemson faithful do everything in their power to see to it that you have no legs to stand on?

You see, as a regional news outlet, you should have some foresight. But alas, considering I've never been to your website before, nor will I ever again, I've come to the conclusion that you do not. What's even more disturbing is how as the technical administrator for a Fortune 500 company, I blocked all access across all networks in the organization I work for to scnow.com. I composed a list of 50 contacts in position to do the same in other Fortune 1000 companies and encouraged them to send along the message. You know, all us nerds like to keep in touch what with technology and instant access being such an ongoing issue in IT departments. We have to keep our employees doing actual work...instead of wasting their time on your site. But hey, I don't know of another South Carolina based news site on the blacklist of multiple companies, so good job Bundy. You should be proud.

Next on my list, pending your decision to apologize publicly, is to push for advertising restrictions and other ways to boycott your irresponsible journalism. Vindictive? No more than Sam Bundy if you ask me. Turn about is fair play after all. I do hope it was worth it.

Please feel free to respond and correct matter appropriately. I think a nice positive article and interview (if he'll accept...which I believe he will, because that's the kind of person he ACTUALLY is) about Dabo Swinney seems appropriate. Thoughts?

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