This guy again? Wrote:
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> what a fool Wrote:
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> > Oxford and Cambridge are in England, they never
> > had football. They do have some sports, but the
> > focus at both schools is education, not pep
> > rallies and so on.
> >
> > Why don't you read this, about how COLLEGES ARE
> > DROPPING FOOTBALL?
> >
> >
>
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/12/16/on
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> >
> e-universitys-decision-drop-football-should-be-mod
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> > el-others-essay
> >
> > Are you going to give the dope smoking dropout
> a
> > job? Smooth move, loser.
>
>
> First, Mrs. Ed called and asked us to ask you to
> stop beating her dead husband on this "get rid of
> football" campaign that you're on.
>
> Second, "Pep rallies" at FCPS (at least at the
> school I coach at) consist of 1 pep rally per fall
> for ALL the fall sports. And it's after school.
> Not exactly what you would call a drain on the
> academic calendar.
Proper schools, as opposed to "football factories" advise students not to end sentences with prepositions.
>
> Third, take football away from a lot of the kids
> that are playing and their give a shit factor for
> all things school related goes through the floor.
> With no carrot to dangle, you're going to need a
> much bigger stick.
What % of the kids play football? How many are you reaching with this carrot? What do you do with the kids who respond to a different carrot?
>
> Fourth, UAB, the school cited in your link, has
> already changed it's collective mind and is
> bringing football back.
Let's put it like this: MVHS never got rid of football, they hired the Flippen Group, and their test scores still suck. Show me, please, the benefit of football at MVHS.
Do a FOIA request, find out how many taxpayers are tired of paying for sports. Here's a hint, many County residents come from countries where they do not play football, basketball, and baseball. Just think about that.
Anyway, AJ Alexander is a criminal. He should be stripped of his scholarship and kicked out of school. What a wonderful example set by a football player.