W********s
发帖数: 2256 | 1 主要内容：
TR有一辆新的SUV，其价值至少40K。TR的家庭不可能负担这两车，他本人还有两个孩子
。这件事应该比牛顿的事好查多了。TR还有23个纹身。
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/docs-richardsons-2011-yukon-with-
http://outkickthecoverage.com/trent-richardsons-2011-yukon-with
On August 28th, 2011 Alabama running back Trent Richardson was pulled over
for speeding in Chilton County, Alabama. The Crimson Tide star was going 85
in a 70 and the officer noted that he blamed the "large rims" on his vehicle
for the speeding violation. What was the vehicle? A 2011 GMC Yukon which
retails for in the neighborhood of $40,000 even without the added expense of
new rims. Raise your hand if it makes sense that an "unemployed" athlete at
Alabama with two children, no job, and a non-wealthy family could afford a
brand new SUV. Put your hands down Alabama fans. Trent Richardson could be
flying in his own private jet and you'd talk about how it's perfectly
reasonable for him to avoid traffic this way.
For the rest of us Richardson driving a brand new SUV raises an awful lot of
questions.
Especially when you consider that most of his money was already going to
suit payments.
As a preliminary, I don't have any issue with Trent Richardson cashing in on
his talents. It's morally indefensible to force any person of talent to
work for free. I firmly believe that. That's why you've never heard me jump
on the NCAA violation bandwagon from a moral perspective. The most immoral
actor of all in college sports is the NCAA. The entire NCAA "amateurism"
model is predicated on making as much money as possible off the free labor
of others. Then, as if that wasn't indefensible enough, the entire
enforcement procedure is based upon ensuring that those who have nothing at
all, continue to have nothing at all.
The fact that college sports fans like you and me allow and support this
model's continued existence is the outrage.
After all, you know what isn't an improper benefit? Rich parents.
If you're rich the NCAA has no power over you. If you're poor? Well, you're
the NCAA's bitch.
The real immorality here is South Carolina forcing a player like Marcus
Lattimore to run the ball 35 times a game, and the NFL not allowing
Lattimore to cash in on his talents in the meantime. Put it this way, no
matter what you do would you give up your job for a one-year scholarship
guarantee? I didn't think so. What if I make the deal even worse? In
addition to receiving no money, on every single play you risk career-ending
injury that will render you forever unable to make a living off your talents
. (See Prothro, Tyrone). Would anyone be willing to do this?
Of course not.
So I don't blame athletes for cashing in when the entire world surrounding
them is making money off their talents. Hell, I'll tell you this, if I didn'
t have any money you can damn sure bet I would be taking cash payments for
playing in college. All of that brings us back to Trent Richardson. Do I
blame him for wanting a nice car? No. But do I love when Alabama fans come
to his defense no matter what? Of course. Like I said on Twitter yesterday,
what would Alabama fans be saying if Cam Newton had gotten a speeding ticket
while driving in a brand new SUV with tricked out rims? They'd be outraged,
fulminating at the mouth, but Trent Richardson does it? Oh, there are a ton
of great, reasonable explanations.
So now, without further ado, here are Alabama fan excuses for why it's
perfectly reasonable for Trent Richardson to be driving a $50,000 brand new
SUV. (Note: these are not made up. Every single one of these was Tweeted or
emailed to me since last night).
11. He got a loan based on his future earnings potential.
A worthy premise but, sigh, an NCAA violation.
If you get a loan based on your future earnings potential, you are no longer
an amateur. Otherwise every college athlete in America could take out a
million dollar line of credit and live like a rockstar on campus. (Note: the
only exception to this rule is that you can take out an insurance policy to
protect yourself in the event of catastrophic injury. But that doesn't
allow you to buy a brand new SUV).
10. He's buying American, you hate America, Clay. Also, you're racist.
Yes, I hate America. And I'm racist. Well played and well reasoned. There's
a job waiting for y'all as a Fox News commentator. There's also an inherent
irony in the second most racist state in the union hurling racial
accusations at others. So let's be clear since everyone in Alabama
immediately latches on to race, if you're an unemployed college student with
two kids and you're white, black, brown, green, blue, pink, any color under
the rainbow, and you drive a brand new SUV, you've got some serious
explaining to do.
I do love, however, the delicious irony of Alabama fans turning in to Al
Sharpton disciples the moment an Alabama player is questioned.
Even Al Sharpton thinks y'all are pathetic with this line of thinking though
.
9. He has enough money to buy a $50k SUV.
No, no he doesn't.
He has two children. That means he has child support payments of some sort
or other. He also has no job. Plus, he has to feed and clothe himself.
The vast majority of employed fathers of two can't afford a brand new luxury
SUV with tricked out rims. There is no way under the sun that Trent
Richardson has the money to buy this SUV.
8. It's his friend's car.
Isn't it always convenient how the "friend" never has a worse car in these
situations? Like, Trent Richardson wasn't pulled over for speeding in a 1976
Monte Carlo. It's amazing how the "friends" are always so much richer.
7. It's a loaner, his car is in the shop.
Ah, yes.
The good ole loaner defense. Next thing you know Richardson will be test-
driving the car across the country a la Terrelle Pryor.
News flash: You don't get a valuable car as a loaner unless you also leave
behind a valuable car to be repaired.
6. Clay, rims do make it seem like your car is going faster.
The number of people who focused on Trent Richardson's speeding excuse
rather than the expensive SUV is simply amazing.
Proving that if you dangle a bright and shiny object in front of some people
, they really will grab the bright and shiny object. Cue Johnnie Cochran.
Prosecution: The odds of O.J. Simpson's DNA ending up here at the murder
scene are 1 billion to one.
Cochran: If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.
5. You and Sports By Brooks are gay.
This is my favorite response any time I write anything negative about
Alabama. Crimson Tide fans accuse me and Sports By Brooks of being gay. And
not just a few. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 40% of Alabama fan
responses accuse us of being gay. Usually they write it this way: "Your gay."
Aside from the second grade nature of the insult and the clear presumption
that gay people are always lying, let's play this defense out to it's
logical extension: aren't Bama fans really arguing that gay people are
obsessed with NCAA violations in college athletics?
So if you walk up to a New York bar, a great opening line for gay men is, "
Can you believe the new revisions to NCAA bylaw 16?"
Go to a gay man's apartment and there's a 100% chance the NCAA rulebook is
open on the coffee table. Don't believe me? DVR old episodes of "Will and
Grace." See it, there's the manual!
4. He sold his T-Town Menswear suits and autographs.
At least this excuse was honest.
An NCAA violation, but honest.
3. "HE IS A FAMILY MAN and he spend that much on that car to have a safe
ride for his children and family. worthy for the cost."
This is according to @deeptrunk on Twitter. Yes, tricked out rims are the
modern-day Volvos.
2. He has a rich uncle (or aunt).
Yes, of course, the Daddy Warbucks defense.
Where was that rich aunt or uncle for the previous 20 years of Richardson's
life?
1. Yeah, but Cam Newton...
It always comes back to Cam Newton for Alabama fans. No matter what anyone
else does, the first response out of most Alabama fans' mouths is, "Yeah,
but Cam Netwon..."
So I'll finish this sentence for you, "Yeah, but Cam Newton didn't get
pulled over driving a brand new luxury SUV at Auburn."
...
Okay, today's contest in the comments, funniest wins an OKTC prize pack:
Come up with the best excuse for how Trent Richardson ended up with this car
. Funniest wins. | d*****s
发帖数: 1407 | 2 Those are gossip/troll sites, and what they implied was minority athletes
and families couldn't afford a car. Granted it is true most of the time, but
I will believe it when these sites publish trent' parents tax information. | b**j
发帖数: 20742 | 3 sportsbybrooks去年挖newton最多了。然后一直到现在还在挖
ohio state, 最近开始挖bama. 大家心知肚明这些都是真的
dirt, 反正他们不是ncaa, 就假装innocent until proven
guilty.
被挖dirt的其实都是强队，能被挖，说明有战绩，有球迷，
更重要的是有hater. 有hater是强队的一大标志。
but
【在 d*****s 的大作中提到】
: Those are gossip/troll sites, and what they implied was minority athletes
: and families couldn't afford a car. Granted it is true most of the time, but
: I will believe it when these sites publish trent' parents tax information.
| d*****i
发帖数: 1618 | 4 TP表示情绪失控：“俺卖了点个人的东西开一二手车就TMD被扫地出门，当初应该去奥
本或者巴马就好了。。。”
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vehicle
of
【在 W********s 的大作中提到】
: 主要内容：
: TR有一辆新的SUV，其价值至少40K。TR的家庭不可能负担这两车，他本人还有两个孩子
: 。这件事应该比牛顿的事好查多了。TR还有23个纹身。
: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/docs-richardsons-2011-yukon-with-
: http://outkickthecoverage.com/trent-richardsons-2011-yukon-with
: On August 28th, 2011 Alabama running back Trent Richardson was pulled over
: for speeding in Chilton County, Alabama. The Crimson Tide star was going 85
: in a 70 and the officer noted that he blamed the "large rims" on his vehicle
: for the speeding violation. What was the vehicle? A 2011 GMC Yukon which
: retails for in the neighborhood of $40,000 even without the added expense of
| B****2
发帖数: 8892 | 5 对于这类问题，我一直有这样一个疑问。
假如Agents或Boosters 没有主动给优秀大学生运动员钱财，运动员提出向他们借钱，
并有借条，毕业后或到职业的后连本带利一起还。NCAA如何处置？借钱花应该没事吧。
问题是有些运动员“借钱”不还，导致麻烦。布什好像就是不还钱也没有用给钱的
Agent导致的麻烦。 | g*********d
发帖数: 8125 | 6 TP changed car in college 5 times.
can't we finish one case first and then, move on the second?
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vehicle
of
【在 W********s 的大作中提到】
: 主要内容：
: TR有一辆新的SUV，其价值至少40K。TR的家庭不可能负担这两车，他本人还有两个孩子
: 。这件事应该比牛顿的事好查多了。TR还有23个纹身。
: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/docs-richardsons-2011-yukon-with-
: http://outkickthecoverage.com/trent-richardsons-2011-yukon-with
: On August 28th, 2011 Alabama running back Trent Richardson was pulled over
: for speeding in Chilton County, Alabama. The Crimson Tide star was going 85
: in a 70 and the officer noted that he blamed the "large rims" on his vehicle
: for the speeding violation. What was the vehicle? A 2011 GMC Yukon which
: retails for in the neighborhood of $40,000 even without the added expense of
| z*****a
发帖数: 3809 | 7 Trent Richardson was raised by his single mother, who apparently is also
unemployed.
but
【在 d*****s 的大作中提到】
: Those are gossip/troll sites, and what they implied was minority athletes
: and families couldn't afford a car. Granted it is true most of the time, but
: I will believe it when these sites publish trent' parents tax information.
| d*****s
发帖数: 1407 | 8 apparently, obviously, blah, blah, give me some facts
【在 z*****a 的大作中提到】
: Trent Richardson was raised by his single mother, who apparently is also
: unemployed.
:
: but
| f******o
发帖数: 4689 | 9 关键是Buckeye的球迷hate BAMA这点说不过去啊。
【在 b**j 的大作中提到】
: sportsbybrooks去年挖newton最多了。然后一直到现在还在挖
: ohio state, 最近开始挖bama. 大家心知肚明这些都是真的
: dirt, 反正他们不是ncaa, 就假装innocent until proven
: guilty.
: 被挖dirt的其实都是强队，能被挖，说明有战绩，有球迷，
: 更重要的是有hater. 有hater是强队的一大标志。
:
: but
| o****3
发帖数: 5100 | | | | x*******1
发帖数: 28835 | 11 No problem, not big deal for Big BAMA. | b**j
发帖数: 20742 | 12 没啥好hate的，我一向认为这没啥，公开的秘密而已。不要给抓到铁证就行。
【在 f******o 的大作中提到】
: 关键是Buckeye的球迷hate BAMA这点说不过去啊。
| f******o
发帖数: 4689 | 13 OK, don't tell NCAA!
【在 b**j 的大作中提到】
: 没啥好hate的，我一向认为这没啥，公开的秘密而已。不要给抓到铁证就行。
| W********s
发帖数: 2256 | 14 这个也不行，虽然这种行为并未导致竞争优势。
【在 B****2 的大作中提到】
: 对于这类问题，我一直有这样一个疑问。
: 假如Agents或Boosters 没有主动给优秀大学生运动员钱财，运动员提出向他们借钱，
: 并有借条，毕业后或到职业的后连本带利一起还。NCAA如何处置？借钱花应该没事吧。
: 问题是有些运动员“借钱”不还，导致麻烦。布什好像就是不还钱也没有用给钱的
: Agent导致的麻烦。
| W********s
发帖数: 2256 | 15 Brooks是格鲁吉亚的毕业生。TR去年开了一辆Nissan Altima新车，超速被抓，他也是
这车的主人。有巴马球迷声称他也找到了超速罚款单，但上面显示这辆SUV是2007年的。
【在 b**j 的大作中提到】
: sportsbybrooks去年挖newton最多了。然后一直到现在还在挖
: ohio state, 最近开始挖bama. 大家心知肚明这些都是真的
: dirt, 反正他们不是ncaa, 就假装innocent until proven
: guilty.
: 被挖dirt的其实都是强队，能被挖，说明有战绩，有球迷，
: 更重要的是有hater. 有hater是强队的一大标志。
:
: but
| b**j
发帖数: 20742 | 16 这想都不用想肯定不允许的。否则就借条满天飞了。ncaa又没办法enforce说借钱不还要
如何处理。
【在 B****2 的大作中提到】
: 对于这类问题，我一直有这样一个疑问。
: 假如Agents或Boosters 没有主动给优秀大学生运动员钱财，运动员提出向他们借钱，
: 并有借条，毕业后或到职业的后连本带利一起还。NCAA如何处置？借钱花应该没事吧。
: 问题是有些运动员“借钱”不还，导致麻烦。布什好像就是不还钱也没有用给钱的
: Agent导致的麻烦。
| Y******e
发帖数: 20256 | 17 How do you know?
Maybe he was promised for this before he committed. Also this will affect
other recruits'decision.
【在 W********s 的大作中提到】
: 这个也不行，虽然这种行为并未导致竞争优势。
| W********s
发帖数: 2256 | 18 这些运动员必须向NCAA提供家庭财务信息。所以我说这件事容易查。
but
【在 d*****s 的大作中提到】
: Those are gossip/troll sites, and what they implied was minority athletes
: and families couldn't afford a car. Granted it is true most of the time, but
: I will believe it when these sites publish trent' parents tax information.
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