We can thank those brothers that kicked Kentucky's ass for that. After that shit, cacs started checking for black athletes.
Grambling State Football team, aint show up for bus ride
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We can thank those brothers that kicked Kentucky's ass for that. After that shit, cacs started checking for black athletes.
Word. At least they did it together. I wonder will player lose scholarships behind this?
We almost pulled this move at WSSU but since I was a walk on players was like "shut yo walk on ass up and sit at the end of the bench."
*holds head down in embarrassment cause that's what I did*
I needed the meal money and groupie bitches. Don't judge me. I was just 18 years old
Whaddup fam!
Exactly, could not compete with the facilities. That's a damn shame!
large, that's my point. In the era we live in now, it is so much more advanced than when the schools were firs built.
So, like you said, in the time it takes for a kid to graduate, or better yet when it was first announced about the BCS change, start guiding black recruits to HBCU's and by the middle of the next presidency, the entire playoff system is made up of HBCU's while white schools find their rightful place in the mix.
I know all won't go. I am not stupid, but the same way every movement starts, it just takes ONE......
This is one of the reasons that officially paying players would be a bad thing. If an HBCU had no cash to pay me, I would hold out 8 years or whatever it took to get to a school that did. And then you would have major powerhouses just because of the cash they had on hand. It would make a bad situation worse.
I am happy to see young black men taking a stand.
Would love to see others do something to show their support like wearing arm bands or something with their socks...
Would love to see others do something to show their support like wearing arm bands or something with their socks...
JSU says has put up signs saying the homecoming tickets are non-refundable. Now they get to watch JSU scrimmage themselves tomorrow
JSU says has put up signs saying the homecoming tickets are non-refundable. Now they get to watch JSU scrimmage themselves tomorrow
This is fucked up AND funny.
Brings to mind Morehouse's accounting fuck ups.
Discussing a black school getting a High level football team is reaching to far. Its a long process. However there is no reason that we can't put together a basketball team that can't win a National Championship is less that 8-10 years. The problem is that a lot of people would have to sacrifice there children. What I mean by that is that they would have to give up going to Duke, NC, or whomever to go to a HBCU, hope they get playing time on TV then go on to the NCAA to dominate. Thats a long process in itself. Also before the players even show up the coach staff and athletic directors all have to be on board that this is a goal vs I'm just here until something better pops up. One other thing that I thought off is getting money through wresting. With the younger boys I see them taking more interest in wrestling these days as they see Anderson Silva, GSP, and Jon Jones on TV dominating. Brazilian JuJitsu is going to be too expenive, but Wrestling is at damn near every high school and is a great base to get into MMA which could be used at the college level to attract more athletes.
Damn, this thread is a rel eye opener to the HBCU sports game. I had no idea
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...igers-bus-jackson-state-game-boycott/3010079/
Jackson State officials said at 5:30 p.m. CT that the game has been canceled and tickets will be refunded, though homecoming activities will go on as planned with the addition of an intrasquad scrimmage.
Jackson State officials said at 5:30 p.m. CT that the game has been canceled and tickets will be refunded, though homecoming activities will go on as planned with the addition of an intrasquad scrimmage.
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JSU says has put up signs saying the homecoming tickets are non-refundable. Now they get to watch JSU scrimmage themselves tomorrow
Let's keep it 100 though, nobody really gives a fuck about the game in the SWAC, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HALFTIME SHOW!!!
Exactly... I went to GSU (same as Coldchi) and my old lady went to one of those HBCUs - I swear the differences between these two schools were night and day. The bullshit that went on at that school was/is laughable. I wish that HBCUs were better but they're not. I've got plenty of examples but the bullshit over at Morris Brown is a good start. Best believe Clark is headed for the same destiny as Mo B too.
Only credible HBCU in my opinion is Spelman and I hear Howard is also a good option.
Let's go EAGLES! Best HBCU within a "normal" university one could ask for.
Damn, that's a pretty good clip! Taking 16 to 85 and/or 95. I'd have been pissed too!
we took hwy 301 all the way to I-26......then took that into Columbia, SC....then I-20 ....jusmped on I-95 in Florence, SC......got to Richmond, VA and took I-64 to W. Virgina.....we all up in the mountains and shit during the winter.....i thought the fuckin bus was gonna slip off the side of the mountain and fall into a frozen ravine, never to be heard from again. Bus driver was half sleepy and shit. everybody on the bus was scared as a muthafucka. wasn't no goin to sleep that night.
Fuck! Who did y'all piss off?
Reminds me of a tour I was on. Tour bus driver tried to get cute, and took the Lehigh Vally route in the winter to bypass the Jersey Turnpike. Dude ain't no way.. you must've played before they had GPS. That's the longest way EVER from GA.. they took yall at least 3 hours and 250 miles out the way
Fuck! Who did y'all piss off?
damn athletic dept tried to be cheap and save money by having us drive to some games that they knew we should have been flying to.
i could hear niggaz on the bus weeping silently and cryin and shit. damn near half the team found God that day......lol. them fuckin mountains in W.VA aint no joke during the winter. better have some good breaks and good tires.
Dude ain't no way.. you must've played before they had GPS. That's the longest way EVER from GA.. they took yall at least 3 hours out the way
For real! My simple way was long enough, but they said "Fuck that, we can do longer!"
Dude ain't no way.. you must've played before they had GPS. That's the longest way EVER from GA.. they took yall at least 3 hours out the way
this was from 95-98....gps was relatively unknown back then.....lol
nigga drivin wit a map on the steering wheel and shit....
Whaddup fam!
Bro. I became a man living in Winston
My best years were in Wilson hall
It really would. I didn't think about it that way. Paying college athletes my give them more incentive to go to these bigger school.
Black schools have a lot of shit to deal with as you mentioned. I agree with the administration too. Most are incompetent and complacent with their jobs. I have constantly challenged the administration at my school. Needless to say they can't wait for me to graduate because I have stirred up such a ruckus. To change shit at a school takes the union of the student body. I have went as far as starting a doctoral student committee (union) to address problem within the administration.
Undergraduates does not have the knowledge to deal with the administration properly. They usually tell them whatever they want and the undergrad either get pissed or takes it as is. Hell M.S. and Ph.D students as well. The key is knowing the game and how its played. See, these folks catches attitudes from students. That is not how you play it. You have to learn the job of administration by researching protocol and then challenge them on a political game. That is how we achieve results using the doctoral student committee. Now there is fear among the administration not to fuck us over because we have told them our plan of action, which is basically student protest of doctoral students with media attention. Ph.D students are key drivers to university credibility. They know the last people they want to displease are their Ph.D students, especially when they band together.
One of the recent financial problem our school have been facing are federal penalties for various reasons. Over the last 2 years we have lost over 250 jobs at our school because of fines up to 30 million dollars worth. The acceptance of too many unqualified students and more out of state students than allowed has our school suffering. The rabbit hole is mad deep. I could go on and on about the problem my school is facing, but I'll be typing all night long. I have solutions, but without the backing of the student body and their understanding of how to approach it make it difficult to achieve changes.
This protest by GSU is an example of how to do that.
Man that is almost the same route we took from Winston, NC to Clarion, Pa. And we took that trip on a small ass tour bus!
Dude, we were cramped the fuck up when we got there. Dudes could barely move on the bus. And you're right about them dame WV mountains. Shit had me shook up for real. As a matter of fact, we left the day of an ice storm
Came back from PA about 3 or 4am in the morning and them son of a bitches still wanted us to go to class.
cot damn. y'all were dressed up as football players in a fucking horror movie... starring a sleepy bus driver and a fucked up travel budget.
Man I salute these guys making a stand because they are standing up for what many people havent talked about, especially in this thread. The funding to the school itself went from 31 Million to 13 Million, so the whole school is hurting but these football players are getting more press than if the whole student body rose up and said something so i commend them for that.
As far as blacks playing at HBCUs i dont understand why not. If you taleneted you are talented and will get picked up at the next level. I remember watching Colts games when Dungy was the coach and most of the O-line came from HBCUs but the O linemen so no one paid attention but there are players from HBCUs that make it to the NFL. Hell Jerry Rice came from Missisppi Valley State, i couldnt find that on a map if my life depended on it. The only other current player i can think of is Antoine Bethea (Colts starting Safety) because he went to my school. Cuz at that level talent talks no matter what.
Being a graduate of an HBCU this shit hurts to look at, I wish HBCU administration would just stop being happy with titles and acutally get to work of improving the school. If you want money to come in you need a good football program, its just the way of the world and let that rising tide raise all ships. But the admin tends to get comfortable and wants to look good vs. doing good and oh putting a little extra in they pocket....
Been wanting to get that off my chest for a while
As far as blacks playing at HBCUs i dont understand why not. If you taleneted you are talented and will get picked up at the next level. I remember watching Colts games when Dungy was the coach and most of the O-line came from HBCUs but the O linemen so no one paid attention but there are players from HBCUs that make it to the NFL. Hell Jerry Rice came from Missisppi Valley State, i couldnt find that on a map if my life depended on it. The only other current player i can think of is Antoine Bethea (Colts starting Safety) because he went to my school. Cuz at that level talent talks no matter what.
Being a graduate of an HBCU this shit hurts to look at, I wish HBCU administration would just stop being happy with titles and acutally get to work of improving the school. If you want money to come in you need a good football program, its just the way of the world and let that rising tide raise all ships. But the admin tends to get comfortable and wants to look good vs. doing good and oh putting a little extra in they pocket....
Been wanting to get that off my chest for a while
cot damn. y'all were dressed up as football players in a fucking horror movie... starring a sleepy bus driver and a fucked up travel budget.
that budget got them a family reunion tour bus driver who only knew his way up & down I-95I'm almost positive I-77 was open back then
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Bruh...they don't want to hear that! It's too easy to blame everyone, and everything else, instead of looking within the schools. Piss poor management, and lack of quality leadership is the issue at most of the HBCUs. You would have to be a fool to send your kids to Tuskegee with the living conditions I witnessed at that University. Last week the "committee" for Tuskegee and Morehouse Classic game threaten to move the game to Montgomery or Atlanta (currently played in Columbus,GA). Columbus pretty much told them to go ahead and leave.
...and they got their asses beat 48-0 from having to drive overnight to get to that game, complete & total BULLSHIT!
Grambling's ENTIRE situation lays @ the door of the school President, Doug Williams already knew that if sponsors that wanted to donate to the football program went thru the B&GF, their money would have ended up elsewhere, which is why he did what he did!!!
This on top of putting those players on a bus for 15 hours to play a game that Grambling WAS GETTING PAID TO PLAY IN!!!!!
This on top of putting those players on a bus for 15 hours to play a game that Grambling WAS GETTING PAID TO PLAY IN!!!!!
Just heard on HLN that GSU was fined 20k.
You're the onlyone here in this thread that has come close to getting it right. Two words: Bobby Jindal
Re-read this quote from SI:
'Ask school officials why the football team and other programs are struggling and they quickly shift attention from personality conflicts and staffing decisions to the budget. Since 2007-08, overall state funding for Grambling has gone from $31.6 million to $13.8 million. The school has attempted to bridge that gap by increasing tuition, but it has fallen short, and cuts have been made across the board. Approximately 127 staff members have been laid off since 2008 and furloughs are common. Professors have also been asked to teach an extra class each year for free. Generally, the school has "cut to the bone," says Leon Sanders, Grambling's vice president for finance.'
The argument of the right wing, Republicans and libertarians in cahoots with the racists, is that with integration, the HBCU is unnesessary. De-fund them, and they will wither and die. Combine that with a bunch of self serving, money grubbing, elitist, thieving, tratorious administrators and you have Morris Brown and Grambling.
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