I'm not a fan of Shaw's at all, but I think he articulated
something here that A. is an extremely important point, and B. I've not seen articulated as clearly from any other coach.
"It's our job to teach them how to make a living at the university and not to give them their living at the university."
Complete thread:
- David Shaw on players "starving" -
Jay,
2014-07-25, 09:28
- It's not difficult to be on the right side of this issue. - KGB, 2014-07-26, 06:14
- I'm not a fan of Shaw's at all, but I think he articulated - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-25, 14:38
- Great points. Especially re: responsibility. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2014-07-25, 14:19
- and why do ND fans dislike this guy so much? -
JD in Portland,
2014-07-25, 12:02
- mostly from ND game stuff -
Jay,
2014-07-25, 12:18
- I'm not sure I agree Stanford has more built-in.... -
PMan,
2014-07-25, 14:00
- But the front end admissions is the much larger hurdle -
Jack,
2014-07-25, 17:01
- Actually, you can not fail a class at Stanford. - PMan, 2014-07-25, 17:41
- Well, except we can only offer Catholic players - scriptcomesfirst, 2014-07-25, 14:34
- But the front end admissions is the much larger hurdle -
Jack,
2014-07-25, 17:01
- I'm not sure I agree Stanford has more built-in.... -
PMan,
2014-07-25, 14:00
- His whiny comments after the 2012 game -
PootND,
2014-07-25, 12:13
- interesting that D'Antonio whined as much or more -
JD in Portland,
2014-07-25, 13:02
- I don't like either that much - PootND, 2014-07-25, 14:27
- Most people seem to like D'Antonio a great deal. - Chris, 2014-07-25, 13:18
- Agree with both of those -
Greg,
2014-07-25, 12:19
- My thoughts exactly - Jeff (BGS), 2014-07-25, 18:03
- All that plus the nonsense TED Talk - CW (Rakes), 2014-07-25, 12:17
- interesting that D'Antonio whined as much or more -
JD in Portland,
2014-07-25, 13:02
- mostly from ND game stuff -
Jay,
2014-07-25, 12:18
- That only works if the NCAA insists that kids go to class -
Jim (fisherj08),
2014-07-25, 10:28
- "Let's hold the universities accountable." - nedhead, 2014-07-25, 20:12
- My only quibble with his thoughts is "amateurism". -
PAK,
2014-07-25, 10:21
- Is there an impediment to setting up a central fund? - CK08, 2014-07-25, 10:32
- I agree with every word he said - CK08, 2014-07-25, 09:55
- Bravo - Greg, 2014-07-25, 09:43