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Originally Posted by NewChief
Justification aside. Racial issues aside. Just about every particular of this incident aside...
What does this do for college athletes in general? I could see this being the first step in them starting a college athlete's player union. The university royally screwed up by letting it get to that level, because the precedence that has been set is frightening. Whether they were really the tipping point or not, the message that can be pulled from this incident is that, "We have the power and can start to make demands."
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Not that it wasn't apparent, but this just solidifies that College Football is above all else. If a College Football team strikes, its over, the University will give into whatever the team demands because they can't lose that money. Regardless if MU is a steaming pile of offensive ineptitude and their record is even bad, doesn't matter, you band together, you complain, you'll get what you want. It will reach other Universities, it will become a common practice. Football players are higher than everyone else, see in point Greg Hardy. If you can play well, if you make me money, you will play, and I will keep the suspensions and media at bay while you make me money.