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Foster admits to taking money in college
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eriadoc
Texan-American
Try paying the rent with your philosophy class.
welsh texan
You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one
Don't college athletes also get free accommodation?
dc_txtech
All Pro
They get free dorm rooms, and at least at Texas Tech they were better than everyone elses dorms and they didn't have to share with a roommate.
NCTexan
Veteran
Depends on your status I think. I'm not sure walk-ons get any sort of help, and if you only have a partial scholarship it won't cover everything.
eriadoc
Texan-American
"I had to either pay the rent or buy some food." - Arian Foster
I was just going off what the guy said.
Stemp
Brew Master
Foster wasn't a walkon
My son got a full ride scholarship at SFA. All rent, food, books, and education fully paid by the school.
He only worked in the off-season/spare time for spending money, not because he needed it.
Now, I have no idea of Arian's scholarship situation, but I think most are like my son's. (Like you said, just going off of Arian's statement.)
I tend to think that hundreds of thousands of dollars per student in FREE college education, housing, and food, should be enough to justify the commitment to a program, especially since I had to work my ass off for every penny to pay for college (which led me to dropping out as I had to eventually work full time to pay my bills).
BTW, my son never felt he was owed anything by the school and fully appreciated that he was "paid" with a good education/college degree for his football work.
dc_txtech
All Pro
Again just what I observed at Texas Tech, full ride scholarhips had free rooms on campus, 3 meals a day in their own personal dining hall, free tuition, free tutors available, free shoes, clothes, backpacks, and other apparel. Not to mention nutritionists, doctors, conditioning coaches, etc.
dc_txtech
All Pro
I hear ya. If true, he probably just didn't want to live in a dorm.
badboy
Hall of Fame
Can't live in their free room. Tears. I am all for athletes receiving some pay but to say he was starving but could not walk to cafeteria is ridiculous. I wonder if his mom will weigh in here on this. TexMex's mom you out there?
eriadoc
Texan-American
As I said above, I was just going off the guy's quote. I have no idea how his or any scholarship worked. Either way, I honestly don't have a problem with him or any athlete taking money. It's a position on which my stance has evolved, because college football is a business, plain and simple. In no other business are you told you're going to be paid with something that you may not want (in fact, this is the genesis of currency in civilization). You render a service and you get paid in money that can be converted to whatever other good or service you desire. Otherwise, you'd only do work for people who can pay you precisely the good you are looking for. This week, I'll go work for Farmer Brown so I can get some eggs!
The entire NCAA system is complete BS. Separate the football from education and pay the kids. Then they might be able to afford your overpriced education on their own. And that's another thing - hundreds of thousands of dollars for an education?!?! That too is BS.
I am going to go drink some chai tea and meditate now.
badboy
Hall of Fame
nah he's a free spirit that enjoys tacos.
LEATHERHEAD
Waterboy
Had to buy Diapers..and food for that baby..should have used a Raincoat
NCTexan
Veteran
I was speakingin general. But I'm not even sure that I'm right about walk-ons not getting housing. I don't know enough about it.
ChampionTexan
Hall of Fame
Pretty sure he had been already left Tennessee and signed with the Texans by the time Zeniah came along.
texanhead08
All Pro
Meanwhile water is still wet. In 2013 I am not surprised at any player admitting he received money especially a player from one of the BCS conference schools.
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
I'd rather hear more about Foster's great production than hear him complain about playing time, talking about taking money in college and what not. I sure don't hear about him in the same light as I used to
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
He's probably just pissed cause Tate is running better than him right now. Give him time.
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
I understand and personalities are different but I'd rather see him put his head down and work
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
I think before very long we will see Foster back to his old ways of racking up a lot of yards and TDs. I have confidence in him.
jaayteetx
All Pro
This is why I'm not a big fan of college football right now. It goes on everywhere, some are just better at not getting caught and when an institution gets caught its some big whoopdy do, like, oh my god, they're cheating! No shiate, they're all doing it. I'll take the NFL any day, thank you, no doubt what's going on there and nobody is under any misguided dilusions.
HOU-TEX
Ah, Football!
Eh, I had a brief stint playing College ball and had two brothers who played a lot in College. They never needed extra money because they used what was given to them through their scholarships. They knew if they left the campus they were on their own. Granted, this was many years ago.
I'm not sure what can happen to UT this far after the fact, but wonder if Foster has given it any thought. Great, you aren't scared of the big bad NCAA anymore, but what about the program
I'm not sure what can happen to UT this far after the fact, but wonder if Foster has given it any thought. Great, you aren't scared of the big bad NCAA anymore, but what about the program
Examples please...?
Foster wasn't a highly sought after recruit.
He only played RB one year in HS.
One of the coaches had to lobby real hard for Fulmer to even watch Foster's tapes; he was the lowest rated RB in that RB draft class for the Vols.
The cafeteria doesn't open all the time.
Between school (he graduated), practice, training, I can see these athletes' need to have their own food at times.
He only played RB one year in HS.
One of the coaches had to lobby real hard for Fulmer to even watch Foster's tapes; he was the lowest rated RB in that RB draft class for the Vols.
The cafeteria doesn't open all the time.
Between school (he graduated), practice, training, I can see these athletes' need to have their own food at times.
Did you or your brothers need to send money back home for mom to make ends meet and to help out with the siblings behind??
Everyone's situation is unique.
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
cdollaz
Rookie
Because he is whining that a long-employed man has a better car than he does.
HOU-TEX
Ah, Football!
It was open when it needed to be open. Athletes are fed like kings. I gained 20lbs in my short stint. My two brothers gained close to 200 lbs between them. The elder one went in at around 235 and left at 345. I mean, unless you're a raging pothead, there's plenty of food throughout the day.
FWIW, it doesn't bother me one bit that he took money. I just don't buy the "needed food" and crap
Tutors I'll give you but I remember paying taxes on books and other school supplies. We'd be naive to think that some part of the cost of housing and campus food wasn't due to state taxes. Just cause you don't directly see them doesn't mean they aren't there.
HOU-TEX
Ah, Football!
You're correct, which is what I tried to clarify above. I don't care one iota that he took money. I just don't buy the "need food" and the like while attending College on a full ride.
2012Champs
Hall of Fame
As I said above, I was just going off the guy's quote. I have no idea how his or any scholarship worked. Either way, I honestly don't have a problem with him or any athlete taking money. It's a position on which my stance has evolved, because college football is a business, plain and simple. In no other business are you told you're going to be paid with something that you may not want (in fact, this is the genesis of currency in civilization). You render a service and you get paid in money that can be converted to whatever other good or service you desire. Otherwise, you'd only do work for people who can pay you precisely the good you are looking for. This week, I'll go work for Farmer Brown so I can get some eggs!
The entire NCAA system is complete BS. Separate the football from education and pay the kids. Then they might be able to afford your overpriced education on their own. And that's another thing - hundreds of thousands of dollars for an education?!?! That too is BS.
I am going to go drink some chai tea and meditate now.
I have no problem with paying college athletes.
Just make them pay their own way through school if they are going to do it.
Is that "long employed man" ( and you're making a leap of faith about the long employed part) the guy the boosters and fans pay to see on Saturdays or is the athletes??
cdollaz
Rookie
Income tax, not sales tax.
If you do work for me, and I compensate you by paying your rent, the amount of your rent that I paid is taxable income to you. So, they are receiving lodging, food, books, etc. and are not having to report it as taxable income.
If he wasn't a Texan I wouldn't be so nice about this, but Arian is not being very smart. Absolutely nothing good can come from this. He doesn't have to run from the NCAA anymore, but someone is & while he wasn't driving a BMW, that's on him. Plenty of college athletes are driving vehicles they have no business driving.
It's no secret that college players are getting paid, but so far not a whole lot is being done about it. Like steroids in MLB. This little bit of honesty by Foster just might spark increased measures by the NCAA so that other kid trying to put food on his momma's table, or put diapers on his baby is going to lose his free ride.
& another thing. We need Arian to play football, we don't need him speaking his mind & getting all political (NCAA politics) & fighting the good fight for what he thinks is right..... After we win a Super Bowl.... maybe. Once he decides he's done playing football, sure. But he doesn't need this kind of attention, our players don't need this kind of attention, & the fans don't need our team messing with this.
I hope it's over, but I doubt it.
It's no secret that college players are getting paid, but so far not a whole lot is being done about it. Like steroids in MLB. This little bit of honesty by Foster just might spark increased measures by the NCAA so that other kid trying to put food on his momma's table, or put diapers on his baby is going to lose his free ride.
& another thing. We need Arian to play football, we don't need him speaking his mind & getting all political (NCAA politics) & fighting the good fight for what he thinks is right..... After we win a Super Bowl.... maybe. Once he decides he's done playing football, sure. But he doesn't need this kind of attention, our players don't need this kind of attention, & the fans don't need our team messing with this.
I hope it's over, but I doubt it.
I have no problem with paying college athletes.
Just make them pay their own way through school if they are going to do it.
The NCAA is going to have to enter some "profit" sharing like the NFL.
ThaShark316
#28
Can we call him Arian "The Truth" Foster?
Awesome stuff, 23.
Awesome stuff, 23.