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Originally Posted by tibor75
I agree that there is some exploitation involved...but the guilty party is the school, not ESPN.
Isn't NCAA football exploitation too?
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not when you consider the fact that NCAA football players receive anywhere between $50,000 and $200,000 worth of free education, not to mention room and board, meal plans, and books, as well as the best tutors possible; the Younkin Success Center is not there for the average student, it's for the Student Athletes... should the football players be compensated more? possibly, but they certainly aren't being exploited, especially when you consider that the kids WANT to play football...
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Originally Posted by tibor75
Why are people ignorantly criticizing ESPN? They are a company interested in making money. The school is the one to blame 100%.
" screwing with the lives of a bunch of kids in the name of entertainment is exploitative at best..."
comments like these are laughable. Explain how ESPN is exploiting anyone.
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because the kids are not making the descision to be in a [censored]ing reality show. the money grubbers at ESPN, and the money grubbers at the school are making the descision that the kids are going to be in a reality show... do you not see the difference? the kids play football because they love to play football, not to have some dumbass shove a camera in their face after they just lost their homecoming game, or the game against their biggest rival...
the experiences, the glories of victory, and the dispair of defeat are being cheapened in the name of the Allmighty Dollar...
so the kids are left with a [censored]ty descision: either sign up for the Bull[censored] that is EVERY reality show, or don't play the sport they love to play... don't give me that transfer crap, either... transferring to a different school is simply not an option for the majority of the students...
i refuse to willingly watch one minute of this show.
leave the [censored]ing kids alone!