As a gay man, I can't agree with that. Sure he sounds a little big-headed from time to time, but doesn't every NFL player?

Without agreeing that this is about a grudge, why couldn't it be both? As a more specific issue, a lot of workers do not speak out against the bad behavior of their employers until they have a more personal reason to do so (fired, passed over for a promotion, etc.). As a general issue, if you discount the work of…

Triplette's failure to call for a measurement makes him a hero to all Jets quarterbacks.

"How many referees' names do you actually know?" - An embarrassing amount.

That is not true, you are not required to have a doctoral degree. It's a part of checklist to make sure you are competent. Athletes have high school and more importantly the summer programs (AAU) that demonstrate their ability to perform at the next level. The mistake you are making is equating sports with your…

Are there pictures of you in a place of jokes not getting the jokes and twisting your face in sour confusion because the jokes are not your friend until your face sucks into your skull and out your rectum?

Except having a degree is still NOT REQUIRED. As I said, unless you need specific certifications or clearances that require a degree (which is a fairly limited number of occupations) there is absolutely nothing that prevents an employer from hiring someone with absolutely no formal education. If some kid comes along…

But the difference there is that, with very few exceptions, baseball players aren't really able to contribute to a major league roster before the age of 20 or 21. So that approach to the draft has a sort of practical basis where players choose whether they want to conduct their apprenticeship in college or in the…

Which was a complete disaster for him. Besides, it's not about what someone "could" do, it's about people excusing the system. I mean, I'd be fine with a contract for recruits. So if Jabari Parker wants to sign for one year for lots of money, great, and if the best another kid can negotiate is a guaranteed 4 years of…

I'm also sick of hearing about one-and-done.

By the looks of that blazer he also became a Chief Warrant Officer in the Coast Guard.

The NFL needs to do like NHL does when it comes to replay. No replay guy on sight making a call where you get 16 different sets of eyes looking at calls over the football week, instead have it a off sight team in NY or Chicago or wherever that is a static team that looks at each of the calls. At the very least this…

I, unfortunately, listened to Peter King on the Dan Patrick show the other day talk about how he spent a week with officials recently. He made the point that NFL officials shoudn't be full time and don't want to be full-time. Screw that. I don't care what they want. The NFL makes enough money, they should have…

Prof who has taught at multiple D-1 major conference schools here. While I don't have any horror stories as bad as these, I do (like all of my colleagues) have a long line of much smaller but similarly discomforting stories regarding preferential treatment for athletes.

This is a great, great article. It touches on almost all of the conflicting points. How do you deny a better life for someone who has a chance at playing in the NFL, especially if they came from a marginal part of society? How do you pass students who clearly don't deserve it? How can you excuse strong-arming…

I think you have him confused with the guy who had a kid beat half to death.

OK, so this guy orders his friends to beat the shit out of a kid for being gay. He brags about ruining his face and leaving him toothless in a school paper, which he turns in to his openly gay professor, and appears to be proud of his behavior.

I can't wait for SI's five-part opus on "Why Deadspin's Florida State Series Sucks."

LOL no. Everything you learn in college (and grad school, for that matter) you could learn with a library pass and internet access. The money is for the degree.

Usually what will happen is that either the dept will experience budget issues or the more reasonable approach will be for the athletic dept to have their kids skip this guy altogether and take the class at another school. Either way Dr. Parvee will NEVER teach at D1 school without being placed so far away from the…