Bernanko keeps judging them by his standards (wins the last 3 years) even though that was clearly not what Hinkies was concerned about. He dismisses it as some kind of con because there are no tangible results to judge him by, but that’s the case for any long-term investment. It’s like mocking a co-worker for his…

What were the opportunity costs? a 33 win team? Ben McLemores rookie year? Dante Exum and Elfrid Payton?

They couldn’t have done worse by your standard of immediate wins. But that was clearly not Hinkies priority.

It takes away tension from the movie (especially since the trailer implied it as a possibility and the comic storyline has a huge death). It makes the movie less enjoyable for someone who reads this headline before seeing it.

So you pissed a bunch of people off AND made less money?

Talk about it all you want, but give people a heads up about spoilers for your own sake—all this does is discourage me from following you guys on Twitter, Facebook, or scrolling through your homepage to see what’s new.

No, but you’re trying to attract readers. Pissing a bunch off by spoiling a movie less than a week after it’s release seems unwise. It’s not like the article is so important it couldn’t wait. Or that it would be hurt with a warning or less explicit title.

“All I’m asking for is a little more consequence”

The thing is, you don’t have to decide that first. Just get rid of the prohibition and each school can decide for themselves. There’s nothing inherently wrong with offering only tuition as compensation, it’s when EVERY college jointly agrees to that as a maximum when players get screwed.