Anyone have any opinions on Michael Crabtree? - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

Clay_Allison · 08-08-2009, 04:22 PM

I love Crabtree since I'm a Texas Tech fan, but if he goes through with this little negotiation bluff, he's stupid.

Njaco · 08-09-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by diddyriddick

I'm a Cowboys fan. I'm in no place to cast aspersions on other team's problem children.

I won't go there.
I won't go there.
I won't go there.
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I won't go there.

TO is a great athlete but an idiot. Nothing but trouble.

And I'm sick of this entitlement culture among major sports. Keep the door shut in his face - the 9ers will do just fine without him. They should be the surprise of '09-'10.

Clay_Allison · 08-09-2009, 02:07 PM

I think the NFL will break the players union in 2011. The players are working on zero sympathy from anyone and the owners are tired of the players having a 60% share of the profits with the owners having to foot all the bills.

syscom3 · 08-09-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by diddyriddick

The difference is that TO is at least a proven comodity. While he is no Rice or Harrison, he is an offensive threat. The college game and the pro game are two entirely different animals.

Yup.

And the owners would find some sympathy with more than a few players in controlling the salaries the college guys get before they even play a down.

Messy1 · 08-10-2009, 08:41 AM

Especially after this whole situation I think Syscom.

renrich · 08-14-2009, 06:41 PM

Crabtree seemed to be a pretty problem free kid in college. I suspect he is getting bad advice from someone. To me, his situation is a metaphor for the whole mess that "sports" in the USA is. Overpaid in the case of pros and overcoddled in the case of amateurs and overhyped in all cases. Makes me long for the days before TV when most college players were bonafide students who graduated and professional players got paid about like everyone else and played more for love of the game than for money. It is also BS that sophomores in high school are being recruited by colleges and giving their commitments.

08-08-2009, 04:22 PM	#16
Clay_Allison Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,193	I love Crabtree since I'm a Texas Tech fan, but if he goes through with this little negotiation bluff, he's stupid. __________________ It's always easy to find reasons why something shouldn't be done, the trick is to find ways to get it done. -- claidemore

08-09-2009, 02:07 PM	#18
Clay_Allison Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,193	I think the NFL will break the players union in 2011. The players are working on zero sympathy from anyone and the owners are tired of the players having a 60% share of the profits with the owners having to foot all the bills. __________________ It's always easy to find reasons why something shouldn't be done, the trick is to find ways to get it done. -- claidemore

08-10-2009, 08:41 AM	#20
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,678	Especially after this whole situation I think Syscom. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

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08-14-2009, 06:41 PM	#21
renrich Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montrose, Colorado Posts: 3,523	Crabtree seemed to be a pretty problem free kid in college. I suspect he is getting bad advice from someone. To me, his situation is a metaphor for the whole mess that "sports" in the USA is. Overpaid in the case of pros and overcoddled in the case of amateurs and overhyped in all cases. Makes me long for the days before TV when most college players were bonafide students who graduated and professional players got paid about like everyone else and played more for love of the game than for money. It is also BS that sophomores in high school are being recruited by colleges and giving their commitments.