Vicarious World would like to introduce you to Jersey Campbell’s newest running gimmick, “How is a nigga gonna borrow a fry?”
I am a man of many gimmicks; this may be my favorite one yet. If you aren’t familiar with the comic strip-turned- cartoon The Boondocks, now is the time for acquaintance. I'll save the 1,000 word explanation and provide you with a link to the episode of note at the end of this post. “How is a nigga gonna borrow a fry?” will tackle happenings, stories and policies that make no sense but are taken for granted. Everybody knows it’s impossible to “borrow” any type of food, yet people still ask right? It’s important to note that amid this outrageous question is an aspect even more ridiculous than the question itself. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you see the video.
Today’s “How is a nigga gonna borrow a fry?” comes from one the many incongruities of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. As it is, scholarship athletes are on one year scholarships that may or may not be renewed on a yearly basis. That’s cool I guess, but then there’s a rule that says if the athlete transfers to another school they lose a year of eligibility. What?
So you’re telling me that once the athlete honors his/her one year scholarship (which already puts them in a precarious position with the coach and the institution) they’re penalized for leaving that institution even though the conditions of the scholarship have been fulfilled? Think about this, one year contracts are extremely volatile in nature. If the athlete gets hurt or falls out of favor with the coach that money can be yanked as soon as the semester is over. The player’s associations of all the major sports have the ability to negotiate with ownership. The collegiate athletes are given one year deals with no negotiation whatsoever. This is the way the “amateurs” play.
There are big-time ball coaches entering into prospective student-athlete's homes telling them they're all about commitment and making sure that this young man/woman will be able to attend school for free if they play for the team. Then after one year if the coach leaves town for another school, or if the coach realizes the athlete may not be as good as they first thought, that athlete may have to come up with their own way to pay the $50K a semester to stay in school.
I don't have a solution to this particular problem, but when somebody plays "six kings" obviously, its BS. We'd be fools not to call them on it. The NCAA’s bullshit/hypocrisy knows no bounds and for that we must ask them, “How is a nigga gonna borrow a fry?” No, no my friend. You will not be getting that fry back.
Yeah, it's messed up, especially how the coach's or staff go to there house, and appear to be so nice. But then when the player actually gets there it's a whole new story.
ReplyDeleteIn a weird way, the system makes sense though. If players had the ability to switch from team to team with no consequence. It would be very difficult to keep up with any team. Soon enough, it would appear as if your watching high school sports. With the drastic ranges of talent on the field of play. Another reason it makes sense is because coach's create offenses based on the talent they have. If every year they had to start a new "drawing boards" it would be very difficult to succeed(As if it's not already). Also with that thought in mind, players switching from team-to-team can effect their development.
Many NCAA sports require a lot of prep time, and player-relation development. Without that relationship the team will not be strong. Lastly, I also think it could be in favor of the althete's. Earlier I mentioned a players development, and I think teams are created around the talent they have. For instance, Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush, and Vince Young. All of those players had their offenses created around them. In contrast when the offenses was not made around them(in the NFL) there abilities were not so widespread. They did not stand-out as drastically. But in some cases offenses can be operated around talent. For instance, Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, and many others, but it takes time, and that would be to much to put on student-athletes in the NCAA system.
Do I advocate the system? Not a all. I think if you want to switch schools you should be allowed to, but will it really benefit you? Probably not. Unless, it's for academic reasons. After all they are student-athlete's, and if you want to change your major then you should not be penalized for that.
It's difficult to keep up with teams as it is with the best basketball talent leaving generally leaving school after one year. And that remark is a little selfish in a way; we shouldn't value our entertainment over a person's ability to choose where he/she wishes to study/compete. Players know the risks of changing schools, just as students know the risks of changing schools. But to severely inhibit their ability to do so while only providing them with one-year scholarships makes no sense. Niggas need to stop asking to borrow fries.
ReplyDeleteIf continuity and player-relations is so important, why not have guaranteed two, three, or four year scholarships that incoming student-athletes can choose from, instead of the one-year deals they have now? This isn't so much about the quality of play on the field or court as it is the quality of the service and treatment the players get.