Rhett Bomar stirs up an age old controversy

By steelerfn8286, Section College
Posted on Fri Aug 25 2006 at 11:01 PM EST
More on: Rhett Bomar, J.D. Quinn, Oklahoma (all tags)

   Quarterback Rhett Bomar, whose potential was sky high; potentially end his football career by taking money he didn't earn. This brings up the age old question should college athletes get paid?  

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Surprised Why Athletes Do Stupid Things?

By Newbear, Section NFL
Posted on Tue Aug 22 2006 at 7:20 AM EST
More on: Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Barry Bonds, Rhett Bomar, John Daly, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Maurice Clarrett (all tags)

On your current sporting calendar, you won't see a championship event in any of the big three (sorry, Hockey, but you've got to earn your spot back).

As the pages of the calendar year turn and we build toward the preclusion to the World Series, the kickoff of the world's greatest game, the basketball World Championship and Tiger's world domination, I want to talk about reasons.

The reasons why athletes do things.

Stupid, ridiculous "can-you-believe-he-did-that" things.

Especially lately, giving me the feeling that the world's just a crazy, mixed-up place. And that most of the athletes listed below have been listening to Brad Paisely's "Celebrity" on loop.

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