Is this a fair article?......

[thekimmer]

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/se...elly-exemplify-poles-spring-break-experience/

Implies that Dak should not have put himself in that situation going down to spring break even though it appears he did nothing to instigate the attack. No, let me restate. He said Dak took a stupid risk. Here is a quote: "You’ll never see a professional athlete just walk into a crowded nightclub with a couple buddies and no security. That’s a stupid risk once you reach a certain level of recognition. College athletes must follow the same rule."

I have to disagree or at least point out the absurdity of a situation where college athletics, in the process of making money hand over fist, produce players with the notoriety to require security protection when out in public but would have to pay for said protection out of their own pocket! The same pocket that doesn't get paid to play.

Speaking of getting paid, the author praises freeze for his brilliant move of taking machine gun kelly down to Haiti for spring break but I wonder who paid for that?

 

[ronpolk]

I didn't read the article so I'm just going by what you said the article states, but I agree that he took a risk. Fair or not, he's a high profile guy and probably should not have gone. I stated this on this board after the attack. It sucks but Dak gets other perks that a normal college student couldn't dream of.

 

[Dawgg]

No... it's not... It's another Freezus-love piece

I do think the incident in Florida will make the program and players more aware of the risks involved, but I don't think that means organizing mission trips for players whose names have previously trended on Twitter. In fact, the implication being that coaches can/should spend spring breaks babysitting their "high value" players by giving them "fun constructive activities" like going to Haiti and doing mission work is not feasible financially or logistically.

Chad Kelly's family can maybe afford international travel (I'm assuming they paid for it because I'm not sure what the rules are for this sort of thing), but can other players?

I think mission work is an incredibly wonderful thing, but do I believe in my heart of hearts that Freeze and Kelly were doing it for purely altruistic reasons? No. I don't. I believe there is a good result from it and I believe they're helping people, no doubt, but do I believe that Freeze brought Kelly (and Bryant before him) to Haiti for much more than image rehabilitation? No. I don't.

When I read this article and I see his photo-op and tweet embedded in the article, my first thought goes to Matthew 6:2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."

 

[johnson86-1]

I thought it was pretty fair to Dak. Made it pretty clear that there was nothing in the tape of the incident or in Dak's past to suggest they did anything to invite getting jumped other than being around drunk college kids. There was some wording choice that could have been better, but overall mostly fair.

It was a little absurd praising Freeze for taking Kelly on a mission trip while also making it clear that Kelly had to be on a mission trip because he couldn't be trusted to be unsupervised on spring break.

But I don't think it's unfair to say that college athletes of Dak stature shouldn't do normal spring break stuff, while also acknowledging it's not fair that it is that way. You can definitely disagree with the opinion, but I didn't think the article was unfair to Dak.

 

[57stratdawg]

Prescott is one of the most recognizable Amature athletes in the country. He's in a tough spot.

 

[amcdan2000]

Even though this article really is sh*t anyone that would take the time to read this would be a fan of one of the schools. Saying that, anyone interested would already know the character differences between Dak and and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Either the author is webel in disguise or just irresponsible. Anyone that walks into a church these days can go on a mission trip. I know alot of good people that do that every year. Somehow I don't think Kelly is a down on his knees guy now.