Normally, I'd be in your corner OVM, but if you come from a poor Black background and all the disadvantages that comes with that, you grab the few and rare opportunities that come your way. If he plays, gets hurt and becomes undraftable, will you provide Altonae income for the rest of his life? No you won't, and a "Thank you for your service" won't feed, house, and clothe him or his family. You, however, as we all, will turn to cheer the next team we field and shortly forget about him. That would apply to any player no matter his ethnic. If he played unselfishly and got hurt, how unselfish would you be toward him after? No, this is not a put down of you OVM, what I say applies to all of us, no matter who we are. In fact, there was a time I had your mindset and spoke loudly about it. Then, well, let's just say, I got an up close, real close look at what happened to some players. One of which was actually living under an overpass bridge at one point, and nobody gave a damn.
I hate his not playing in the bowl. It reduces our chances of winning in my view. But knowing why he's doing it and what the consequences for him if he played and it backfires, I humbly dismount from my high horse and wish him good luck at the next level. And again, I emphasize what I say applies to all of us. Don't forget that most of our guys who hit it big, they often give back to the university in some way or another.
. Give me a break.
