Marshall and Greg Article of the Week

Article Title:

"Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliot suspended six games for conduct."  "Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott granted temporary restraining order, suspension on hold."


Article Link: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20302469/ezekiel-elliott-dallas-cowboys-suspended-six-games 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/09/08/ezekiel-elliott-temporary-restraining-order-dallas-cowboys/643882001/

Discussion Question(s): Read through the two articles which give information on the Ezekiel Elliot conduct case. After reading the two articles, answer the questions, what punishment should the NFL have handed out to Elliot, or should he not have gotten one at all? Also does this show preferential treatment towards good players?

Matt and Ryan Article of the Week

Article Title:

"College athletes deserve to be paid"

"Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Pay College Athletes"

 Article Link:
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6778847/college-athletes-deserve-paid

http://time.com/money/4241077/why-we-shouldnt-pay-college-athletes/


Discussion Question(s):

Read/skim through these two articles, they each have a different opinion on whether or not college athletes should be paid to play. Then, develop your own opinion and write your answer to the question: Should college athletes be paid?

Robert and Ian article of the week

Article Title:

He Took A Knee On The Field In Protest; And He Still Has No Team

 Article Link:
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542562923/he-took-a-knee-on-the-field-in-protest-now-he-has-no-team

Discussion Question(s):
Are NFL owners restricting Colin Kaepernick's chances of being an NFL quarterback?

John Mara one of the New York Giants owners wrote "All my years being in the league," Mara said, "I have never received more emotional mail from people than I did about that issue. [People wrote] 'If any of your players ever do that, we are never coming to another Giants game.' It wasn't one or two letters. It was a lot. It's an emotional, emotional issue for a lot of people, more so than any other issue I've run into."
Do you agree with John Mara? Would you write to your favortie team if an issue like this popped up?

Article Title:

Football Favoritism at F.S.U.: The Price One Teacher Paid

Article Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/sports/ncaafootball/florida-state-football.html?mcubz=0
Discussion Question(s):

- What may cause issues of academic integrity to go unreported at big time sports schools?

-What can be done to deter issues like this from occurring? 

- Ms. Suggs, the teacher in question, was a graduate student at the time of these events.  If you were in her position, what would you have done?

-Does this damage FSU's reputation?  To what degree?