There is a lot to be outraged about in this report. This zinger at the end is almost overlooked because the previous revelations are so egregious they nearly numb our sense of injustice…

Jurich, currently suspended because of the scandal, earned more than twice as much as any other AD in the nation last year. His contract included a collection of tax-avoiding boosts and over-the-top perks that brought his compensation to $5.3 million last year.

Tax-avoiding boosts: because making several million a year isn’t enough; you also need to avoid paying those taxes.

I think this is one of the ways the middle class has been constricted.

My 2cents (which no one asked for, ever) is to be careful characterizing a group (yes, even kentucky fans, refs, etc.) with a broad brush.

Obviously, sweeping generalizations can be stereotypes and are oversimplified views of reality. They can unintentionally offend those that don’t fit the characterization…and even those that do.

@DoubleDD Peace.

@DoubleDD

I am sorry you were offended; I meant no offense in my original post.

You don’t know me; I don’t know you.

I don’t think my comment deserved such a forceful and personal rebut. I am disappointed that you have attributed mistruths to me and brought a bunch of baggage into the discussion.

Your judgement of me feels contemptuous and disrespectful. And it is ill-informed and incorrect.

Happy to talk in the future about topics that aren’t so volatile…

@DoubleDD

Ironically, I agree with some of the points that you are making, just not with the way you are saying it.

You seem to protest that I should not have a qualm with the words you choose. You argue that the words you used are correct.

What again is your point about the displays of protest against the flag?

Is it that you don’t agree with the approach they chose to express themselves?

Hmmmm.

@DoubleDD

Your response is kind of reinforcing my point about disinterest in bridging the divide.

How do we feel about this 49 years later:

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DoubleDD said:

Again what do you gain by attacking a symbol (flag) …

at·tack əˈtak
verb: take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war.
“in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor”

Please tell me which athlete “attacked” the flag?

That’s some pretty strong rhetoric to start your post. To be honest, I stopped right there and didn’t read the rest. I will go back and read the rest because I care to hear what you have to say…,

My point is that the ‘voices’ that are being used in the debate aren’t voices that seek to bridge the divide. The voices are juiced with intent to forcibly persuade rather than to inform… on both sides

Sorry to single out one word in your post, but it serves as a good example of what I see as an epidemic of hyperbole.

It has been a special run. They gave us memories that will be with us for life! Hear hear to the Silver Age of Royals baseball… possibly passing into legend before our eyes.

Why oh why are people more concerned about how people treat the symbol than what the symbol represents?

I attended a college football game yesterday where the National Anthem was presented 15 min before the game and neither team was on the field. Not sure if this was intentional, but it made me wonder if this whole thing will continue to corrode the very thing that everyone is fighting for.

One thing that certainly has become more apparent is the power of symbols in the minds of the masses. It’s as if there is less tolerance of and more sensitivity to the Nazi flag than the beliefs and principles that it represents.

So when I hear such concern about disrespecting the symbols of freedom that they are willing to repress the very freedoms the symbols represent, I have to bow my head and say a little prayer for the country and its people.