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WSHazel

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30. This isn't exactly a huge sacrifice

Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #29)

Sat May 23, 2026, 07:50 AM

8 hrs ago

If maybe 50-100 kids decide they would rather get paid $1+ million to play anywhere but about 15 schools, the SEC will have a huge down year in football, and it will get these states’ attention.

There are hundreds of thousands of people, including me, risking much more in our activism than which school will pay them a million dollars to play 12 games a year. I hope a few kids will pitch in to fight fascism.

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NAACP calls for Black student-athletes to boycott Southern schools amid redistricting backlash [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

Why would any black athletes ever play for a Florida state school? They can't even teach slavery as history. mjvpi Tuesday #1

Money Jose Garcia Tuesday #3

Ding Ding! Stuckinthebush Wednesday #20

In essence, a boycott of the SEC. J_William_Ryan Tuesday #2

There are a bunch of HBCU schools in there states also Jose Garcia Tuesday #5

If you're good enough to play in the SEC, you aren't turning down that money to go to a MEAC team. ForgoTheConsequence Tuesday #11

SEC football hasn't been very dominant in recent years, they've been losing a lot of postseason bowl games and the sop Thursday #27

I would suspect that coaches are... LakeVermilion Tuesday #4

Kick dalton99a Tuesday #6

Good for them! Well done! Scrivener7 Tuesday #7

one suspects money will rule here msongs Tuesday #8

Of course it will. TomSlick Tuesday #12

Finally! otchmoson Tuesday #9

NBA players should boycott Jim Crow states. Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #10

Easy for this little old white lady to advocate but many young athletes depend on these skills to help them get a efhmc Tuesday #13

Why is it only black students they call on Hassler Tuesday #14

Probably because they are the biggest group BumRushDaShow Tuesday #15

So white people get a pass, and the burden falls on the usual target. Hassler Wednesday #18

The majority population rarely makes that type of sacrifice BumRushDaShow Wednesday #19

Top white athletes will honor the boycott if it gets momentum WSHazel Thursday #22

Thank you. yardwork 4 hrs ago #35

It is not really a sacrifice WSHazel 4 hrs ago #36

There are only so many positions open. yardwork 4 hrs ago #37

As I have said within this thread, it won't be just black athletes skipping the schools WSHazel 3 hrs ago #38

Hardly likely to happen at all. Too much money for playing now Callie1979 Tuesday #16

There are plenty of schools that pay players WSHazel Thursday #23

ALA isnt the only high dollar school. The entire SEC is high dollar. Callie1979 Yesterday #29

This isn't exactly a huge sacrifice WSHazel 8 hrs ago #30

Dont get me wrong, I'd LOVE to see it for more than one reason!! Callie1979 5 hrs ago #32

Brilliant idea. xuplate Wednesday #17

Lots of good post here, so won't repeat what has been said. Dan Wednesday #21

Contracts in place would bar schools from NOT playing games. Callie1979 5 hrs ago #33

If 10% of the top athletes honored this WSHazel Thursday #24

If the NAACP wants to really kneecap these schools WSHazel Thursday #25

That's a lot to put on a kid. RandySF Thursday #26

We can't even get other JustAnotherGen Thursday #28

and its a finite market; only so many schools. Other boycotts were easy Callie1979 5 hrs ago #34

Earlier generations sacrificed for their right to vote and sadly, now a new generation has to. As unfair as it seems Vinca 7 hrs ago #31