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Professor Dan Touey: Temple University - HumanitiesRelatively speaking, he’s not that crazy – just don’t ask him about college sports.
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Professor Dan Touey: Temple University - HumanitiesRelatively speaking, he’s not that crazy – just don’t ask him about college sports.
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Tags: Dan Touey, Humanities, Temple University
May 5th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
this guy is just mad because the football team picked on him in high school
let it go…
May 6th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I hte people like you that think sports are bad, I think your just a little jelous that you got no skill…
May 6th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
You both are stupid. That’s his opinion let him have it. Like he said he’s never been prejudice towards students; he just thinks its a distraction.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:42 am
It’s his opinion, nothing more or less.
I happen to agree with him that college sports are a corrupting influence. Play all the intramural sports you want for “team spirit” and excercise, but when dumbasses who can’t spell the word “jealous” or use proper grammar get huge scholarships to an EDUCATIONAL institution because they can run fast or throw well and smart people with potential can’t afford to go to college, there is a problem with the system. When entire majors are cut from the curriculum to put more money into a sports program, well, there’s a problem with the system.
When ignorant lummoxes graduate simply because professors were pressured to “coast” them through classes, that makes the other degrees granted by that institution worthless (sort of like somone who rode a moped throughout the entire Boston Marathon getting a completion certificate would make the certificates received by those who RAN the marathon worthless — get my drift?)
May 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Oh, and he does indeed say he hates COLLEGE sports, but admires athletes.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
hes a ***** hes just angry cuz he cant play sports. he should be abolished!!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
cj is a b**** too and so is john
May 7th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Re: jon(athlete) - Nice. Yet another example of someone who can’t spell or use punctuation. This “athlete” has no command of the English language. “Cuz?” What are you, twelve?
What a moron….
Nice to know that there are still professors who are interested in academics. You know, academics? The reason we’re supposed to be in college in the first place?
May 7th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I think that major sports like football and basketball can be taken too far. They also kind of take away from the meaning of college. I just hate that football players can get away with stuff like cheating just because they’re good. Thank goodness all the guys at FSU got caught for cheating!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Your ***** should be eliminated!!!!!! It’s because of professors like you is why our whole country is going to **** in a hand basket!!! You dumb ****!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Do you have any idea as to how ignorant you sound? As a professor at a college, I would’ve expected more of an educated, scholarly view of any extracurricular event. Especially being an instructor of humanities, you should be able to see the direct correlation with activities on the campus and education. Perhaps your choice of singling people out, as far as posting videos online so that anyone can see, is making the people you’re singling out, as well as others look at you in an unfavorable light. You should not allow your own closed minded views of sports affect an outlook of an overall student, or a stereotype. I’ve also seen a few other of your “talk back” films, and quite frankly, keep talking, because I’m shaking my head even more, and you’re looking like an even bigger fool.
People such as yourself should never be in a leadership position, especially one that directly influences students.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I like prof Tuey. I wish teachers in my college had such attitude! And he can’t be that bad for a humanities teacher.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
THE REASON WHY sports get so much extra is because they generate so much money…..theres nothing wrong with the system dude! Its the world we live in, colleges with great football teams have a bunch of people trying to go there for that in paticular. Alum’s donate large sums of money because of the football programs, colleges get nation wide attention just because of there sports programs. If you want to go to a good school with a ****** sports team then go to yale
May 9th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Really nice Videos and nice Reply. I have to admit that i’m falling in the middle between these 2 points of view. I’m a student ( not athletic). I have atheletic friends who are atheltic but barely make it to class. I think that if you are atheletic and is 100% percent sure that you will make to professionalism, then go ahead. But as reminder you have more chance to become an enginner or whatever than to be a professional atheltic. So, if you ‘re not the best of the best in your team, you should consider studying more. At the other hand, professors have to take in consideration that athletic students have more pressure than normal students. They have to practice many times each week.This event is mostly like to decrease their timing in studying. So a comprise between the 2 is needed.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I think some of you are taking this sports thing way farther than it was meant to be taken. Sure footballs great, extracuriculars are great, **** the under water basket weaving club is great. The only point he is trying to make is he doesn’t like college sports… so what don’t be his friend, don’t take his class, get over it. No people like him aren’t ruining our world, and no they aren’t destroying American morals or values. No offense but he makes the point, you come to college to get an education and yes I am one of those overly involved individuals who has to remind himself of that everyday but I will admit it I am mad as heck when athletes get to register for classes before me just because they are athletes. Everyone has an opinion get over it….
May 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and a lot of times, most of us don’t see eye to eye and that’s just reality. I love sports: football, basketball, etc. And they do bring in a lot of money and students to a college, but the fact is that just because you play sports that should not enable you to be above the standards that other college students are expected to uphold. I also feel that a professor’s personal opinion about sports does not make him a horrible instructor. I’m quite sure that you choose a professor based on his/her teaching ability not the fact that you both have similar personal beliefs or just because your opinions coincide with one another.
May 10th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
It would be nice if people could express their opinions on the matter without the swearing. Really detracts from what you’re trying to say. Stringing together a cogent response, unlike “hes a ***** hes just angry cuz he cant play sports. he should be abolished!!!!” would also be nice. Although that is an excellent way to prove a point, perhaps not the one you intended.
So because a professor has a different opinion than you he should not be allowed to teach? If you are so easily swayed by someone else’s opinion, and you’re frightened of changing your opinion, perhaps there is a greater problem.
May 11th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Serious…. wow. Some of you need to learn about college sports before you go BSing about them. NCAA rules are strongly enforced to make sure athletes are meeting academic criteria. For example a 2.0 minimum is generally required to keep scholarships. Every year, the NCAA takes away scholarships from universities for not having their athletes meet the criteria. There’s a lot more too it. I’m sorry, but some of you, like CJ, may be able to spell correctly and type with proper grammar online, but you’re just as ignorant. Learn the topic before you debate about it.
Another note: A main idea is that it’s not fair for athletes to get into certain universities based solely on athletics, but think about that. People grow up in areas that have low standard academics. To an extreme, some kids play sports to take up their time (rather than illegal activities). They become good at them. So they aren’t that smart (and I’m not saying athletes CAN’T be smart. At my university, Cross Country / Track teams have about a 3.4 average GPA) but with sports, it can help them BECOME smart. Sports can get a “not smart” athlete an education. Would you rather those people to have no chance? To grow up in a place where there’s poor academics, and not have a chance at a REAL education?
Everything is about getting chances. So what if someone can or can’t play sports, or can or can’t do high end math? Everyone deserves a chance.
May 11th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Oh and I’m an athlete too. So please, I offer myself to the wrath of all of you who, for one reason or another, really hate athletes. And just to let you in on the scoop: Athletes don’t compare themselves to “non-athletes”. We just know our strengths and weaknesses.
May 11th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
One more thing: Sports bring in more money than you know. Sports are financed by donors and the money they bring in, and don’t take money from the school. In fact, they BRING money to the school.
Jhon, let people dream. Trust me, we know the odds of going farther, but isn’t it evident that this is what we want to do? However, you’re right about the pressure. We do miss class, and it’s not always easy. We don’t get any extra treatment, other than taking an exam a little later (or earlier) because we might be competing on the other side of the country at the scheduled time. Last year, my track team had to take final exams (an administered test with official staff, from the university who traveled with the team, watching) in a hotel room. Non-athletes think they have a hard time studying. Try subtracting 4 hours from your day, add the pressure of competition, with your same class load and homework, and you just might start to understand.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Maybe if any of you who think sports are so GOOD for academia saw how many of the following e-mails Proffs get 2 weeks after the final exam, you’d shift your thinking a bit:
“Oh ****, I know I never went to class and oh ****, I never did a reading, or passed a test, but I need a C average to stay on the sports team and its the only reason I’m here…can you bump my grade from an F to a C please? I’d be forever thankful…”
Conversely: I have had the pleasure of having some strong students (who are also varsity athletes) in my class (Logan - posted above - appears to be one of those athletes). Based on my experience solely (in 5 universities I have attended and taught at) I would not agree with the harmful generalization that that ‘jocks are idiots’.
I just happen to see very little academic benefit to university sports in general (extra curricular stuff is fine). We should not be relying on money from corporations or sports teams to fund something like academia. EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE, and supported by the state!!! What better investment could there be in a Nation?
By the way: don’t get so upset by this discussion. Sports are not going to disappear from campuses any time soon for the reasons stated by Logan primarily (don’t you have a problem with being exploited for the benefit of an academic institution, athletes?).
If you want to get upset, you should all inquire into how much money your universities make on parking & parking fines!
PS: I am a Proff. This diversion was fun, thanks. Keep asking critical questions.