Okay playas…the Final Four stage has been set and everybody and their baby’s momma’s will be watchin’. We’ve got a Cinderella and three Blue Bloods showin’ up in San Antonio to get it in next week. Loyola-Chicago shocked the world to get to the Big Dance along with traditional powers No.1 Villanova, No.1 Kansas and No.3 Michigan.
However, this is the time of year when we see the worst in so-called amateur athletics and the ugliness of the NCAA. The exploitation of the student-athlete gets butt naked, starts foamin’ at the mouth and everybody turns their backs like they don’t see any of it. We already know about the billions in revenue that the NCAA is makin’ durin’ the Tournament and boyz will tell you in a minute that it’s about the kids gettin’ a free education.
This isn’t anything new however, but the NCAA and the administrators at Loyola-Chicago have reached an all-time low. The Ramblers from the Windy City have achieved the ultimate hoop dream in gettin’ to the Final Four with an opportunity to play for all of the marbles and nobody is talkin’ about the the actual players and coaches that achieved it.
All the attention is aimed at the darn team Chaplin Sister Jean. First of all, how disrespectful is that? These kids have done the impossible and some fake media-type found an angle to run with on the 98 year old team chaplain and now it’s become a business. Like my momma would say and God rest her soul, “Sister Jean ain’t dribbled am ball. She ain’t ran am wind sprint or shot am basket. She ain’t watched am lick of film to prepare for am game.” But she’s the news story comin’ out of Loyola-Chicago. It’s down right disrespectful to every kid and coach on that team.
And please don’t get it twisted, I’m a Christian. I’m not sayin’ that havin’ a team chaplain isn’t important to the spirituality of your team. However, EVERY team in America has a team chaplain but they haven’t become the lead story for the darn team.
Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1st! It gets real disgustin’ when you find out that Loyola-Chicago has asked Sister Jean this question. “Is it OK if we license your name and image?” The demand for product with her name and image is goin’ through the roof and they want to capitalize on it. That’s cool if she gets bread too but she’s not.
The assistant athletic director, Tom Sorboro, had this to say about their decision to exploit Sister Jean. “We weren’t going to do anything until she gave her blessing.” Then he took it over the top with this statement, “She didn’t ask for anything for herself,” and that included compensation.
So you’re goin’ to make bread off of a 98 year old nun because you can and keep all of the bread because she doesn’t need any money or doesn’t know any better? How ridiculous is that? You’re already exploitin’ these student-athletes but now you’ve got to take advantage of poor Sister Jean too? C’mon bruh! Give me a freakin’ break and the crazy thing about it is that nobody cares that Loyola-Chicago is takin’ advantage of this little old lady. Stop me when I start lyin’!
Playas Thesaurus:
1) Am: adverb – to mean not one or didn’t do
The G is excluded from the endings of all words because the G is near and dear to my heart because I’m from “The G” which is Gary, Indiana. So I only use the G when I’m talkin’ about “The G!”
The caption under the photo isn’t real but its real talk!