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If we let kids shave their heads, we'd effectively destroy the lice-removal-industrial-complex.

First, how do we know you're not on steroids? We can go crazy with unverifiable speculation all you want, but it doesn't help much of anything. I think the anecdotal evidence is enough to figure out what (likely) happened with Bonds.
The dramatic body change that happened to Bonds between the 98 and 99 seasons seems to point to him starting some sort of PED regimen after the end of the 98 season. I understand that a guy's body can change quite a bit as one approaches middle age, but most people don't go from the body of a wide receiver to the body of defensive end in five months. This also fits with the narrative that went around about a decade ago saying that Bonds was jealous of all the attention McGwire and Sosa got during the 98 season, and he wanted to show the world that he was the best player on the planet (which he was, whether you consider him a terrible human or not).
I think the reason that Bonds is so vilified is pretty just. He's one of the guys that knowingly sought out a chemical edge, and it was only to stroke his own ego. I don't really hold anything against someone who is given bad advice by a less-than-professional trainer, or some guy that wanted to pack on some muscle so that he wouldn't have to spend his fourth straight year in AA. Those are issues of ignorance and livelihood, respectively. With Barry though, it was none of those. He had enough money, and if he had retired at the end of 98, he'd probably be in the HOF right now. Barry did it simply because he was jealous of the attention received by players he thought were inferior to him. And that's pretty despicable.

I know man. It sounds like one heck of a severance package. I mean, I'd happily pitch in a few games that didn't matter, get shelled like my name was Dresden, and take some heat on a message board for $8.5 million.

First, how do we know you're not on steroids? We can go crazy with unverifiable speculation all you want, but it doesn't help much of anything. I think the anecdotal evidence is enough to figure out what (likely) happened with Bonds.
The dramatic body change that happened to Bonds between the 98 and 99 seasons seems to point to him starting some sort of PED regimen after the end of the 98 season. I understand that a guy's body can change quite a bit as one approaches middle age, but most people don't go from the body of a wide receiver to the body of defensive end in five months. This also fits with the narrative that went around about a decade ago saying that Bonds was jealous of all the attention McGwire and Sosa got during the 98 season, and he wanted to show the world that he was the best player on the planet (which he was, whether you consider him a terrible human or not).
I think the reason that Bonds is so vilified is pretty just. He's one of the guys that knowingly sought out a chemical edge, and it was only to stroke his own ego. I don't really hold anything against someone who is given bad advice by a less-than-professional trainer, or some guy that wanted to pack on some muscle so that he wouldn't have to spend his fourth straight year in AA. Those are issues of ignorance and livelihood, respectively. With Barry though, it was none of those. He had enough money, and if he had retired at the end of 98, he'd probably be in the HOF right now. Barry did it simply because he was jealous of the attention received by players he thought were inferior to him. And that's pretty despicable.

If we let kids shave their heads, we'd effectively destroy the lice-removal-industrial-complex.

My guess is that the NCAA isn't interested. After all, it's not like this dude used university water to wash his car.

From NWU:
"While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director's opinion, we disagree with it. Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised by student athletes."
I'll believe that student-athletes are simply students as soon as someone can skip a football or basketball game to meet with a project group or study for a final without repercussions.

You're out of Chino, Stradling. If you aren't eating breakfast burritos at a Bravo Burgers then you need to move out of the area.

Did anyone else notice the Of Mice and Men sort of tone to that episode? Also, is Mika Amy Schumer's illegitimate daughter?

BTW, can we vote this thread into the HOF early?

BTW, can we vote this thread into the HOF early?

BTW, can we vote this thread into the HOF early?

BTW, can we vote this thread into the HOF early?

I didn't even realize how x-files-ish this was until you said it. Literally everything that's happened so far would work in a typical x-files plot.

The dishonesty of this practice bothers me quite a bit. Because of this kid's issues, the story is getting national attention; but it's still a shame that this happens to "normal" kids. It does nothing to benefit them, the school, or the community. And I would argue that it's actually a negative for all three. The only people that benefit are the police, who can pad their stats with chickenshit arrests like these and better help their chance at federal grants. So really, the schools and police are colluding to ruin the lives of young people in order to get funding for local police, then sell it as an attempt to protect the very children they're exploiting. That's straight up evil.