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Irish_Dem

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1. This is wrong. Taxpayers gave them an expensive full ride for their education.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:05 AM

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For the purpose of training US military officers.

Not a training ground to become pro football millionaires.

If they wanted to play football they should have gone to a Big Ten school.

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