[Mr KLC]

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.”

The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd that prompted outrage on campus.

“We are demanding that Kansas State University put a policy in place that allows a student to be dismissed for displaying openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions toward a student or groups of students," the players said in the letter they posted. "We have resolved that we cannot play, practice or meet until these demands are heard and actions taken. We love Kansas State, but we must stand together and protect all students moving forward.”

On Thursday, one month after Floyd, a Black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for nearly eight minutes, student Jaden McNeil tweeted, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!”

University officials have said they are exploring their options for action after the tweet. University President Richard Myers said Friday that “divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university.”

The statement from football players Saturday came a day after a pair of Kansas State basketball players and a handful of football players threatened a boycott if the university didn't take action. A number of college athletes around the country have used their influence to push for social justice since Floyd’s death.

Kansas State football players aren’t currently participating in any practices or workouts because team activities were suspended earlier this month after a coronavirus outbreak within the team. Summer workouts are expected to resume July 13.

[Bcatswin]

Sheeesssssssssssh

[fried cheese]

let the hilarity continue. i hope it backfires when ppl find all the offensive stuff that the players have said. free speech is very unpopular nowadays.

[temple2010]

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.”

The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd that prompted outrage on campus.

“We are demanding that Kansas State University put a policy in place that allows a student to be dismissed for displaying openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions toward a student or groups of students," the players said in the letter they posted. "We have resolved that we cannot play, practice or meet until these demands are heard and actions taken. We love Kansas State, but we must stand together and protect all students moving forward.”

On Thursday, one month after Floyd, a Black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for nearly eight minutes, student Jaden McNeil tweeted, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!”

University officials have said they are exploring their options for action after the tweet. University President Richard Myers said Friday that “divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university.”

The statement from football players Saturday came a day after a pair of Kansas State basketball players and a handful of football players threatened a boycott if the university didn't take action. A number of college athletes around the country have used their influence to push for social justice since Floyd’s death.

Kansas State football players aren’t currently participating in any practices or workouts because team activities were suspended earlier this month after a coronavirus outbreak within the team. Summer workouts are expected to resume July 13.

give me a fukin break already!! Big fukin crybabies

[jjgold]

[big joe 1212]

Nothing racist about the statement the student made

[jjgold]

So blacks going to get expelled too??

Rape rate by blacks in college 80% to 20% whites

[Mike Huntertz]

All on full pull scholarships...don't play ...go work at McDonalds.

[fried cheese]

[pavyracer]

Half the team tested positive for covid19. There is no college football this season. Quit daydreaming.

[Chi_archie]

[jjgold]

If it wasn’t for basketball and football The majority of these kids would be in jail

[Foxx]

Nothing racist about the statement the student made

Exactly. Poor taste, sure. But to label it racist is a bit of a stretch.

[Chi_archie]

If it wasn’t for basketball and football The majority of these kids would be in jail

and even that doesn't keep some those with potential to make millions out of jail sometimes

[MUHerd37]

School can’t do shit anyway. Freedom of speech.

[Emily_Haines]

Nothing racist about the statement the student made

and factually true

[Chi_archie]

School can’t do shit anyway. Freedom of speech.

well that's not how freedom of speech works

[RudyRuetigger]

wait

kansas state has an athletic department?


couldve fooled me

[hostile takeover]

Disrespectful actions toward a student?

Go ahead and quit. There goes your free education.

[lonegambler23]

terrible football program, better off

[Kermit]

Perfect breakdown of the situation.

[jjgold]

Yes fuk them

Disrespectful actions toward a student?

Go ahead and quit. There goes your free education.

[stake1]

Boosters should pull all funding for K-State football. End the program which would in turn end the basketball program

[pavyracer]

Boosters should pull all funding for K-State football. End the program which would in turn end the basketball program

Why would they do this? You know only 1% of boosters are racists.

[nyplayer33]

Expel ?? How bout a law passed if u get girl pregnant and your not positively involved in childs life..you get clipped no more kids.

[nyplayer33]

Screw sports...just got another cat they are huge entertanment.

[Brock Landers]

World needs plenty of bartenders

[jjgold]

More and more people are starting to lose interest because of all the politics and race BS

[Emily_Haines]

Expel ?? How bout a law passed if u get girl pregnant and your not positively involved in childs life..you get clipped no more kids.

I'd even take the mandatory vaccine to make that happen.

[eidolon]

"openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions"
Umm, I'm pretty sure all football players will fail this test.

[carolinakid]

it very sad what is going on now, and imo it only starting, it will bring american down to it knees imo, before enough it is enough and people will start fighting back.

[THE HITMAN]

[QUOTE=MUHerd37;29535436]School can’t do shit anyway. Freedom of speech.[/QUOTE
]5 points for your avatar, Stokke (sic?) is hot.

[RudyRuetigger]

[QUOTE=THE HITMAN;29536212]

School can’t do shit anyway. Freedom of speech.[/QUOTE
]5 points for your avatar, Stokke (sic?) is hot.

didnt she marry fowler?

[THE HITMAN]

GEEZ, I do hope they do expel ALL the racists at K state. Not much of a foots, baskets or track program left. Maybe they can replace those with nascar courses

[THE HITMAN]

[QUOTE=RudyRuetigger;29536217]

didnt she marry fowler?

Ricky Fowler? I dunno..........I havent seen pics of her in awhile. All I remember is that she was self conscious of her photos and didn't want to be remembered for them, or something like that. Tooo bad,IMO she was very attractive and sexy.