I did not intend to make you feel as if I had dragged you back into a conversation. You were bowing out, which to me just meant that you would no longer respond in the thread. It's like if you were in a conversation with me and a few other people and made your last statement and walked away. I may still use something you said in order to make a counterpoint to the people I am still talking to even though you have walked away. Seriously, I'm just trying to understand those viewpoints of people who think these kids are treated poorly or those who equate the situation to slavery. I just absolutely cannot understand that viewpoint. I'm not trying to jump up and down and say only my way of thinking is correct. I'm trying to understand their points because I do not currently. I did not mean to "call you out" or make you feel like you had to defend yourself. Anyway, this is a good topic of conversation for college football, which is a subject that I have cared deeply about for years. I guess I just enjoy watching these kids who put it all on the line representing the name on the front of the jersey instead of the name on the back of the jersey.