Comments on: Cowboys Help Rookies Adjust to Perils of Instant Wealth http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Entrepreneurial Mind http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28820 The Entrepreneurial Mind Mon, 06 Dec 2004 01:13:33 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28820 <strong>Welcome to the Carnival of the Capitalists!</strong> Welcome to this week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists from my office at Belmont University in Nashville! This is the second opportunity I have had to host COTC. My has it grown! I hope you enjoy what my... Welcome to the Carnival of the Capitalists!
Welcome to this week's edition of Carnival of the Capitalists from my office at Belmont University in Nashville! This is the second opportunity I have had to host COTC. My has it grown! I hope you enjoy what my...

]]> By: Wizbang http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28351 Wizbang Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:41:40 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28351 <strong>Mini-Bloggage</strong> It's bigger than a link-fest but I'm just too busy to blog it all. (or if truth be told- Things I wanted to blog but did not have time to.) James Joyner has the story that the Dallas Cowboys are... Mini-Bloggage
It's bigger than a link-fest but I'm just too busy to blog it all. (or if truth be told- Things I wanted to blog but did not have time to.) James Joyner has the story that the Dallas Cowboys are...

]]> By: Eric http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28323 Eric Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:17:35 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28323 A couple of notes: First, Calvin Hill (and his son Grant) is a class act all the way. (And our neighbor, James.) These guys couldn't have a better role model. He's also one of the highest-ranking African-American sports executives out there. Second, I think the NBA does something similar, but I have a feeling that NFL players tend to be more receptive- there's more of a recognition that their playing days are numbered, and that if they don't tend to their money as they earn it, it won't be there for them after their playing career. (I think that Baseball players, having come up through the minor leagues, are the least likely to blow their money and wind up in financial trouble. A couple of notes: First, Calvin Hill (and his son Grant) is a class act all the way. (And our neighbor, James.) These guys couldn't have a better role model. He's also one of the highest-ranking African-American sports executives out there.

Second, I think the NBA does something similar, but I have a feeling that NFL players tend to be more receptive- there's more of a recognition that their playing days are numbered, and that if they don't tend to their money as they earn it, it won't be there for them after their playing career. (I think that Baseball players, having come up through the minor leagues, are the least likely to blow their money and wind up in financial trouble.

]]> By: Attila Girl http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28319 Attila Girl Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:59:13 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28319 It's also very easy for these kids to forget--or just not know--that they won't always be making that kind of money. If they transition to another lucrative career (e.g., acting), there will continue to be a healthy income, but as I understand it athletes can't perform at a high level for too many years, so they need to save aggressively while they are making the long green. Which is against human nature for the young. It's also very easy for these kids to forget--or just not know--that they won't always be making that kind of money. If they transition to another lucrative career (e.g., acting), there will continue to be a healthy income, but as I understand it athletes can't perform at a high level for too many years, so they need to save aggressively while they are making the long green. Which is against human nature for the young.

]]> By: Mark http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28317 Mark Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:32:58 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28317 Yes it may be a problem, but I for one would love the opportunity to have such a problem! Yes it may be a problem, but I for one would love the opportunity to have such a problem!

]]> By: Tig http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cowboys_help_rookies_adjust_to_perils_of_instant_wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-28315 Tig Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:02:18 +0000 /?p=8230#comment-28315 There was a lot of commentary durin' the Michael Irvin criminal matter that most of the real problem had more to do with MI comin' from a large large family (19 kids) and havin' more money than he knew what to do with dropped right into his lap. People with a lot of money attract a lot of people wantin' a part of it, naive people with a lot of money attract a lot of unscrupulous friends, <i>in a hurry</i>. That sometimes leads to trouble. Jes' ask Michael. There was a lot of commentary durin' the Michael Irvin criminal matter that most of the real problem had more to do with MI comin' from a large large family (19 kids) and havin' more money than he knew what to do with dropped right into his lap. People with a lot of money attract a lot of people wantin' a part of it, naive people with a lot of money attract a lot of unscrupulous friends, in a hurry. That sometimes leads to trouble. Jes' ask Michael.

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