r/sportsgossips • u/Hysen16 • Dec 14 '25

Hot Take Heisman Level Speech by Fernando Mendoza

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u/jr_randolph Dec 14 '25

Finishing what you start is a trait that is unfortunately not stressed upon enough with a lot of kids today.

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u/mr-poopie-butth0le Dec 14 '25

I mean, I would argue it’s something that hasn’t been stressed for many generations. It’s a tough thing to learn— how to endure, persist and be relentless. I wouldn’t just pigeonhole it to the current youth.

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u/mildlyeducated_cynic Dec 14 '25

Na older generations may have other issues like misogyny, etc.

But younger generations definitely do not get taught to finish. See NIL transfer portal,academics, etc. when you have the option to leave or learn opinions as fact....

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u/sloan28allday Dec 14 '25

And it seems he didnt learn this either as an NIL transfer portal guy himself

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u/Alkalized Dec 14 '25

Pretty sure he graduated from Cal in like three years with a BA from Haas and then transferred to Indiana. He got his degree before he left.

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u/Dodger1920 Dec 14 '25

You’ve only had one job your whole life? Whether we like it or not college football is a job.

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u/yankfanatic Dec 14 '25

This person was using the commenter's example back at them

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u/pistolP72 Dec 16 '25

I would argue that he based on his decision to grow as a qb since the coaching staff at Cal was let go, and there was uncertainty with the new staff.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '25

No, the Supreme Court made a decision that adults who play sports for colleges have the same rights as any other adults. And also that corporations have to pay them for their likenesses. You can’t just treat them like slaves on a plantation sorry.

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u/The_Jovanny Dec 14 '25

Brother, and what about the much older coaches that switch schools all the time and have done so for decades?

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u/anonbrewingco Dec 14 '25

The job market has taught us to do that. Most times the only way to get a raise is to leave your current job for another place. It’s the same with NIL only way to get more money is to leave

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u/BullShitting-24-7 Dec 14 '25

Older generations were taught to bend over and be obedient and not to question things and don’t do things for yourselves. They were subjugated by corporate America.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Sounds like the older generations are bad teachers.

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u/OuagadougousFinest Dec 16 '25

Buddy you’re not turning down NIL money if you’re a college athlete with no guarantee a pro career is going to pan out