Delonte Hollowell - Looking for Support for Graduate School [LOCKED]
Hello,
Delonte Hollowell (DB 2011-2014) is looking for support for graduate school. He started a gofundme page.
Whatever the MGOBLOG community can do to support a former player would be great. His info is on the page itself.
(I'm just an alumni that he reached out to).
http://www.gofundme.com/dhollo24
I pointed him to this thread, so he might be able to answer any questions himself.
MOD EDIT - locking this one. Way too many groan-inducing replies to make it worth salvaging. To the OP, if Hollowell is willing to post something himself here, let me know - that might be best. - LSA
September 15th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
Most students do not have >70k in loans. The average student loan debt for graduates in 2013 was 28.4k. More than 30% of students had no student loan debt.
Also, that feeling you are experiencing is known as bitterness.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
I love that you called his 4 years on a football scholarship a "free" education. He did nothing to earn that tuition and it was just handed to him. All these fricken moochers who think they can just be handed a free education because they can run fast.
/s (in case it wasn't abundently clear)
September 15th, 2015 at 7:00 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 8:49 PM ^
Sounds like your family's problem. Don't have 15 kids next time. Where's the individual responsbility?
I'm sure you like that buzz term.
LOL
September 15th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
"Not certain why a "hand out" has become a negative in this country."
it used to be a negative, past tense, and thats the problem - most people were too proud to accept assistance and in most cases picked themselves up, went after it and left children in the next generation better off.
if one can succeed (maybe not at easily or as quickly, but still succeed) without seeking handouts, then that should be preferable. it used to be the norm. if people will actually cough up their money, i cant blame this dude though, society has deemed it ok.
but asking for money immediately after commenting he just graduated from michigan debt-free - shouldnt that be a problem? should he expect gofundme donations for his first house too? wheres the line? i realize some are necessary, but the problem is handouts, in any context, are not viewed as negative anymore
September 15th, 2015 at 9:15 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
UPS gives tuition assistance, and they are hiring for the Holiday season, they will help pay for School, not all, but a good portion, that's how I got through school.
September 15th, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
$1500/semester is better than nothing.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
Sorry, but there are too many students leaving Michigan other schools with 4 years worth of accrued debt.
He can go get a loan.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:29 PM ^
He didn't land a practice squad gig with the Leos?
September 15th, 2015 at 4:30 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:58 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
It's not totally unlike bagmen, but the NCAA can't do anything about it. It can only help recruiting for former players to get this kind of support from fans. What's the objection? Just jealousy, right?
September 15th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
We should do this on a regular basis. Have every single player start a go fund me page for their grad degrees. Wealthy fans can pick up the tab with a wink and a nod to all future recruits.
Sounds like a great way to employ the bag man without breaking NCAA rules.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:56 PM ^
I always wanted to run into Mitch or Denard or somebody like that after their eligibility was up so I could give them all the money in my pockets. Hasn't happened yet, but a fella can hope.
September 15th, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
... Delonte is a better example of someone who could make better use of the money.
But I agree with your point.
September 15th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
Too much risk when sec bagmen pay up front. A bird in the hand is worth $125k in the bush.
September 15th, 2015 at 7:23 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
I'm with you. None of us is under an obligation to give money to him. He is leveraging his participation in a sports team that many, many people love to support, and if some number of those people want to also show gratitude (or whatever) to him for that participation by helping him go to grad school, he's giving them an avenue to do so. I don't see any harm in that at all.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^
Except he's appealing to the fans to help him pay for more school, instead of, you know, the institution making massive piles of money off their backs...
Just a slight difference there, I think.
September 15th, 2015 at 7:14 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 7:34 PM ^
They're only saying that because he started a GoFundMe page, asking for money for tuition. You can't just look at one piece of the whole. Context matters.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
Comments like your just make us look like the worst fans ever.
Edit: Just realized you are deep in the heart of Bolivia probably scraping donkey dung off of a mule farmer's shoe. I guess you haven't learned your lesson.
What's so hard about respecfully disagreeing? I'll personally never send money to a GFM because I think that the company is morally bankrupt but it doesn't mean the underlying problem or ask isn't legit.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:57 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 5:04 PM ^
See, it wasn't ad hominem because I said "Not to be dick".
September 15th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ^
This is going to get interesting.... I will not be surprised when it gets locked by Mods.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 5:01 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
I've been trying to think of a way to get on the internet outrage payday train. You know, like the gay pizza place people. They ended up getting like $1 million or something insane in donations. I might be willing to lie publically and turn myself into a social pariah for that sort of cash.
Any ideas?
September 15th, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
...getting a free ride for far too long as far as I'm concerned. They expect food to just magically appear from nowhere. They don't work. They don't speak English. They they come into existence without permission after we've already been occupying existence for years and then act like they nearly own the place. To heck with them.
September 15th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^
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September 15th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
Agreed.
Wow.
September 15th, 2015 at 6:18 PM ^
September 15th, 2015 at 4:42 PM ^
"I took an ARM and lost my house so everyone else should have to as well."
Well, not if they come up with a better idea...
September 15th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^
The GFM Page doesn't come across super sympathetic as quoted above, but it also pushes a narrative where the public is going to be called upon for a personal investment. I cringle slightly when people ask for money on here for a friend who has cancer, etc, because it's asking for finances due to a common interest versus, say, a garden project aimed at the community. Vitriol isn't due to 'not having come up with it,' it's more a reaction to the use of a common interest towards a very personal, non-tragic goal.
September 15th, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
What exactly do you think he's planning to do with his MSW?
September 15th, 2015 at 5:05 PM ^
So an MFA in English to teach/write a novel on tragic personal experience isn't selfish? Or an Engineering Degree posited as usable for building wells in Africa? You can't pick and choose when it comes to this.
September 15th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
Slippery slope is the correct diagnosis of the fallacy you just committed. Gold star sticker for you.
September 15th, 2015 at 5:28 PM ^
Many degrees can be used for betterment. Claiming a MSW is for the common public good ignores other degrees that can be used as well. Perhaps strawman is more purposeful but when you start claiming one degree is better than the other because of a perceived direct influence, you're indiciting some while elevating others. A MSW can be used for a lot of things - bringing it up as a reason for acceptance is misleading.