Yeah, I did a facepalm on that one too. What can I say, its the new Obama generation of kids.
I bet if they were paying for that football, they wouldn't be making those statements. Easier to piss away someone else's expenses.
The little tradition isn't so bad really. I agree it's funny. It is only footballs to a university, and I imagine most are recovered anyway. But still, that's not the point.
Those two statements I quoted are evidence of really warped thinking. One essentially says: "I want to do it, it's fun, and someone else should pay for my fun because they can afford it." The other one which essentially says "How am I supposed to control myself if others are egging me on, besides if they really didn't want us breaking a rule they should do something to prevent us from being tempted to break it." The fuck?
Then there's this issue too...with our defense it's possible a trip to Jordan-Hare for some visiting teams could get very expensive!