NavySupplyFrog
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I saw a good number of Penn State shirts the summer I lived in new port rhode island.Hoosierfrog said:State College is not near anywhere, much less Bristol, Ct.
I saw a good number of Penn State shirts the summer I lived in new port rhode island.Hoosierfrog said:State College is not near anywhere, much less Bristol, Ct.
Well you took his last sentence and completely changed it to something else entirely and something he never said. He didn't say a small brand got hosed this year, only that the system is such that it keeps the big brands in power and is only about selecting the biggest brands, which it is.Wexahu said:That last sentence, man it just drives me nuts. What "small brand" team got screwed this year by the committee? Penn State? Michigan? Are those not big brands?
Tell me what small brand got hosed. In case you're wondering, Penn State is a HUGE school with a HUGE east coast following, right in ESPNs backyard.
What was the committee supposed to do to prove that last sentence of yours is BS?
There's no proof of that though.Chongo94 said:Well you took his last sentence and completely changed it to something else entirely and something he never said. He didn't say a small brand got hosed this year, only that the system is such that it keeps the big brands in power and is only about selecting the biggest brands, which it is.
Soooo the only bs being spread here isn't by him...
What Chongo said.Wexahu said:That last sentence, man it just drives me nuts. What "small brand" team got screwed this year by the committee? Penn State? Michigan? Are those not big brands?
Tell me what small brand got hosed. In case you're wondering, Penn State is a HUGE school with a HUGE east coast following, right in ESPNs backyard.
What was the committee supposed to do to prove that last sentence of yours is BS?
You didn't ask me but I'm going to interject any way.Peacefrog said:Just a question - if ESPN was nothing but right wing politics wrapped up in sports news and coverage, would that be ok with you?
Or are you simply against politics and society being discussed within the context of sports altogether?
Not trying to start a political debate. Just interested in your view point.
Completely agree. I just like to ask people that get angry about either a left or right narrative if they would be so mad if the narrative were on their side. It happens too often that people are mad the viewpoint isn't shared not that there is a viewpoint at all.Spike said:You didn't ask me but I'm going to interject any way.
I lean pretty far right, but when I am watching sports I want to escape, not hear the arguments again. I also like the fact that sports can be a unifier, so really a lost opportunity when its used as an avenue to bring up social issues.
There is a time and place to research and discuss sports in the context of politics and societal issues/trends. But that's the realm of political scientists and historians. Feel pretty strongly about this as someone who once upon a time taught the History of Baseball (a course too often mistaken by athletes for an easy 3000-level elective)Peacefrog said:Completely agree. I just like to ask people that get angry about either a left or right narrative if they would be so mad if the narrative were on their side. It happens too often that people are mad the viewpoint isn't shared not that there is a viewpoint at all.
Quickest way to get me to change the channel is to get political during the sports programming I'm trying to watch.Spike said:You didn't ask me but I'm going to interject any way.
I lean pretty far right, but when I am watching sports I want to escape, not hear the arguments again. I also like the fact that sports can be a unifier, so really a lost opportunity when its used as an avenue to bring up social issues.
I actually supported Fox not keeping Craig James, even if it was over his politics. Aside from the fact that he's a complete jackwagon, I don't want to ponder the merits of the issues when IT'S THIRD DOWN!!!!!Peacefrog said:Completely agree. I just like to ask people that get angry about either a left or right narrative if they would be so mad if the narrative were on their side. It happens too often that people are mad the viewpoint isn't shared not that there is a viewpoint at all.
Also agree with this. Herbstreit and Stephen A are not qualified. Discussing race relations etc through he lens of sports is terrific. In the right environment. Jamming political agendas down my throat during a football broadcast is not it.Pharm Frog said:There is a time and place to research and discuss sports in the context of politics and societal issues/trends. But that's the realm of political scientists and historians. Feel pretty strongly about this as someone who once upon a time taught the History of Baseball (a course too often mistaken by athletes for an easy 3000-level elective)
Slightly OT to what we are talking about here, but I had an off n on relationship with 1 member of my family. If some guy making a million dollars to throw a baseball gave us some common ground, then pay him a million dollars and stop complaining about how people spend their money.Pharm Frog said:There is a time and place to research and discuss sports in the context of politics and societal issues/trends. But that's the realm of political scientists and historians. Feel pretty strongly about this as someone who once upon a time taught the History of Baseball (a course too often mistaken by athletes for an easy 3000-level elective)
Darn you, Big 10.netty2424 said:ESPN cleaning up on this Rose Bowl game. Instant classic.
Bob Costas routinely does this to me.Moose Stuff said:Quickest way to get me to change the channel is to get political during the sports programming I'm trying to watch.
Not sure this is appropriate.Spike said:...I had an off n on relationship with 1 member of my family.
I guess I walked into that onePurp said:Not sure this is appropriate.