Moose Stuff
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Worth a read.
Jason Whitlock article on GP
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Worth a read.
Hoosierfrog
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Well said. If there was more independent thought instead of group think in this country, we solve a lot more of our problems.
Steel, note he is not old nor white...
Steel, note he is not old nor white...
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JW is exactly correct, and Shannon Sharpe (if you haven't seen his rant, look it up) is exactly wrong.
Gary WAS wrong to handle this the way he did, he recognized he was wrong, and he apologized. Case closed. Calls for suspension or firing are totally ridiculous.
Our society big picture really sucks, the whole tendency to cancel someone's life for one transgression. And the people who have suffered most from this are black people and other minorities. "Oh, you possessed cocaine! Oh, you possessed pot! Here, we're going to lock you up for oh, say, 10 years, and then you'll never vote again and good luck getting a college education or a job."
See how that works? Kinda sucks when it happens to your sacred cows. For a segment of our society, it's part of their life that they must constantly worry about.
Gary WAS wrong to handle this the way he did, he recognized he was wrong, and he apologized. Case closed. Calls for suspension or firing are totally ridiculous.
Our society big picture really sucks, the whole tendency to cancel someone's life for one transgression. And the people who have suffered most from this are black people and other minorities. "Oh, you possessed cocaine! Oh, you possessed pot! Here, we're going to lock you up for oh, say, 10 years, and then you'll never vote again and good luck getting a college education or a job."
See how that works? Kinda sucks when it happens to your sacred cows. For a segment of our society, it's part of their life that they must constantly worry about.
Purp
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I'd never paid attention to Whitlock until a couple weeks ago. I heard him on the radio and he made some very good points that I'd heard nobody even attempt to make in the last 2 months. I'm going to seek him out more. I like that he's not a one-trick pony in sports journalism. He's articulate and intelligent. He also seems to be principled, which is the biggest reason why I'm more interested than ever in what he has to say.
Moose Stuff
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I wouldn't say he was wrong in how he handled it. He simply said a word that he shouldn't have said. Everything else about what he was trying to do was exactly right.
gohornedfrogs
Tier 1
Outstanding. Nobody has summed it up better than that.
gohornedfrogs
Tier 1
As is often the case with Gary, his delivery was not exactly what you'd want. But his intent was 100% solid.
Hoosierfrog
Tier 1
Spot on. He’s emotional more than tactful on occasion, but he seems to be honorable in most cases.
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The Frog to be Named Later
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JW in 2024. A voice of reason in these crazy times
Moose Stuff
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Let's just hope he doesn't realize Whitlock works with Clay Travis.
mesohornedfrog
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This was a good article, but let's pump the brakes on the Whitlock praise. He is the journalistic equivalent of a shock jock, and built a career off of writing and saying things to get people fired up. He's very good at his job (pissing a lot of people off by writing contrarian opinions that I'm not even sure he believes most of the time) but I had to unfollow him several years ago just based on the absurdity of most of his 'takes.'
Ultimately, he is what Muck wishes he was, an intelligent writer who can get people talking and elicit strong opinions with all of his articles. Not my cup of tea.
Ultimately, he is what Muck wishes he was, an intelligent writer who can get people talking and elicit strong opinions with all of his articles. Not my cup of tea.
HToady
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Unfortunately, the "bosses" feel compelled to succumb to the loudest complainers. This will come back to haunt them when the "paying folk" start withholding their economic support. It's already happening with the NFL, I just hope that TCU remembers what happened when they thought it was a good idea to have a gay dorm.
Eight
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Eight
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callng tom brown a gay dorm is a bit harsh
BrewingFrog
Was I supposed to type something here?
Tom Brown was a "gay dorm"? Since when?
I learned a lot about optics and magnification on the 3rd floor, north side of that venerable old building...
I learned a lot about optics and magnification on the 3rd floor, north side of that venerable old building...
Moose Stuff
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So how about YOU just keep tapping the breaks on him and let the rest of us make up our own minds. That work for you?
06DallasFrog
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Do we think Duggan got it from him?
YA
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NFL ratings were up last year--might need a new talking point
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-ratings-increase-for-second-straight-year-11578006629
