Student athletes

NCAA's new president says paying the people directly responsible for making them million of dollars is out of the question. 

So we're still back to the arguement that the scholorship they get is enough.  If this were 1970, that might be a valid arguement.  Hell, even in the 80s.  The problem is, 2 things have changed in the last couple decades that have made this arguement worthless.

1 - college athletics, mostly football and basketball have undergone a shift in which they are now running as a business.  I'm pretty sure that alumni contributions aren't even really needed at some of these schools.  Not that that would stop them from asking for some.  What these athletes are bringing the school has shot up.  It's no longer about what kind of honor and fun they bring to students and alumni, it's about what kind of money and sponsors they bring to the school.  Bottom line: they are getting more from the athletes.  (remember that part, i'll get back to it)

2 - These college degrees are worth less than they used to be.  There was a time where a college degree meant you were set.  You had a job.  Unless it was liberal arts, that's always been a crap shoot.  Paying an athlete with a college degree was saying, "look, even if you don't go pro, you have a future and your hard work will pay off."  Not today.  Nowadays, paying with a college degree is saying "hey sucker, thanks for making us a few million.  unless you killed yourself and got a degree in engineering or something that is useful, have fun waiting tables at Applebees alongside pretty much everyone else that left this college with a bachelor's degree."  Bottom line: what colleges "pay" is less.

which brings us to the equation.....  (what colleges get from athletes hard work) + (what colleges are giving athletes in return) = you need to start paying these guys you greedy assholes.

- it's funny, i hear the point made that football or basketball jocks coast thru college.  Hell i've heard from more than one person that people in classes with Vince Young said they never saw him in class ever.  The more i think about it, the more i'm forced to say that I don't see a problem with that.  I mean think about it.  The degree is the "payment" and it's not even guarenteed.  It's like they're paying with a CHANCE to get a degree.  It's like if I built you a house and you promised to pay me with a new car, but when I go to get my paycheck you give me a ticket to be on The Price Is Right.  How the fuck is THAT fair?

Oh well, I doubt this is going to change.

cooties... ew

Ok so we got a story about a high school (home schooled) guy who refused to wrestle a girl.

So here's the thing.  He says it's because his "religious beliefs" which then goes on to give 2 different possible specifics on that.  Both of which are horseshit.  Either....

reason 1 - the sport involves some violence and with a girl involved it's a bad thing.

why it's BS - i'll admit i'm not very well versed in the Pentacostal religion, but i'd love to see the part in which violence against women in the slightest is EXPRESSLY forbidden.  oh and if it turns to violence then that means you suck at it.  there's a reason wrassling and wresling are 2 different things.  This isn't the WWE and you arne't being asked to go out and give her a Stone Cold Stunner.

reason 2 - this is the reasoning i think is the real reason why....  Jamie Northrup is a minister in the Believers in Grace Fellowship, an independent Pentecostal church in Marion that believes young men and women shouldn't touch in a "familiar way," said Bill Randles, the church's pastor.

why it's BS - Ok so let's follow this one to the logical conclusion shall we?  They're saying that the act of wrestling means the contestants are touching in "a familiar way" in other words, they are engaging in activity of a sexual nature.  So wouldn't that make all the wrestling he's been doing with the guys GAY?  I mean, they just admitted that just DOING the wrestling was a sexual act.  He wasn't asked to pin and fuck her, he was asked to do the same thig he does to all the guys and he said he couldn't because it apparently is ok to do sex stuff with guys but not girls.  Once again, i'm not an expert on the Pentacostlas, but I have to imagine that they aren't cool with homosexuality. 

either way, all this talk of "he's so brave for this decision" crap is total horseshit.  he's a candyass pussy and deserves to be ridiculed till he cries.

NFL grand stage

I understand the anger.  I understand the desire to see the increasing trend of rewarding only the well-to-do, done away with.  I understand every single word printed in this opinion piece.

What I don't do, is sympathize. 

We made this monster.  We birthed it, we fed it, we nurtured it as it grew, and now we have to deal with the fact that it's gotten huge and out of control.  The fact is, it isn't going away any time soon.  Why should it?  Sure you can write a nice piece saying "i think it's a travesty that 1200 people spent a ton of money only to be turned away!!!"  But you know what Goddell and Jerry are going to read?  That this Superbowl was the highest rated ever.  Those are the numbers that talk to those guys.  The average joe bag-o-donuts can bitch all he wants about how he and the rest of the common man are being priced out of the game, but as long as those same commoners are paying money for Jerseys, Cable channels, and other products IT'S GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. 

It's the same reason all you rubes are paying $10 to go sit in a movie theater and watch recycled garbage, because you're wiling to pay $10 to go sit and watch recycled garbage. 

I don't blame any of the parties involved in sucking us all dry.  If we're all stupid enough to pay, then more power to anyone smart enough to take our money.

Integrity

Now here's the kind of man the sports world needs more of. 

Gil Meche

the man actually had the honesty to turn down millions because he felt he didn't earn it.  if only more of these overpaid crybabies had the balls and guts it took to do that.

Messi

Nice goal mama's boy.

fantasy update apr 20

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state of NASCAR

I sent Roger, the man who lived and breathed Earnhardt and who was the one who got me into NASCAR, an article on how the #8 car is gone.

His reply: NASCAR is finished. Period.

He says he hasn't even watched since Daytona. He's not even sure if he'll watch Dega. OK, to me that just says that NASCAR has hit a low from which it probably won't recover. When your core old-school fans say stuff like that, you fucked up.

NASCAR, if you're reading this.... swallow your pride and find some way for Dale JR to "mysteriously" start having a banner year and win a championship. Cuz that's the only thing that'll save the sport. You might have trouble looking yourself in the mirror for a while, but i'm telling you another Championship by Jimmie Johnson or if Kyle Busch gets one before Jr..... bye bye.

fantasy update apr 13

Ok here's the league standings. no big updates. apparently Robbie gave me a gift by not picking up Cabrera. he knows baseball i don't so i'll just thank him and move on.



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For Baizbol

I'm going to start giving updates on my fantasy baseball league.

Yes, i'm so addicted to fantasy sports i play one on a sport i don't even like. i get these daily emails telling me my team stats and the league updates. FUnny thing is, i don't even know most of the stats and what they mean. So basically, if i win this league, guys like Robbie who love and follow the sport have every right be pissed. Robbie has my permission to spit on the money before he hands it to me.

Anyways, here is the current standings 2 days into the season.

My team is the Baghdad Bombers.



LEAGUE STANDINGS
TEAM POINTS CHANGE
Memphis Mudbugs 113.5 -8.0
Boats and Hoes 107.5 -6.0
Denton B Nasty 107.0 -3.0
N'Djamena Hanging Chads 100.0 51.0
Baghdad Bombers 83.5 13.0
SPURS SUCK 83.5 0.5
Wound Splitter 81.0 -10.5
Arlington A-Holes 76.5 -2.0
Team Edison 75.5 5.0
Ninja Turtles 73.0 7.5
Team ShakeN'Bake 68.5 0.0
Team Adams 68.0 3.0
Macho Men 58.5 -23.0
Tom Emanski All-Stars 52.0 -38.0
Cowtown Crushers 52.0 10.5

A-Rod

Alrighty, so it looks like the A-Rod steroid story isn't going away any time soon.

here's what i have to contribute in the way of thoughts to this. my only question is, how will this affect his possible entrance in the hall of fame? Should it? you bet your ass it should. all i know is that if A-Rod gets in and Mark McGuire doesn't.... that's horseshit. His excuse is the same one as Mark's, "i was doing it back when it wasn't against the rules" and if it didn't work for Mark then there's no fucking way it should work for Gay-Rod.

If i'm missing something here or i'm totally out of line, someone please tell me.

DOUBLE loser

Losing with dignity, not Federer's style. He's much more the "lose and cry like a girl with a skinned knee" type of guy. It's cool Roger, I hear chicks dig a sensitive man. Then again, so do a lot of other guys. The ones who prefer the company of other men.

Lefty and proud

What do i have in common with these pros? I'm a lefty too.

left-handed that is



10. Johan Santana, Baseball. Mets' ace's 2.53 ERA led all pitchers.

9. CC Sabathia, Baseball. Carried Brewers to the playoffs with an 11-2 post-trade record.

8. Manu Ginobli, Basketball. One of the most underrated players in the NBA and, in fact, the world.

7. Justin Morneau, Baseball. Twins' first baseman won AL MVP in '06 and All-Star Home Run Derby in '08.

6. Ryan Howard, Baseball. Majors-leading 48 homers, 146 RBI helped Phillies win World Series.

5. Chris Bosh, Basketball. Olympic Gold Medalist is 6th in NBA scoring.

4. Cliff Lee, Baseball. AL Cy Young winner with a gaudy 22-3 record.

3. Tim Tebow, Football. Two National Championships and a Heisman before his senior season.

2. Phil Mickelson, Golf. World's No. 3 might dominate in a parallel universe void of Tiger Woods.

1. Rafael Nadal, Tennis. World's No. 1 player, arguably the best ever on clay.


hat tip: Dallas Observer

BCS over

i'd just like to point out that WVU is finishing the year inside the top 25.

#23 to be exact.

now a couple notes from the game last night (early this morning for me)

- up yours AFN. big time up yours. i swear to god it was like 10 shitty AFN commercials for every 2 plays of football. what jackass was running the commercials? we even MISSED PLAYS IN THE GAME because they were running commercials. someone needs to have their ass paddled till they cry over this.

- i wish i had gotten on sportsbook.com and bet a couple thousand bucks on whatever the over/under number was on UNDER. i'd be a rich fucking guy right now. tied at 7 at halftime? are you kidding me?

tradition

Notre Dame has a new tradition.....

lose big and keep the coach

World Series

Does anybody outside Philly and Tampa Bay give a rat's ass about the World Series this year?

Still here

You thought Barry Bonds was going away?

not....so....fast....

So basically Bonds' argument is that he isn't playing baseball anymore not because he's a roid pumping giant head prima donna cockbite, but because MLB is a bunch of conspiring jerks. Any bets that a racism charge gets tossed in for kicks?

Actually, there probably was collusion, and it went something like this:

MLB team owner: Hey how big of a hassle was it really to have Bonds on the team?

: it was a fucking nightmare. thank god he got his record and we can finally be done with him.

MLB team owner: thanks for the heads-up.

language people

Do people think about the words that come out of their mouth? Not this guy.

Russian hockey legend Igor Larionov says the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov is "unacceptable" and has asked the Continental Hockey League's majority owner to hold an emergency meeting about the matter.

Someone please find a dictionary for comrade Igor and explain to him what unacceptable means. Here...


Main Entry: un·ac·cept·able
Pronunciation: \ˌən-ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl, -ak-\
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century

: not acceptable

Then, explain how when someone is ALREADY DEAD you really don't have a choice in the matter. You have to accept it. He's dead. Gone. That's it. You can chant unacceptable till the wodka in the nuklear wessles runs dry. HE IS STILL DEAD.

Winning bad

OK, so you just kicked the holy hell out of another football team 91-0....

instead of coming home to a rousing round of applause and people asking if you thought maybe you could have broken 100 just to see if it could be done you come home to this shit.


A half-hour away in Naples, Eagles coach Bill Kramer -- the man on the winning end -- could use one of those.

He looked at the scoreboard late in the game, saw 91-0, and said he felt sick to his stomach. Kramer's team ran only 31 plays and he kept most of his best players on the sideline -- for the entire game in some cases. But still Kramer knew what was coming.

Soon after the game ended, his inbox began filling with angry e-mails, some from Estero parents wondering why so many points were necessary, some from Naples parents wondering why their kids didn't play more in an effort to pad their stats.

was it necessary? no it wasn't. it wasn't because the other team could have PLAYED DEFENSE. and don't give me that "poor sportsmanship" line. it's one thing to win big and be assholes about it, but i'm not seeing anything in this story that shows they did anything but play better and if you think they should be shamed into feeling bad for doing that then you need to go have yourself a nice warm glass of "cram it jerkwad"

so here's what America has come to. Winning is no longer acceptable and people who need to have losing rubbed in so they learn something are not allowed to lose.

Oh for the the love of.....

I actually heard someone say "what if Peyton is the other Manning?"

You gotta be fucking shitting me. Eli on his best day is barely better than his brother on his worst. He will NEVER be the same class as Peyton. NEVER. EVER. this man is a fluke. Peyton is a guaranteed hall of famer and Eli only makes the "lucky as hell" hall of fame.

Just how long is this knob-polishing going to keep going?

UPDATE: ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! up yours Giants!!!!! where's your super-Eli NOW?!!?!? suck it Eli!!!!!

Amazing

Just watched the Americans kick some French ass. Hells yeah. That was one of the most amazing races I've ever seen. Certainly the greatest swimming race I've ever seen.