tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post115470142639268199..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: I know this will shock and amaze all of you...Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1154975219122041812006-08-07T13:26:00.000-05:002006-08-07T13:26:00.000-05:00CHG, there is a distinction to be made between the...CHG, there is a distinction to be made between the NCAA endorsing a particular candidate and the NCAA refusing to allow competitions in a state that honors the Confederacy in such an open way. Quite frankly, I like the NCAA's stance (and it's rare that I would say that) because South Carolinians will thumb their noses at just about any outsider telling them to change, but when their athletic programs are implicated, they stand up and pay attention. Similarly, Alabamians paid more attention to desegregation when it became clear that Bama could not compete without black athletes. (Insert standard caveat that Bear had already signed a black player before the Sam Cunningham game.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1154733291907572682006-08-04T18:14:00.000-05:002006-08-04T18:14:00.000-05:00The real reason the NCAA is hypocritical is South ...The real reason the NCAA is hypocritical is South Carolina removed the flag from the state capitol years ago. <BR/><BR/>Sandlapper politicians negotiated a compromise in which it was moved to a memorial to war dead on the statehouse grounds. One of the authors of the compromise was the leader of the Black Caucus in the state legislature, and it passed with bipartisan support.<BR/><BR/>After the flag was moved, the NAACP changed their stance from "don't fly it over the capitol" to "don't fly it anywhere on statehouse grounds." The NCAA courageously followed their lead and changed their position as well.<BR/><BR/>The entire affair is a great example of why a sports governing body inserting itself into local politics is such a tremendous idea. <BR/><BR/>I'm anxiously awaiting the NCAA's instructions on who to vote for in the Kennerly-Rosser runoff the the Board of Commissioner's, District 4. I would hate to choose the wrong candidate and cost the Gwinnett Arena a chance to host postseason events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1154715395501006442006-08-04T13:16:00.000-05:002006-08-04T13:16:00.000-05:00Peter,I think we can safely say that college footb...Peter,<BR/><BR/>I think we can safely say that college football suspensions (or any college football subject that doesn't involve what goes on on the field) leads to the most inane commentary on sports talk radio. Come to think of it, a good topic for a post would be "worst sports talk topics." #1 would have to be a college football playoff. There's nothing worse than hearing casual fans whine about what a "travesty" it is that the title isn't "settled on the field."<BR/><BR/>AJY, I liked the Carlos Martinez montage.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1154704242866912172006-08-04T10:10:00.000-05:002006-08-04T10:10:00.000-05:00And funny you should bring that up... I was also "...And funny you should bring that up... I was also "shocked" by the D.C.-area sports radio show yesterday afternoon, when the host, get this: BLAMED the pressures of being the Big Man On Campus for Rhett Bomar's dismissal.<BR/><BR/>The poor kid couldn't possibly be expected to survive those horrific pressures of being treated like royalty.<BR/><BR/>Barf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com