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mac2766

(658 posts)
22. I agree with the OP. Completely.
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 07:38 AM
Apr 2021

I was a high school athlete. I played little league baseball, high school football, was a wrestler, and even ran cross country one year to get into shape for the wrestling team.

I used to watch college basketball, pro basketball when Larry Bird was playing (he played at the college in my home town), and used to love watching football. I was also an avid boxing fan at one time.

Strikes, pay per view, cable television premium channel rates, etc... I got to the point that it was all too consuming and cost way too much. I'm glad I stopped watching. I'll still watch the occasional hockey, football, or basketball game. It's very obvious that since I don't support any one team, I find myself with the realization that every game is the same as all of the other games. It's the same repetitive game over and over and over.... and over. I find watching team sports very boring.

Now... golf! That's a sport that I can watch.

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Hey. An original thinker here. I like it! Beakybird Apr 2021 #1
Sports bring in huge revenues AZProgressive Apr 2021 #2
Not for many of the colleges involved in sports Silent3 Apr 2021 #4
It isn't about values AZProgressive Apr 2021 #5
That demand you speak of... Silent3 Apr 2021 #6
I like sports more than most scripted television or film AZProgressive Apr 2021 #7
If college athletes get big pay, that comes out of the university's income.... tuition increases. 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #11
They wanted to join the Big Ten because of The Big Ten Network AZProgressive Apr 2021 #12
The Supreme Court, believe it or not... druidity33 Apr 2021 #81
The NCAA seems to make $millions dlk Apr 2021 #38
Furthering your argument, the USA values entertainment way too much. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #3
Yes. The day that documentaries or "Learning Master Classes" get every much "buzz" & accolades as hlthe2b Apr 2021 #10
America's "Philosopher King" is currently RVN VET71 Apr 2021 #25
It's a supply and demand problem. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #14
Who should tell them what to "value"? whathehell Apr 2021 #16
I just see us as being overly entertained and radically ill informed. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #20
Of course you do.. whathehell Apr 2021 #24
Ok. Thanks and have a good evening. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #26
Lol whathehell Apr 2021 #29
Agreed HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #42
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #75
Yes. Pay women less. A lot less. :sarcasm: speak easy Apr 2021 #8
You missed the point. Silent3 Apr 2021 #9
That may be because your subject line was misleading, purposely, it seems whathehell Apr 2021 #21
That's not at all what your op says. Treefrog Apr 2021 #44
The problem in this case is that you don't understand sports. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #13
I certainly understand the supply and demand aspect Silent3 Apr 2021 #15
It suits your argument to only look at the demand side. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #19
That article blurs the distinction between exercise and sports Silent3 Apr 2021 #28
K&R reACTIONary Apr 2021 #17
Sports is an important part of society. Two things I hate about sports, however, are Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #18
I agree with the OP. Completely. mac2766 Apr 2021 #22
High school sports Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #23
Does it do as much or more good for the kids who are good at sports... Silent3 Apr 2021 #30
there are many kinds of intelligence. 8 was howard gardener's number. mopinko Apr 2021 #33
The skewed emphasis on sports prevents every kid from getting that chance. Silent3 Apr 2021 #34
you're just wrong there. there are more music scholarships out there than athletic. mopinko Apr 2021 #48
Band and theater are nice extras too, but they aren't the main point of high school either Silent3 Apr 2021 #57
Do you honestly think CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #65
Along the same lines college sports enable many kids who may go the empedocles Apr 2021 #32
I have some college education AZProgressive Apr 2021 #37
"High school sports can really turn around kids who are on the wrong path." HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #46
yes, just as well. just not the same kids. mopinko Apr 2021 #71
Well, we will just have to disagree about the differences in "life" benefits HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #73
kids need them all. tbh, tho, letting them self organize would be better for them. mopinko Apr 2021 #78
We certainly agree on that.... HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #80
I never understood the fascination with watching a bunch of millionaires chasing around a ball Victor_c3 Apr 2021 #27
yup.... HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #47
I've always been completely mystified by it. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #62
Do you have the same attitude toward movies/TV? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #66
I totally agree. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #31
Cheap title, weak thesis, poorly supported with speculation and opinion. D+. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #35
+1 Tommymac Apr 2021 #39
You're more generous than I. Treefrog Apr 2021 #45
You are grading on a curve obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #85
Sports is integral to humanity. At it's best it is an art form. Tommymac Apr 2021 #36
It's like recognizing that vitamin A is good for you, then taking toxic overdoses of it Silent3 Apr 2021 #43
Compare what a ball player makes to someone in a Symphony Orchestra. appleannie1 Apr 2021 #40
It isn't because of the athletes salaries AZProgressive Apr 2021 #50
THANK YOU ! HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #55
Try dragging that same family to a symphony orchestra... lame54 Apr 2021 #94
When I was in fifth and sixth grade my girlfriend and I used to got to the junior symphony once appleannie1 Apr 2021 #105
When I was in fifth and sixth grade my girlfriend and I used to go to the junior symphony once appleannie1 Apr 2021 #106
There was a time in the 60s and 70s when athletes had regular jobs in the off season bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #41
Impossible for me to disagree more. Jon King Apr 2021 #49
When people speak of inequities between men's and women's sports, however, the money... Silent3 Apr 2021 #54
Absolutely agree. Look at other country's that far out pace us in intelligence and smart governing. BradBo Apr 2021 #51
Wow, this is so wrong. Jon King Apr 2021 #52
Videos games and the internet arlyellowdog Apr 2021 #53
Well stated. HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #56
As a sports fan, I have to agree with you... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #58
Agree. Thanks. ancianita Apr 2021 #59
Many economically disadvantaged parents see sports as the only Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #60
Sports has sadly corrupted our education system (grade school to university). lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #61
Wow. What a joke. CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #63
100% agree obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #68
If society put great value on people balancing plates on their noses like trained seals... Silent3 Apr 2021 #76
tldr obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #79
Agreed! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #101
Please quote the text where I said about "Put[ting] limitations on how much someone should... Silent3 Apr 2021 #74
Um, the title of your post? druidity33 Apr 2021 #84
Yup, 100% about not raising talented women UP obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #87
Nope, all about *wishing for* (not insisting, demanding, dictating) equality... Silent3 Apr 2021 #89
You literally just agreed with me it is about pushing women/girl athletes down obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #91
If the women's financial support stays where it is... Silent3 Apr 2021 #92
Besides the fact that the title has to be read along with the first line of the post... Silent3 Apr 2021 #88
I started by responding to your post CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #99
YES! And thank you! druidity33 Apr 2021 #83
Thanks! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #100
I absolutely agree with this. And then some. thucythucy Apr 2021 #64
Soooo much homophobia and sexism in LPGA, WMMA, WNBA, WNTUSA obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #70
True. thucythucy Apr 2021 #102
"22 Men in Desperate Need of Rest, and 50,000 People Ron Green Apr 2021 #67
Sports isn't dumb or worthless entertainment. FlyingPiggy Apr 2021 #69
Ok BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #72
Cool story (n/m) BradAllison Apr 2021 #77
One item which most will agree on... Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #82
Most American high schools have a trophy case in the lobby. Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #86
And that case also holds debate, drama, etc. trophies obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #90
I'd love to see a breakdown in trophy size, prominence, frequency of sports-only displays, etc. Silent3 Apr 2021 #93
In the high school I attended, it was all sports in that case. Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #95
That's your experience, it isn;t mine obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #98
Same here. BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #97
*its BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #103
MLB does use the NCAA AZProgressive Apr 2021 #104
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