tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3186819605089397773..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: "It's a free market, Dave. Plenty of schools don't have sports. Go to one of those schools."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36568792146118367502012-12-13T12:07:41.432-06:002012-12-13T12:07:41.432-06:00My favorite game as a yout, was mumbley peg.My favorite game as a yout, was mumbley peg.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10693785182587920292012-12-13T11:24:36.766-06:002012-12-13T11:24:36.766-06:00Speaking of games, personally I like Game of the S...Speaking of games, personally I like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-42667-Game-The-States/dp/B000B7T7ZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355419158&sr=8-1&linkCode=xm2&tag=althouse-20" rel="nofollow">Game of the States</a>, a geography/capitalism game that I was introduced to by the neighbor kids back in the 60's.The Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202296711518444493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62830109147093619382012-12-13T09:46:14.444-06:002012-12-13T09:46:14.444-06:00"Does Stu have any ideas of where that money ..."Does Stu have any ideas of where that money should come from if football were eliminated?"<br /><br />How about we eliminate the need for the money? It's a tail-chasing exercise anyway: <br /><br />We need more money to support our sports programs. Football provides the money. Therefore, we need football.<br /> <br />How about: let's eliminate the money-sucking sports programs?hawkeyedjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445315365889955298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63875990710786549182012-12-13T08:47:13.933-06:002012-12-13T08:47:13.933-06:00Even the D1 schools that do not make regular bowl ...Even the D1 schools that do not make regular bowl appearances are profit making programs. Does Stu have any ideas of where that money should come from if football were eliminated? I mean besides the usual "somebody else" liberal solution.Gojuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806827452805103139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40783029152478469602012-12-13T07:46:29.443-06:002012-12-13T07:46:29.443-06:00"Get rid of athletic scholarships."
Def..."Get rid of athletic scholarships."<br /><br />Definitely. Then we would have ivy-league style sports, which would be a fine thing in my view. Actual students playing against each other without the corporatized big-money crap that corrupts the university and makes a mockery of the academic mission.<br /><br />Universities would do just fine without big-time athletics, Diversity Directors and Offices of Sustainability. All those things are distractions from scholarship, which is supposed to be the purpose of the university.hawkeyedjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445315365889955298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13150474758052772072012-12-13T06:46:56.100-06:002012-12-13T06:46:56.100-06:00Get rid of athletic scholarships. Let only student...Get rid of <i>athletic scholarships</i>. Let only <i>students</i> with a certain grade point, eligible to play sports. Enforce it with a fine so steep if a school cheats, that they wouldn't risk the possibility of it bankrupting them.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5345049287164550362012-12-13T04:51:02.175-06:002012-12-13T04:51:02.175-06:00Rowers get spine problems. Ban UW rowing!
Cheerl...Rowers get spine problems. Ban UW rowing!<br /><br />Cheerleaders have falls and injuries. Ban cheer leading!<br />kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29663757729898369072012-12-13T00:40:09.164-06:002012-12-13T00:40:09.164-06:00Dale Earnhart and Ayrton Senna never wet their pan...Dale Earnhart and Ayrton Senna never wet their pants over head injuries.<br />Hemingway was right, everything else is just a game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8288530701021852112012-12-12T23:44:49.165-06:002012-12-12T23:44:49.165-06:00"The gay pederasts"
I'll say this o..."The gay pederasts"<br /><br />I'll say this on behalf of Cedarford - when it comes to pimping out ass-raping child molesters he's preference-neutral. He tried to whitewash Polanski *and* Sandusky!Gary Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338791760274457388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76129143356058013672012-12-12T23:18:24.146-06:002012-12-12T23:18:24.146-06:00Good grief. I went to college with Stu Levitan.
...Good grief. I went to college with Stu Levitan. <br /><br />Back then he wore a trench coat and wrote for the college paper in Hunter S. Thompson's gonzo style. He was something of a dork but otherwise OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33479506030857033982012-12-12T21:57:45.548-06:002012-12-12T21:57:45.548-06:00Stew Levitan, are you really asserting you've ...Stew Levitan, are you really asserting you've never heard of all the horrific shower accidents?<br /><br />http://www.celebritydiagnosis.com/2011/10/ailments-of-the-aging-rock-star-steven-tyler-shower-accident-editionColorado Wellingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684045373681716348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90627491792375816022012-12-12T21:04:21.069-06:002012-12-12T21:04:21.069-06:00Division I players should be offered a salary wort...Division I players should be offered a salary worth at least one year's tuition. The bidding can be competitive, but the minimum pay should be the cash value of one year's tuition. They could use that money to pay for the tuition or a new car. Their choice. The more valuable players would probably be paid enough to afford both. No player would be entitled to play more than four years.....Under such a plan, the colleges could continue to harvest money, the NFL could continue to harvest players, and the players could be paid something of what they're worth. Cheerleaders who have sex with the players can be offered the same terms. ....No young man who doesn't have a current hit record will ever turn down the chance to play varsity football. The rules and the equipment should take note of the fact that repetitive head injuries can cause major problems later in life. The adjustments do not necessarily have to ruin the game of football. Perhaps something as simple as eliminating full contact practices will remedy many of the problems. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90055457124189144612012-12-12T20:45:18.226-06:002012-12-12T20:45:18.226-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.XRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845325507655999168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67506412021228952582012-12-12T20:08:36.612-06:002012-12-12T20:08:36.612-06:00There are 11,000 High Schools in the United States...There are 11,000 High Schools in the United States. That means there are 11,000 graduating classes made up primarily of petty people who were jealous of athletes. And Valedictorians. And Class Officers. <br /><br />Ban everything achievement-oriented activity limited to those who achieve excellence at whatever it is - because surely everything ranked by an ordered meritocracy is in some way injurious to the meritorious.<br /><br />More concern trolling.Conserve Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649460157537646042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73719507869546100212012-12-12T19:50:56.758-06:002012-12-12T19:50:56.758-06:00My only comment is to note that I found it slightl...My only comment is to note that I found it slightly, only slightly, jarring to read that Ann wrote the phrase "and Meade is all..."<br />It's like when I was in High school an I would hear teachers say, "My bad." It just seems doubly incorrect.<br />Keep Up with the lingo and Carry On.<br />q12345q6789https://www.blogger.com/profile/05153852362572869394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81086315740017471612012-12-12T19:42:27.473-06:002012-12-12T19:42:27.473-06:00Althouse has evolved to referring to "they.&q...Althouse has evolved to referring to "they."JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62855611606937724812012-12-12T18:41:23.360-06:002012-12-12T18:41:23.360-06:00"You know, it seems to me that if all of the ..."You know, it seems to me that if all of the universities dropped all of their athletic teams and competed in chess and bridge, there would be some peckandsniff member of the left wing lunatic fringe who'd complain about the kids getting calluses on their fingers."<br /><br />But it would be fun watching them try to justify needing both male and female teams.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29645919944589651782012-12-12T18:28:04.188-06:002012-12-12T18:28:04.188-06:00I used to love playing Go to the Head of the Class...I used to love playing Go to the Head of the Class when my sisters and I were kids. This post took me back, and thank you and Meade for that.<br /><br />You know, it seems to me that if all of the universities dropped all of their athletic teams and competed in chess and bridge, there would be some peckandsniff member of the left wing lunatic fringe who'd complain about the kids getting calluses on their fingers.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31509101133574014952012-12-12T18:07:34.606-06:002012-12-12T18:07:34.606-06:00The new versions of Candyland are kind of creepy-l...The new versions of Candyland are kind of creepy-looking. I like the old ones with the ice cream bars and the gumdrops. My niece and nephew think one of the current characters looks like Jerry Sandusky.Petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304522265105244481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43506675609673633952012-12-12T17:47:16.851-06:002012-12-12T17:47:16.851-06:00Cedarford said...
That is just another form of hel...Cedarford said...<br />That is just another form of helmeted spearing done by certain rogue members of the football community.The gay pederasts."<br /><br />Which was of course the origin of the Green Bay Packers who were originally know as the "Fudge Packers" until George Halas and Art Rooney demanded they change the name.Baron Zemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17301531733692419610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79395524680952955172012-12-12T17:46:58.144-06:002012-12-12T17:46:58.144-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bart Hall (Kansas, USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02147750474452837414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20975553176509856282012-12-12T17:46:32.014-06:002012-12-12T17:46:32.014-06:00People coming out of most liberal schools are prep...People coming out of most liberal schools are preponderantly brain-dead anyhow, so who cares?Bart Hall (Kansas, USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02147750474452837414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83478843480056117222012-12-12T17:29:25.698-06:002012-12-12T17:29:25.698-06:00This is what it's like in a clash of who-knows...<i>This is what it's like in a clash of who-knows-how-damaged male brains of Madison.</i><br /><br />There's a "Bridges of Madison County" reference buried in there somewhere. Clint Eastwood, call your office.Biffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077565129056607925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13678758216487594742012-12-12T17:25:44.967-06:002012-12-12T17:25:44.967-06:00Liberal contortions...
Leave me free to smoke pot...Liberal contortions...<br /><br />Leave me free to smoke pot and rot my brain with the shit... but don't allow that freedom of choice to others... because football is a game I consider distasteful.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6060792264816336022012-12-12T17:23:38.358-06:002012-12-12T17:23:38.358-06:00If they want to do something to improve the state ...<i>If they want to do something to improve the state of football in the state of Wisconsin they should ban the Green Bay Packers.</i><br /><br />What would they do with all those world championship rings? I suppose give some to the New Jersey Giants, they could use some :-)garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.com