westg Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 49 minutes ago, Jeremy Festa said: So do we West. As does every country. The athletes sent should be almost an exact ratio or cross section of normal society. In any given country. We don't only the US do ....clearly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 24 minutes ago, westg said: We don't only the US do ....clearly LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy73 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Just thought I would leave this here http://imgur.com/gallery/Yuqe5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Foxy73 said: Just thought I would leave this here http://imgur.com/gallery/Yuqe5 Jesus mate, this story is so last week. Move along 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 11 hours ago, Jeremy Festa said: Drugs should be allowed in sports. I guess it depends on how we consider sports - simple entertainment, gladiatorial games, or athletic competitions based on fair play. Also for consideration is why so many invest so much energy in sports to begin with, and why top athletes are put on pedestals and their actions viewed microscopically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 25 minutes ago, Colt45 said: I guess it depends on how we consider sports - simple entertainment, gladiatorial games, or athletic competitions based on fair play. Also for consideration is why so many invest so much energy in sports to begin with, and why top athletes are put on pedestals and their actions viewed microscopically. Gladiatorial games. That would make the Olympics interesting again. And at the end of the Olympics, we sacrifice all the athletes that came in dead last, by chucking them into the Olympic cauldron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 19 minutes ago, Fuzz said: And at the end of the Olympics, we sacrifice all the athletes that came in dead last, by chucking them into the Olympic cauldron. Soup for all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I guess it depends on how we consider sports -Fastest, strongest, furthest, best, most accurate. Nothing wishy-washy or open to subjective judging or extraneous variables like a horse or a motor. The rest are just performing arts. All are entertainment though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Jeremy Festa said: Fastest, strongest, furthest, best, most accurate. Nothing wishy-washy or open to subjective judging or extraneous variables like a horse or a motor. In that scenario, I guess anything goes. If we go back to fair play, we'd have to decide what constitutes an unfair advantage - vitamins and similar supplements. Protein shakes. High tech shoes. SARMS.. where does the line get drawn...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 42 minutes ago, Colt45 said: In that scenario, I guess anything goes. If we go back to fair play, we'd have to decide what constitutes an unfair advantage - vitamins and similar supplements. Protein shakes. High tech shoes. SARMS.. where does the line get drawn...... Food is a performance enhance item... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Fuzz said: Food is a performance enhance item... Especially if it's last place soup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 18 hours ago, Jeremy Festa said: And finally... possibly not your finest work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 i see the American olympic officials banned that appalling hope solo (seriously, how much star wars did her parents watch?) for 6 months, probably ending her career. hats off to them. well done. plenty of other teams could take a leaf. she is truly appalling - the american version of a tomic/krygios love child. that was such an embarrassing lack of grace and sportsmanship. exposed for what she is. and i applaud the officials for taking this step. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond5737 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 On 8/23/2016 at 11:50 PM, Jeremy Festa said: You did though, didn't you. And now look where we are. Look at the mess you got us into. For shame. Actually, all I did was post an article. I do have my opinion though and it isn't pretty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylax18 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 39 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: i see the American olympic officials banned that appalling hope solo (seriously, how much star wars did her parents watch?) for 6 months, probably ending her career. hats off to them. well done. plenty of other teams could take a leaf. she is truly appalling - the american version of a tomic/krygios love child. that was such an embarrassing lack of grace and sportsmanship. exposed for what she is. and i applaud the officials for taking this step. Not a classy broad. Never has been, US Soccer actually suspended here, which means no soccer for her at all in the next 6 months. I really do hope she just goes away, unfortunately I doubt that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 9 hours ago, Colt45 said: where does the line get drawn...... No line. Anything goes. Go natural if you want. But know that others may not. In all honestly, it's the only way now. As for gladiatorial games, it's a lot like...."But that guy has a bigger sword!" "Yes, but yours is sharper and more manoeuvrable!" "Ok!" "Best kill him quickly!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 5 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: possibly not your finest work. It's Bill's work Ken. And it is brilliant. I would love to see Wayde van Niekerk run a 400m against a brilliant field, and then one tubby guy from Chicago. Or Coonabarabran for that matter. It would allow everyone to see how good the good guys really are. Imagine shot put. LOL. Actually long jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBoulevard Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 16 minutes ago, Jeremy Festa said: It's Bill's work Ken. And it is brilliant. I would love to see Wayde van Niekerk run a 400m against a brilliant field, and then one tubby guy from Chicago. Or Coonabarabran for that matter. It would allow everyone to see how good the good guys really are. Imagine shot put. LOL. Actually long jump. Two words...pole vault...! I can see it now, the average joe impaling himself on the bendy thing as he flies 2 feet through the sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, HarveyBoulevard said: Two words...pole vault...! I can see it now, the average joe impaling himself on the bendy thing as he flies 2 feet through the sky Having dabbled a little in this event under 15/16's around 20 years, the realistic outcome is far more dangerous than that. I think we were getting around the 3 to 3.5 metre range. Basically, for those that can't get up and over the pole, you can literally get shot back onto the track in all sorts of awkward positions. It's equivalent to sprinting off a one story house and landing in the front lawn on your side. I have a vivid memory of one boy landing back on his feet where he took off from, but getting whiplash as he kept travelling. Looked like he had a fit as his body jerked and folded back on itself. Was both amusing and confronting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 33 minutes ago, Jeremy Festa said: No line. Anything goes. Go natural if you want. But know that others may not. In all honestly, it's the only way now. As for gladiatorial games, it's a lot like...."But that guy has a bigger sword!" "Yes, but yours is sharper and more manoeuvrable!" "Ok!" "Best kill him quickly!" Like Bilbo with sting, or David vs. Goliath. Or Dark Helmet going to ludicrous speed. 14 minutes ago, HarveyBoulevard said: Two words...pole vault...! I can see it now, the average joe impaling himself on the bendy thing as he flies 2 feet through the sky How about the javelin catch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 16 minutes ago, Colt45 said: How about the javelin catch? Youtube it. Happened quite a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcr Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 19 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: i see the American olympic officials banned that appalling hope solo (seriously, how much star wars did her parents watch?) for 6 months, probably ending her career. hats off to them. well done. plenty of other teams could take a leaf. she is truly appalling - the american version of a tomic/krygios love child. that was such an embarrassing lack of grace and sportsmanship. exposed for what she is. and i applaud the officials for taking this step. Except they were incredibly hypocritical and self-serving in how they did it. Keep in mind this woman was arrested for physically abusing her nephew, and never faced a suspension. The charges against her were dropped, but then reinstated. Nothing. She and her criminal husband got arrested for driving a team van while intoxicated, and she only got a 30 day suspension. Her comments after the Sweden match were ugly and embarrassing, but no worse than your typical Mourinho post-match remarks. But somehow that's enough for a six month suspension. The truth is she's getting older, she's not the best goalkeeper in the women's game anymore, and the women's national team has only two meaningless fixtures in the next six months. It's a hell of a lot easier to pretend to draw the line when it's a convenient time to move on from her anyway. And if they can't find anyone to competently replace her by the time they start playing meaningful matches again, the door is still open for a return. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 36 minutes ago, wabashcr said: Except they were incredibly hypocritical and self-serving in how they did it. Keep in mind this woman was arrested for physically abusing her nephew, and never faced a suspension. The charges against her were dropped, but then reinstated. Nothing. She and her criminal husband got arrested for driving a team van while intoxicated, and she only got a 30 day suspension. Her comments after the Sweden match were ugly and embarrassing, but no worse than your typical Mourinho post-match remarks. But somehow that's enough for a six month suspension. The truth is she's getting older, she's not the best goalkeeper in the women's game anymore, and the women's national team has only two meaningless fixtures in the next six months. It's a hell of a lot easier to pretend to draw the line when it's a convenient time to move on from her anyway. And if they can't find anyone to competently replace her by the time they start playing meaningful matches again, the door is still open for a return. definitely a different slant. hardly the first sporting administrators to act cynically (how often do we see nsw players let off suspensions in the lead-up to origin for acts which would bring weeks in other times). still, slightly better than never, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 On 25/08/2016 at 11:13 AM, Colt45 said: Also for consideration is why so many invest so much energy in sports to begin with, and why top athletes are put on pedestals and their actions viewed microscopically. A very good point indeed. Always wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merovius Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Part of me doesnt even want to bump this thread but this happened on Dancing With The Stars https://www.yahoo.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-premiere-recap-shaken-111002071.html Why is this guy on Dancing With the Stars? Shame on you ABC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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