Quote from: Herman Cain on October 27, 2018, 12:09:44 AM
Great article in the JS on Markus Howard.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2018/10/25/stronger-markus-howard-ready-carry-big-load-marquette/1757988002/
And this has what to do with the thread title?
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I've been there Herman. I reach a point where I realize that I spend too much time on Scoop but I can't get myself to stop. So I make a few political posts and get myself a forced vacation. ;D
Is anyone else sick of how politics have usurped sports? ESPN was insufferable during the Skipper days. I can't stand the Buck's and some of the MU student sports coverage because of their inability to separate their political opinions from sports coverage. I do my best to let it be, but have unfollowed most because it really is annoying. Am I over sensitive or do others feel this way.
Quote from: Logi4three on October 27, 2018, 12:42:08 AM
Is anyone else sick of how politics have usurped sports? ESPN was insufferable during the Skipper days. I can't stand the Buck's and some of the MU student sports coverage because of their inability to separate their political opinions from sports coverage. I do my best to let it be, but have unfollowed most because it really is annoying. Am I over sensitive or do others feel this way.
Yes. Sports are supposed to be an escape.
As I see it most people today root for their team and have no idea about government policy. The politicians use branding, marketing methods, sports arenas, team colors, clothes, hats, shirts, cheer leaders, bands, you name it to promote their team.
Add to that the obsession with sports in the country. In NJ we have tens of thousands of soccer coaches for boys, girls, every school, every grade, various levels. With the country obsessed with sports why would not our politics turn into little more than entertainment? So next week we have Super Bowl parties to watch the returns, bring your team paraphernalia.
Sports have never been just "an escape," or at least not for many, many, many decades.
I mean, the 1936 Olympics WERE politics, as have been most Olympics since.
After that, once black men became a dominant force in sports, and as the Civil Rights Era came into play, sports really stopped being a mere "escape."
And I think that's a good thing. Young men and women athletes are people, too, and I don't want them to "shut up and dribble."
Most of their commentary is more intelligent than what we hear from the title of this thread, but of course that's a very low bar.
Ok. Scoop has reached peak weirdness. This season needs to start. ASAP.
But otherwise. Well played Herman. You're gonna get your clicks on this thread.
Quote from: Logi4three on October 27, 2018, 12:42:08 AM
Is anyone else sick of how politics have usurped sports? ESPN was insufferable during the Skipper days. I can't stand the Buck's and some of the MU student sports coverage because of their inability to separate their political opinions from sports coverage. I do my best to let it be, but have unfollowed most because it really is annoying. Am I over sensitive or do others feel this way.
You're over sensitive.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on October 27, 2018, 12:58:37 AM
Yes. Sports are supposed to be an escape.
Who declared that?
Quote from: vogue65 on October 27, 2018, 01:27:18 AM
The politicians use branding.
A certain politician uses ONLY branding, with no real substance behind it. I won't list names....
Sports are life. Politics are just a structure around life. I think it is natural they intersect.
No one should be told their opinion doesn't matter because they are "just" an athlete.
Quote from: Logi4three on October 27, 2018, 12:42:08 AM
Is anyone else sick of how politics have usurped sports? ESPN was insufferable during the Skipper days. I can't stand the Buck's and some of the MU student sports coverage because of their inability to separate their political opinions from sports coverage. I do my best to let it be, but have unfollowed most because it really is annoying. Am I over sensitive or do others feel this way.
What do the bucks do that annoys you?
1. Walker funding the stadium
2. Brown being beat on police
3. Clinton showing up at a few games
4. Obama talking about Giannis
Those are literally the only four things I can think of and they are brought up because they are news worthy. All were worth bringing up.
Anything else?
Quote from: Logi4three on October 27, 2018, 12:42:08 AM
Is anyone else sick of how politics have usurped sports? ESPN was insufferable during the Skipper days. I can't stand the Buck's and some of the MU student sports coverage because of their inability to separate their political opinions from sports coverage. I do my best to let it be, but have unfollowed most because it really is annoying. Am I over sensitive or do others feel this way.
You're overly sensitive.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on October 27, 2018, 12:58:37 AM
Yes. Sports are supposed to be an escape.
Literally, they have never been an escape from cultural/political issues.
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on October 27, 2018, 12:30:45 AM
I've been there Herman. I reach a point where I realize that I spend too much time on Scoop but I can't get myself to stop. So I make a few political posts and get myself a forced vacation. ;D
what did i (we) miss? did the edit change something? only reason i ask is because i see all these comments about politics, i read the js article and... where's the politics? no big deal, but just wondering
Rs, the title of the thread was changed. Herman's original title was 'Trump '. Pretty simple.
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on October 27, 2018, 11:19:18 AM
Literally, they have never been an escape from cultural/political issues.
Got it. ESPN = Entertainment, Sports and Piolitcs Network. Literallly
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on October 27, 2018, 12:45:37 PM
Got it. ESPN = Entertainment, Sports and Piolitcs Network. Literallly
Don't watch ESPN.
There ... I am SUCH a problem solver!!
Quote from: MU82 on October 27, 2018, 01:04:14 PM
Don't watch ESPN.
There ... I am SUCH a problem solver!!
Put all you nubs on ignore. Solved
Quote from: tower912 on October 27, 2018, 12:23:02 PM
Rs, the title of the thread was changed. Herman's original title was 'Trump '. Pretty simple.
ohhhhhhhh, clickbait then, eyn'er? naughty naughty...bailiff, slap his pee-pee
Quote from: fjm on October 27, 2018, 06:52:19 AM
Ok. Scoop has reached peak weirdness. This season needs to start. ASAP.
But otherwise. Well played Herman. You're gonna get your clicks on this thread.
I am surprised no has commented on the substance of the article. It appears Markus has made a concerted effort to build his strength and conditioning. Should pay off big time.
Quote from: MU82 on October 27, 2018, 01:04:14 PM
Don't watch ESPN.
I don't other than live sports. FS1, CBSSN, BTN, MLBN are other great networks.
Quote from: Herman Cain on October 27, 2018, 02:07:54 PM
I am surprised no has commented on the substance of the article. It appears Markus has made a concerted effort to build his strength and conditioning. Should pay off big time.
If you were so concerned with the substance of this article, why did you intentionally mislead people with the thread title?
Is this at all related to your other intentional bad actions? Like intentionally getting young women drunk for the purpose of having unprotected sex with them?
Quote from: jesmu84 on October 27, 2018, 02:32:13 PM
If you were so concerned with the substance of this article, why did you intentionally mislead people with the thread title?
Is this at all related to your other intentional bad actions? Like intentionally getting young women drunk for the purpose of having unprotected sex with them?
Haha oooooh boy. I did not see this coming.
And MUFNY you can't seriously be confused why no one commented on the article dude.
Quote from: jesmu84 on October 27, 2018, 02:32:13 PM
If you were so concerned with the substance of this article, why did you intentionally mislead people with the thread title?
Is this at all related to your other intentional bad actions? Like intentionally getting young women drunk for the purpose of having unprotected sex with them?
how about moving on here jesmu-maybe showing us a little more of the jes in the mu. i don't really think you are expecting to have your questions answered but rather i sense a little trolling here. maybe you should pm him if you are so concerned
Quote from: jesmu84 on October 27, 2018, 02:32:13 PM
If you were so concerned with the substance of this article, why did you intentionally mislead people with the thread title?
Is this at all related to your other intentional bad actions? Like intentionally getting young women drunk for the purpose of having unprotected sex with them?
???????????????
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 02:42:55 PM
how about moving on here jesmu-maybe showing us a little more of the jes in the mu. i don't really think you are expecting to have your questions answered but rather i sense a little trolling here. maybe you should pm him if you are so concerned
Interesting. So you'd rather behavior like this not be made public? Prefer that abhorrent actions such as these be kept quiet? Is that how you'd feel if one of Tex/MUFNY/Herman's victims was a woman who was close to you?
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 01:55:00 PM
ohhhhhhhh, clickbait then, eyn'er? naughty naughty...bailiff, slap his pee-pee
What the...?
Quote from: wadesworld on October 27, 2018, 03:53:08 PM
What the...?
He's got some word fetish about men's genitalia.
Just an old Cheech and Chong reference. A very funny album for us coming of age in the early '70s. Not a big deal. No insight to his fetishes.
Quote from: Slim on October 27, 2018, 04:27:45 PM
Just an old Cheech and Chong reference. A very funny album for us coming of age in the early '70s. Not a big deal. No insight to his fetishes.
thanks slim-can't expect everyone here to be as "worldly" as us good guys ;)
Quote from: jesmu84 on October 27, 2018, 03:06:11 PM
Interesting. So you'd rather behavior like this not be made public? Prefer that abhorrent actions such as these be kept quiet? Is that how you'd feel if one of Tex/MUFNY/Herman's victims was a woman who was close to you?
nope! you've made it public plenty of times, but to continuously call him out here does nothing. report him to the proper authorities and let them do what they do. if tex/MUFINY/herman was not guilty of anything and he/she was close to you-how would you feel?
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 05:13:45 PM
nope! you've made it public plenty of times, but to continuously call him out here does nothing. report him to the proper authorities and let them do what they do. if tex/MUFINY/herman was not guilty of anything and he/she was close to you-how would you feel?
If someone that was "close to me" was not guilty of anything but was talking about how they liked to essentially use date rape drugs to rape females I would feel like that person that I was close to probably needs to be in a mental health institution.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 05:13:45 PM
nope! you've made it public plenty of times, but to continuously call him out here does nothing. report him to the proper authorities and let them do what they do. if tex/MUFINY/herman was not guilty of anything and he/she was close to you-how would you feel?
He literally said here that's what he has done.
Quote from: wadesworld on October 27, 2018, 05:20:00 PM
If someone that was "close to me" was not guilty of anything but was talking about how they liked to essentially use date rape drugs to rape females I would feel like that person that I was close to probably needs to be in a mental health institution.
disagree, prison- where one should maybe feel what it's like to be on the "other side"
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 05:13:45 PM
nope! you've made it public plenty of times, but to continuously call him out here does nothing. report him to the proper authorities and let them do what they do. if tex/MUFINY/herman was not guilty of anything and he/she was close to you-how would you feel?
Because everyone, in at least this community, should know when a POS walks among them.
If he was "not guilty of anything", why would he state exactly that he has committed those acts?
Quote from: Sultan of South Wayne on October 27, 2018, 05:24:07 PM
He literally said here that's what he has done.
It's the "enemy of the people" Scoopers having the temerity to hit him with his own words!
Quote from: jesmu84 on October 27, 2018, 05:48:09 PM
Because everyone, in at least this community, should know when a POS walks among them.
If he was "not guilty of anything", why would he state exactly that he has committed those acts?
that is a good question that needs to be answered by tex/MUFINY/herman. false confessions happen roughly 25% or more of the time for any number of reasons
https://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/false-confessions-admissions/
in any event, if this were in fact a credible situation, i would suggest hermy ask bill cosby, kellen winslow and darren sharper how this is working out for them
Good to hear that Markus recognized a deficiency and addressed it. He will have to play more minutes until Greg comes back.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 27, 2018, 02:42:55 PM
how about moving on here jesmu-maybe showing us a little more of the jes in the mu.
Ditched the catholic church long ago...but find it interesting that people of the Jesuit faith think players should just dribble balls. All while a crazed gunman tries to enter a black church before going on a shooting spree, a synogog shooting looks to be one of the worst in our country's history, and pipe bombs are sent to numerous dems. I'm sure jesus would say we should be a little more like Trump (who was initially noted in the subject of this thread). The world needs less Muhammad Ali's?
:o
In before the lock.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on October 28, 2018, 06:24:55 AM
that is a good question that needs to be answered by tex/MUFINY/herman. false confessions happen roughly 25% or more of the time for any number of reasons
https://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/false-confessions-admissions/
in any event, if this were in fact a credible situation, i would suggest hermy ask bill cosby, kellen winslow and darren sharper how this is working out for them
I'm no expert on this, but my feeling is that false confessions most often happen during some kind of interrogation, not freely given up out of nowhere on a college basketball forum...
Quote from: wadesworld on October 28, 2018, 07:36:39 AM
I'm no expert on this, but my feeling is that false confessions most often happen during some kind of interrogation, not freely given up out of nowhere on a college basketball forum...
context no matta...
Lock this crap up.
always good to see players continue to better themselves, recognize their weaknesses, etc go warriors!