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Outstanding. Written by my friend John. Spoke to him the Friday before the Bailer game and the rat fink did not even mention me in the article.
Agree with Nik. I did not like the article. Its a way for us to identify and feel a sense of pride in our school, and remember some fun times we had and the relationships we made during a great period of time in our life.
I thought it gave a balanced approach. In the opening paragraphs he noted that at the end of the Baylor game his cynicism sort of washed away and he felt closer to answering the question. At the end, he mentioned meeting up with family and friends at Balch Fieldhouse, where he used to take refuge with his dad in the 70s during cold games. I think that Colorado comes out looking good in this national article, especially with the pics and videos.
That's the thing. Headline and setup was all about Prime being exhibit A for how universities sell their soul over something that isn't even part of the mission. Then there's a bunch of stuff that shows how much engagement it creates, but nothing about how it drives applications and donations to significantly enhance the mission success (or really even ties in that the great time everyone had actually has a lot of value). Then, he closes with an Onion reference and link at the end - so the "conclusion" is that reiteration of the opening that the football program is barely connected to the university. Nothing about the team setting a GPA record or its community volunteer work.
You would think having a Buff writing positive pieces about CU would be a good thing.....
College sports are stupid as ****, when you really boil it down.
Some of us remember the "What price glory" article in SI written by alum Rick Reilly. I was thinking this would be another one, so I guess I was pleasantly surprised.
Name something that's entertainment which isn't. Drives me so crazy that people go high brow and want to suck the fun out of life instead of realizing that the fun is the value. But I suppose if we didn't have college sports we'd be able to focus on curing cancer.
You had to be invested enough to read a bit to get to the positive.
It was actually kind of a weird article. It's like it was pitched and promoted a certain way which wasn't supported and didn't materialize, but then it was run as if it was still that instead of the 80% which really supported a "Deion Sanders and college football: what's with all the hype?" headline with a reworked opening and closing.
Funny thing about the "Prime gear vs desks" thing is that they are unrelated. Different departments, personnel and budgets. And, as you said, one's a commercial enterprise of keeping a store stocked to avoid backorder. If it had been a case where the bookstore didn't restock course materials in a timely manner but did so for Prime brand gear, it would have been apples to apples and a meaningful criticism. Having a football program or not has nothing to do with the purchase of new desks (other than it having some impact on making it so desks are filled and university revenues and budgets are increased).
The surgeon isn’t available for six weeks, but there is always fresh fruit daily in the hospital cafeteria. If the writer had gone to the CU business school, he might not have fallen into that trap.
I didn't know you could not be concerned about where CFB is going and still be a CU fan. I guess you learn something every day. I thought it was a good article. He was a local Buff fan, grew up and drifted away, but still sees the beauty and connection to CU through football even though CFB has become a money pit.
Or maybe it was a piece with a poorly developed and disconnected narrative that failed to show any evolution of opinion or give any additional food for thought despite an initial premise that didn't hold much water. Glad he had a great time and his company paid for him to have a wonderful trip.
Wow. I guess at the end of the day he's published in the NYT and you and I are bantering back and forth on a BBS.
Just because you suck at football doesn’t mean you can’t sit here and criticize Shedeur for holding the ball too long or Pat Shurmur’s playcalling.
The NYT isn’t worth much these days.
It's a uniquely American thing. Millions of dollars are throw around at amateur athletes, and the guys who coach those athletes, are, many times the highest paid state employee.
Is there a sport in the world that is *not* stupid as **** when you get right down to it?
You're saying the way the sport is handled from a business and economic standpoint is stupid. That doesn't mean the sport itself is stupid.
Your conclusion checks out. Good job.
I don’t find anything in either of these posts very compelling as to why college sports are stupid. I mean, I get that the rules of football and other sports are kind of silly and if that was what you actually meant, then OK.
