The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
-RM
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Originally posted by Rain Man
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...but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
-RM
Personally, considering that sports are training the physical conditioning, I consider golf a game and not a sport, and I consider baseball a marginal sport.
In US, I am appalled to see them taking space in newspapers and TV, making me wonder: so, where are the sports?.
I remember when I was in Tennessee in the spring of 2000, in small print in the newspaper was that "...Thorpe..." (no first name and nationality) "...broke the world record in 200 free..." (no education to this being a 200 meter as opposed to the wide spread American belief in yards) "...in 45 seconds." (a blunder because it was in reality 1:45.xx);
I have on tape the ESPN coverage of the 2000 US Olympic Swimming Trials as showing a few strokes of the winners, while neglecting phenomenal athletes who prepared for years, stepped on the blocks, then raced until the end.
Regarding Anthony Ervin as the male college athlete of the year, and Natalie Coughlin as the female college athlete of the year, yes they have earned it, with gift and work.
I would welcome if them, their team mates, and their competitors were getting exposure to mainstream recognition.
I guess Swimming World magazine does that, and much more.
Promoting the magazine and swimming web sites as alternatives to mainstream media, is slowly changing the culture of the media.
Originally posted by Rain Man
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...but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
-RM
Personally, considering that sports are training the physical conditioning, I consider golf a game and not a sport, and I consider baseball a marginal sport.
In US, I am appalled to see them taking space in newspapers and TV, making me wonder: so, where are the sports?.
I remember when I was in Tennessee in the spring of 2000, in small print in the newspaper was that "...Thorpe..." (no first name and nationality) "...broke the world record in 200 free..." (no education to this being a 200 meter as opposed to the wide spread American belief in yards) "...in 45 seconds." (a blunder because it was in reality 1:45.xx);
I have on tape the ESPN coverage of the 2000 US Olympic Swimming Trials as showing a few strokes of the winners, while neglecting phenomenal athletes who prepared for years, stepped on the blocks, then raced until the end.
Regarding Anthony Ervin as the male college athlete of the year, and Natalie Coughlin as the female college athlete of the year, yes they have earned it, with gift and work.
I would welcome if them, their team mates, and their competitors were getting exposure to mainstream recognition.
I guess Swimming World magazine does that, and much more.
Promoting the magazine and swimming web sites as alternatives to mainstream media, is slowly changing the culture of the media.
