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?
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I keep thinking that if an activity, a sport for example like USMS, doesn't give out prize money, and have sponsors heavily involved, then in this culture the activity is deemed a wortless hobby by unmotivated participants, and by the TV.
Prize money in USMS can be raised for the first time with a $2 surcharge in annual memebership, and to be given out as a $80,000 in a meet like the Long Course Nationals.
Aside from this claim, I am addressing the following two posts for minor corrections, not grounbreaking corrections, to the topic of what sports are entertaining on TV.
Originally posted by kaelonj
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then he should follow his capitilistic urges and go forth and conquer.
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Jeff
Jeff,
I have capitalistic urges behind about seven other human values that I consider more important than money; when people around me put money as their top priority in life, it does annoy me a lot; my post about 'prize money' addresses other people's top priorities.
Originally posted by aquageek
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Our medal counts are awesome.
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Countries like my native Romania, have more medal counts per capita than US, including swimming in the 2000 Olympics.
I keep thinking that if an activity, a sport for example like USMS, doesn't give out prize money, and have sponsors heavily involved, then in this culture the activity is deemed a wortless hobby by unmotivated participants, and by the TV.
Prize money in USMS can be raised for the first time with a $2 surcharge in annual memebership, and to be given out as a $80,000 in a meet like the Long Course Nationals.
Aside from this claim, I am addressing the following two posts for minor corrections, not grounbreaking corrections, to the topic of what sports are entertaining on TV.
Originally posted by kaelonj
...
then he should follow his capitilistic urges and go forth and conquer.
...
Jeff
Jeff,
I have capitalistic urges behind about seven other human values that I consider more important than money; when people around me put money as their top priority in life, it does annoy me a lot; my post about 'prize money' addresses other people's top priorities.
Originally posted by aquageek
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Our medal counts are awesome.
...
Countries like my native Romania, have more medal counts per capita than US, including swimming in the 2000 Olympics.
