----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Football coverage observations
> At 08:58 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > >John D. Giorgis wrote: > >>Plus, I find it very hard to respect a Coach who told his players > >>to fake injuries, so as to slow down the tempo of a big game. > >>Sure, it was probably perfectly legal - but it showed an utter lack > >>of honor, IMHO. > > > >What the heck does honor have to do with professional football? It's all > about winning, and that's all it's ever been about. The ends justify the > means when there's millions of dollars on the line. > > > > Silly me for thinking that they were still playing a game out there, and > deciding whether or not to respect certain participants in that game based > on the way they played the game. > Unfortunately, there is a word for people who play with that type of honor: loser. Would you, for example, expect a player to not hold if they knew they could get away with it? At least pro football isn't as hypocritical as college football. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
